Revelation 20:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.”

Revelation 20:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Revelation 20:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Revelation 20:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.”

Revelation 20:1 — World English Bible

Revelation 20:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.”

Revelation 20:1 — American Standard Version

Revelation 20:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand,”

Revelation 20:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Revelation 20:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And I saw an angel descending from the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.”

Revelation 20:1 — Darby Translation

Revelation 20:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And I saw an Angel come downe from heauen, hauing the keye of the bottomles pit, and a great chaine in his hand.”

Revelation 20:1 — Geneva Bible

Revelation 20:1 in Context — Revelation 20

1 Y VI un ángel descender del cielo, que tenía la llave del abismo, y una grande cadena en su mano.

2 Y prendió al dragón, aquella serpiente antigua, que es el Diablo y Satanás, y le ató por mil años;

3 Y arrojólo al abismo, y le encerró, y selló sobre él, porque no engañe más á las naciones, hasta que mil años sean cumplidos: y después de esto es necesario que sea desatado un poco de tiempo.

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What Does Revelation 20:1 Mean?

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