Revelation 12:13

And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.

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KJV

And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

ASV

And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman that brought forth the man child.

YLT

And when the dragon saw that he was cast forth to the earth, he pursued the woman who did bring forth the male,

DBT

And when the dragon saw that he had been cast out into the earth, he persecuted the woman which bore the male [child].

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"And the dragon," he says, "saw and persecuted the woman which brought forth the man-child. And to the woman were given two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent."

Hippolytus of Rome· Hippolytus Dogmatical and Historical Fragments, 235patristic

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And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth - That is, when Satan saw that he was doomed to discomfiture and overthrow, as if he had been cast out of heaven; when he saw that his efforts must be confined to the earth, and that only for a limited time, he persecuted the woman, and was more violently enraged against the church on earth. He persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child - See the notes on Rev 12:

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

Accordingly, in the tenth and eleventh centuries, the church was furiously persecuted by several heathen powers. In Prussia, king Adelbert was killed in the year 997, king Brunus in 1008; and when king Stephen encouraged Christianity in Hungary, he met with violent opposition.

John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755evangelical

This is thought to be meant of a flood of error and heresy, which was breathed by Arius, Nestorius, Pelagius, and many more, by which the church of God was in danger of being overwhelmed and carried away.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Isaiah 54:11
“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
Revelation 13:2
The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
Revelation 20:2
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
Revelation 12:3–5
Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.
John 16:33
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
Psalms 37:12–14
The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
Daniel 11:34
Now when they fall, they will be granted a little help, but many will join them insincerely.
Revelation 11:10
And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them, and will celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.
Psalms 102:23
He has broken my strength on the way; He has cut short my days.

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Featured studyThe Seed PromiseWoman, child, dragon — Gen 3:15 fulfilment (revelation-12 drilldown).

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The Transfiguration — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

Revelation — John on Patmos sees the Lamb who was slain enthroned, the scroll opened, Babylon fallen, and the new Jerusalem descending. The canon's capstone — and its most interpretively contested book.

Canon: New Testament
Author: John (traditional — apostle of Jesus; same author as the Fourth Gospel). Some modern critical scholarship distinguishes ‘John of Patmos’ from the apostle; site defaults to traditional attribution
Date: Late-date c. AD 95–96 under Domitian (Irenaeus, mainstream traditional); early-date c. AD 65–68 under Nero (required by most preterist readings). Site surfaces both

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John 16:33
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
leads to
- John 14:27
  Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
- 1 John 5:4
  because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16
  Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
- 1 John 4:4
  You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.
- Philippians 4:7
  And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Through
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
leads to
- Romans 16:20
  The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
- 1 John 3:8
  The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the…
- Revelation 12:17
  And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus. And the…

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