Revelation 12:15
Context12:15 Then 1 the serpent spouted water like a river out of his mouth after the woman in an attempt to 2 sweep her away by a flood,
Revelation 17:7
Context17:7 But 3 the angel said to me, “Why are you astounded? I will interpret 4 for you the mystery of the woman and of the beast with the seven heads and ten horns that carries her.
Revelation 12:4
Context12:4 Now 5 the dragon’s 6 tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth. Then 7 the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born.
[12:15] 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
[12:15] 2 tn Grk “so that he might make her swept away.”
[17:7] 3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
[17:7] 4 tn Grk “I will tell you,” but since what follows is the angel’s interpretation of the vision, “interpret for you” is the preferred translation here.
[12:4] 5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate that this remark is virtually parenthetical.
[12:4] 6 tn Grk “its”; the referent (the dragon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[12:4] 7 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.





