Translation Comparison

Revelation 20:2

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The verse Revelation 20:2 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.

Bible verse Revelation 20:2 comparison across 10 translations
Translation	Verse Text	Copy
King James BibleKJV	And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
American Standard VersionASV	And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
Douay Rheims BibleDRB	And he laid hold on the dragon the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
Darby Bible TranslationDBT	And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
English Revised VersionERV	And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
Webster Bible TranslationWBT	And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.
World English BibleWEB	He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years,
Young's Literal TranslationYLT	and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years,
American King James VersionAKJV	And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Weymouth New TestamentWNT	He laid hold of the Dragon--the ancient serpent--who is the Devil and the Adversary, and bound him for a thousand years, and hurled him into the bottomless pit.

King James Bible

KJV

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

American Standard Version

ASV

And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

And he laid hold on the dragon the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

English Revised Version

ERV

And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.

World English Bible

WEB

He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years,

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years,

American King James Version

AKJV

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

He laid hold of the Dragon--the ancient serpent--who is the Devil and the Adversary, and bound him for a thousand years, and hurled him into the bottomless pit.

King James Bible

KJV

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

American Standard Version

ASV

And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

Douay Rheims Bible

DRB

And he laid hold on the dragon the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

Darby Bible Translation

DBT

And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

English Revised Version

ERV

And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

Webster Bible Translation

WBT

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.

World English Bible

WEB

He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years,

Young's Literal Translation

YLT

and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years,

American King James Version

AKJV

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

Weymouth New Testament

WNT

He laid hold of the Dragon--the ancient serpent--who is the Devil and the Adversary, and bound him for a thousand years, and hurled him into the bottomless pit.