Revelation 20:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRevelation 20:3 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
ἔβαλεν
bállō
G906
to throw
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἄβυσσον
ábyssos
G12
abyss
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἔκλεισεν
kleíō
G2808
to shut
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐσφράγισεν
sphragízō
G4972
to seal
ἐπάνω
epánō
G1883
above
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
πλανήσῃ
planáō
G4105
to lead astray
ἔτι
éti
G2089
still
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ἔθνη
éthnos
G1484
nation
ἄχρι
áchri
G891
until
τελεσθῇ
teléō
G5055
to finish
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
χίλια
chílioi
G5507
thousand
ἔτη
étos
G2094
year
μετὰ
metá
G3326
with
ταῦτα
hoûtos
G3778
this
δεῖ
deî
G1163
it is necessary
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
λυθῆναι
lýō
G3089
to loose
μικρὸν
mikrón
G3397
small
χρόνον
chrónos
G5550
time
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World English Bible Public Domain
and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time.
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King James Version Public Domain
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he threw him into the abyss and shut it and sealed it over him so that he would not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, it is necessary for him to be released for a short time.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).