Revelation 20:3

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And he cast him into the Abyss, and shut and sealed [it] over him, so that he should not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years should be completed. After these things, it is necessary for him to be released for a little time.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Revelation 20

¹ Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.

² He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

³ 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.

⁴ Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

⁵ The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection.

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