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Revelation 12:11 — King James Version← Study notes

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.


Revelation 12:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Revelation 12:1124 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
αὐτοὶautoi
they themselvespronounG846
ἐνίκησανenikēsan
overcameverbG3528
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
τὸto
thearticleG3588
αἷμαhaima
bloodnounG129
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
ἀρνίουarniou
LambnounG721
καὶkai
andwordG2532
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
λόγονlogon
wordnounG3056
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
μαρτυρίαςmartyrias
testimonynounG3141
αὐτῶνautōn
of thempronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἠγάπησανēgapēsan
they have lovedverbG25
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ψυχὴνpsychēn
lifenounG5590
αὐτῶνautōn
of thempronounG846
ἄχριachri
untoprepositionG891
θανάτουthanatou
deathnounG2288
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Revelation 12:11

“There was a battle in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon warred, and his angels, and they prevailed not; nor was their place found any more in heaven. And that great dragon was cast forth, that old serpent: he was cast forth into the earth.” This is the beginning of Antichrist; yet previously Elias must prophesy, and there must be times of peace. And afterwards, when the three years and six months are completed in the preaching of Elias, he…

Victorinus of Pettau · 3rd century · Commentary on the Apocalypse
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Sarah KoenigNote3mo ago
Overcoming by Blood and Word
I'm a pastor ministering to people living in human trafficking networks. They're being abused constantly. They've been told they're worthless, that no one will believe them, that escape is impossible....
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Omar HassanNote3mo ago
Overcoming by the Blood and Word
The brothers and sisters overcome Satan by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. They don't overcome by military strength or political power. They overcome by testifying to what Ch...
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