Revelation 12:4
Context| NETBible | Now 1 the dragon’s 2 tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth. Then 3 the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born. |
| XREF | Ex 1:16; Da 8:9-12; Mt 2:3-16; Joh 8:44; 1Pe 5:8; Re 9:10,19; Re 12:2; Re 17:18 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate that this remark is virtually parenthetical. 2 tn Grk “its”; the referent (the dragon) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision. |
