Revelation 20:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRevelation 20:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἴδον
horáō
G3708
to see
ἄγγελον
ángelos
G32
angel
καταβαίνοντα
katabaínō
G2597
to descend
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
οὐρανοῦ
ouranós
G3772
heaven
ἔχοντα
échō
G2192
to have
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
κλεῖν
kleís
G2807
key
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ἀβύσσου
ábyssos
G12
abyss
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἅλυσιν
hálysis
G254
chain
μεγάλην
mégas
G3173
great
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
χεῖρα
cheír
G5495
hand
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
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King James Version Public Domain
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I saw an angel coming down from heaven having the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
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