Revelation 12:1-2 New English Translation

The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon

12 Then^[a] a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and with the moon under her feet, and on her head was a crown of twelve stars.^[b] ²She^[c] was pregnant and was screaming in labor pains, struggling^[d] to give birth.

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Footnotes

Revelation 12:1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
Revelation 12:1 sn Sun…moon…stars. This imagery is frequently identified with the nation Israel because of Joseph’s dream in Gen 37.
Revelation 12:2 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
Revelation 12:2 tn Grk “and being tortured,” though βασανίζω (basanizō) in this context refers to birth pangs. BDAG 168 s.v. 2.b states, “Of birth-pangs (Anth. Pal. 9, 311 βάσανος has this mng.) Rv 12:2.” The καί (kai) has not been translated.

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