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12 Therefore you heavens rejoice, and all who reside in them!
But[a] woe to the earth and the sea
because the devil has come down to you!
He[b] is filled with terrible anger,
for he knows that he only has a little time!”

13 Now[c] when the dragon realized[d] that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. 14 But[e] the woman was given the two wings of a giant eagle so that she could fly out into the wilderness,[f] to the place God[g] prepared for her, where she is taken care of—away from the presence of the serpent—for a time, times, and half a time.[h]

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 12:12 tn The word “But” is not in the Greek text, but the contrast is clearly implied. This is a case of asyndeton (lack of a connective).
  2. Revelation 12:12 tn Grk “and is filled,” a continuation of the previous sentence. Because English tends to use shorter sentences (especially when exclamations are involved), a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  3. Revelation 12:13 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” because the clause it introduces is clearly resumptive.
  4. Revelation 12:13 tn Grk “saw.”
  5. Revelation 12:14 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present here.
  6. Revelation 12:14 tn Or “desert.”
  7. Revelation 12:14 tn The word “God” is supplied based on the previous statements made concerning “the place prepared for the woman” in 12:6.
  8. Revelation 12:14 tc The reading “and half a time” (καὶ ἥμισυ καιροῦ, kai hēmisu kairou) is lacking in the significant majuscule C. Its inclusion, however, is supported by P47 א A and the rest of the ms tradition. There is apparently no reason for the scribe of C to intentionally omit the phrase, and the fact that the word “time” (καιρὸν καὶ καιρούς, kairon kai kairous) appears twice before may indicate a scribal oversight.sn The parallel statement in Rev 12:6 suggests that the phrase a time, times, and half a time equals 1,260 days (three and a half years of 360 days each).

12 Therefore rejoice, you heavens(A)
    and you who dwell in them!
But woe(B) to the earth and the sea,(C)
    because the devil has gone down to you!
He is filled with fury,
    because he knows that his time is short.”

13 When the dragon(D) saw that he had been hurled to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.(E) 14 The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle,(F) so that she might fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness, where she would be taken care of for a time, times and half a time,(G) out of the serpent’s reach.

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