1And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand,


In Context

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

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

3 and he cast him to the abyss, and did shut him up, and put a seal upon him, that he may not lead astray the nations any more, till the thousand years may be finished; and after these it behoveth him to be loosed a little time.

Revelation 20:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:1And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:1And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:1And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:1And I saw an angel descending from the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:1And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:1I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.