KJV King James Version
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Revelation 20:3
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.
WEB World English Bible
and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were finished. After this, he must be freed for a short time.
ASV American Standard Version
and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years should be finished: after this he must be loosed for a little time.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he cast him to the abyss, and did shut him up, and put a seal upon him, that he may not lead astray the nations any more, till the thousand years may be finished; and after these it behoveth him to be loosed a little time.
Surrounding context — Revelation 20
1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received [his] mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This [is] the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy [is] he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἔβαλενG906 · ballōto throw: throwαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄβυσσονG12 · abussosabyssκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔκλεισενG2808 · kleiōto shutκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐσφράγισενG4972 · sphragizōto sealἐπάνωG1883 · epanōaboveαὐτοῦ,G846 · autosit/s/heἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toμὴG3361 · mēnotπλανήσῃG4105 · planaōto lead astrayἔτιG2089 · etistillτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἔθνηG1484 · ethnosGentilesἄχριG891 · achriuntilτελεσθῇG5055 · teleōto finishτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoχίλιαG5507 · chilioithousandἔτη.G2094 · etosyearμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterταῦταG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itδεῖG1163 · deibe necessaryλυθῆναιG3089 · luōto looseαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heμικρὸνG3398 · mikrossmallχρόνον.¶G5550 · chronostime
Cross-references
Revelation 17:8The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.Revelation 20:1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.Daniel 6:17And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.2 Thessalonians 2:9-11[Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.Matthew 27:66So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.Revelation 20:7-10And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,Revelation 16:14-16For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, [which] go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.2 Corinthians 11:13-15For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.Psalm 90:4For a thousand years in thy sight [are but] as yesterday when it is past, and [as] a watch in the night.Matthew 24:24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect.2 Peter 3:8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.Revelation 17:2With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.Revelation 13:14And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by [the means of] those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
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