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Revelation 20:1
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KJ21
And I saw an angel come down from Heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
ASV
And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
AMP
And then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss (the bottomless pit) and a great chain was in his hand.
AMPC
Then I saw an angel descending from heaven; he was holding the key of the Abyss (the bottomless pit) and a great chain was in his hand.
BRG
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
CSB
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven holding the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
CSBA
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven holding the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
CEB
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain.
CJB
Next I saw an angel coming down from heaven, who had the key to the Abyss and a great chain in his hand.
CEV
I saw an angel come down from heaven, carrying the key to the deep pit and a big chain.
DARBY
And I saw an angel descending from the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.
DLNT
And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain on his hand.
DRA
And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.
ERV
I saw an angel coming down out of heaven. The angel had the key to the bottomless pit. The angel also held a large chain in his hand.
EASY
Then I saw an angel who was coming down from heaven. He was holding the key to the deep hole. He also held a great chain in his hand.
EHV
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven. He had the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
ESV
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.
ESVUK
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.
EXB
I saw an angel coming down from heaven. He had the key to the ·bottomless pit [Abyss; 9:1] and a ·large [great] chain in his hand.
GNV
1 The Angel 2 bindeth Satan for a thousand years. 8 Being loosed, he stirreth up Gog and Magog, that is, privy and open enemies against the Saints, 11 but the vengeance of the Lord cutting off their insolency. 12 The books are opened, by which the dead are judged. And I saw an Angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.
GW
I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the bottomless pit and a large chain in his hand.
GNT
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the abyss and a heavy chain.
HCSB
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
ICB
I saw an angel coming down from heaven. He had the key to the bottomless pit. He also held a large chain in his hand.
ISV
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the bottomless pit, with a large chain in his hand.
PHILLIPS
Then I saw an angel coming down from Heaven with the key of the pit and a huge chain in his hand. He seized the dragon, the serpent of ancient days, who is both the devil and Satan, and bound him fast for a thousand years. Then he hurled him into the pit, and locked and sealed it over his head, so that he could deceive the nations no more until the thousand years were past. But then he must be set free for a little while.
JUB
¶ And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
KJV
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
AKJV
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
LSB
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
LEB
And I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
TLB
Then I saw an angel come down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand.
MSG
I saw an Angel descending out of Heaven. He carried the key to the Abyss and a chain—a huge chain. He grabbed the Dragon, that old Snake—the very Devil, Satan himself!—chained him up for a thousand years, dumped him into the Abyss, slammed it shut and sealed it tight. No more trouble out of him, deceiving the nations—until the thousand years are up. After that he has to be let loose briefly.
MEV
And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
MOUNCE
Then I saw an angel coming down from · heaven, having in his hand the key to the abyss and a great chain. ·
NOG
I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the bottomless pit and a large chain in his hand.
NABRE
Then I saw an angel come down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a heavy chain.
NASB
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
NASB1995
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
NCB
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, with the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
NCV
I saw an angel coming down from heaven. He had the key to the bottomless pit and a large chain in his hand.
NET
Then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain.
NIRV
I saw an angel coming down out of heaven. He had the key to the Abyss. In his hand he held a heavy chain.
NIV
And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.
NIVUK
And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.
NKJV
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
NLV
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven. He had in his hand a key to the hole without a bottom. He also had a strong chain.
NLT
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand.
NMB
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
NRSVA
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.
NRSVACE
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.
NRSVCE
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.
NRSVUE
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.
NTFE
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven. In his hand he held the key to the Abyss, and a large chain.
OJB
And I saw a malach (an angel) coming down out of Shomayim having the mafte’ach (key) of the Tehom (Abyss) and a great chain in his hand,
RGT
And I saw an angel come down from Heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
RSV
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain.
RSVCE
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain.
TLV
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a great chain.
VOICE
Then I saw a messenger coming from heaven. In his hand was a key to the abyss and a great chain that had been forged in heaven.
WEB
I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
WE
Then I saw an angel coming down from the sky. In his hand he had the key to the big hole that has no bottom, and a big chain.
WYC
And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of deepness, and a great chain in his hand.
YLT
And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand,
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