Revelation 12:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

This made the dragon terribly angry with the woman. So it started a war against the rest of her children. They are the people who obey God and are faithful to what Jesus did and taught.

Cross References

Genesis 3:15

You and this woman will hate each other; your descendants and hers will always be enemies. One of hers will strike you on the head, and you will strike him on the heel.”

Daniel 11:36

This king will do as he pleases. He will proudly claim to be greater than any god and will insult the only true God. Indeed, he will be successful until God is no longer angry with his people.

Matthew 28:20

and teach them to do everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of the world.

John 8:44

Your father is the devil, and you do exactly what he wants. He has always been a murderer and a liar. There is nothing truthful about him. He speaks on his own, and everything he says is a lie. Not only is he a liar himself, but he is also the father of all lies.

1 Corinthians 2:1

Friends, when I came and told you the mystery that God had shared with us, I didn't use big words or try to sound wise.

1 Peter 5:8

Be on your guard and stay awake. Your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, prowling around to find someone to attack.

1 John 2:3

When we obey God, we are sure that we know him.

1 John 5:10

If we have faith in God's Son, we have believed what God has said. But if we don't believe what God has said about his Son, it is the same as calling God a liar.

1 John 5:2

If we love and obey God, we know that we will love his children.

Revelation 1:2

And John told everything that he had seen about God's message and about what Jesus Christ had said and done.

Revelation 1:9

I am John, a follower together with all of you. We suffer because Jesus is our king, but he gives us the strength to endure. I was sent to Patmos Island, because I had preached God's message and had told about Jesus.

Revelation 11:7

After the two witnesses have finished preaching God's message, the beast that lives in the deep pit will come up and fight against them. It will win the battle and kill them.

Revelation 12:16

But the earth helped her and swallowed the water that had come from the dragon's mouth.

Revelation 13:7

It was allowed to fight against God's people and defeat them. It was also given authority over the people of every tribe, nation, language, and race.

Revelation 14:12

God's people must learn to endure. They must also obey his commands and have faith in Jesus.

Revelation 17:14

These kings will go to war against the Lamb. But he will defeat them, because he is Lord over all lords and King over all kings. His followers are chosen and special and faithful.

Revelation 17:6

I could tell that the woman was drunk on the blood of God's people who had given their lives for Jesus. This surprising sight amazed me,

Revelation 18:20

The heavens should be happy with God's people and apostles and prophets. God has punished her for them.”

Revelation 19:10

I knelt at the feet of the angel and began to worship him. But the angel said, “Don't do that! I am a servant, just like you and everyone else who tells about Jesus. Don't worship anyone but God. Everyone who tells about Jesus does it by the power of the Spirit.”

Revelation 19:19

I also saw the beast and all kings of the earth come together. They fought against the rider on the white horse and against his army.

Revelation 20:4

I saw thrones, and sitting on those thrones were the ones who had been given the right to judge. I also saw the souls of the people who had their heads cut off because they had told about Jesus and preached God's message. They were the same ones who had not worshipped the beast or the idol, and they had refused to let its mark be put on their hands or foreheads. They will come to life and rule with Christ for a thousand years.

Revelation 22:14

God will bless all who have washed their robes. They will each have the right to eat fruit from the tree that gives life, and they can enter the gates of the city.

Revelation 6:9

When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of everyone who had been killed for speaking God's message and telling about their faith.