Revelation 12:4

New American Bible - revised edition

Its tail swept away a third of the stars in the sky and hurled them down to the earth. Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth, to devour her child when she gave birth.

Cross References

Exodus 1:16

“When you act as midwives for the Hebrew women, look on the birthstool: if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, she may live.”

Isaiah 27:1

On that day, The Lord will punish with his sword that is cruel, great, and strong, Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan the coiled serpent; he will slay the dragon in the sea.

John 8:44

You belong to your father the devil and you willingly carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in character, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for [someone] to devour.

Revelation 12:7

Then war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels battled against the dragon. The dragon and its angels fought back,

Revelation 12:9

The huge dragon, the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, who deceived the whole world, was thrown down to earth, and its angels were thrown down with it.

Revelation 13:2

The beast I saw was like a leopard, but it had feet like a bear’s, and its mouth was like the mouth of a lion. To it the dragon gave its own power and throne, along with great authority.

Revelation 13:4

They worshiped the dragon because it gave its authority to the beast; they also worshiped the beast and said, “Who can compare with the beast or who can fight against it?”

Revelation 16:13

I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come from the mouth of the dragon, from the mouth of the beast, and from the mouth of the false prophet.

Revelation 17:18

The woman whom you saw represents the great city that has sovereignty over the kings of the earth.”

Revelation 20:2

He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, which is the Devil or Satan, and tied it up for a thousand years

Revelation 8:10

When the third angel blew his trumpet, a large star burning like a torch fell from the sky. It fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.

Revelation 8:11

The star was called “Wormwood,” and a third of all the water turned to wormwood. Many people died from this water, because it was made bitter.

Revelation 8:12

When the fourth angel blew his trumpet, a third of the sun, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars were struck, so that a third of them became dark. The day lost its light for a third of the time, as did the night.

Revelation 8:7

When the first one blew his trumpet, there came hail and fire mixed with blood, which was hurled down to the earth. A third of the land was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all green grass.

Revelation 8:8

When the second angel blew his trumpet, something like a large burning mountain was hurled into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood,

Revelation 8:9

a third of the creatures living in the sea died, and a third of the ships were wrecked.

Revelation 9:10

They had tails like scorpions, with stingers; with their tails they had power to harm people for five months.

Revelation 9:19

For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like snakes, with heads that inflict harm.