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

New Living Translation
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand.

English Standard Version
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.

Berean Study Bible
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.

New American Standard Bible
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

NASB 1995
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

NASB 1977
And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

Amplified Bible
And then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss (the bottomless pit) and a great chain was in his hand.

Christian Standard Bible
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven holding the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

Contemporary English Version
I saw an angel come down from heaven, carrying the key to the deep pit and a big chain.

Good News Translation
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the abyss and a heavy chain.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the bottomless pit and a large chain in his hand.

International Standard Version
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the bottomless pit, with a large chain in his hand.

NET Bible
Then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

New King James Version
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

King James 2000 Bible
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

New Heart English Bible
I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

World English Bible
I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

American King James Version
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

American Standard Version
And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

A Faithful Version
Then I saw an angel descending from heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.

Darby Bible Translation
And I saw an angel descending from the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.

English Revised Version
And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And I sawe an Angel come downe from heauen, hauing the keye of the bottomles pit, and a great chaine in his hand.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And I sawe an angel come downe from heauen hauyng the key of the bottomelesse pytte, and a great chaine in his hand

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And I sawe an angell come downe from heauen, hauinge the keye of the bottomlesse pyt, and a gret chayne in his honde.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And I sawe an angell come doune from heven havinge the kaye of the bottomlesse pyt and a gret chayne in his honde.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And I saw a messenger coming down out of Heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand,

Berean Literal Bible
And I saw an angel descending out of heaven, holding in his hand the key of the Abyss, and a great chain.

Young's Literal Translation
And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand,

Smith's Literal Translation
And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And I saw an angel descending from out of heaven holding the key of the abyss and a great chain upon his hand.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I saw an Angel, descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the abyss and a great chain.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And I saw another Angel from Heaven who had with him the key of The Abyss and a great chain in his hand.

Lamsa Bible
AND I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.

Godbey New Testament
And I saw an angel coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain on his hand.

Haweis New Testament
AND I saw an angel descending from heaven, having the key of the abyss of hell, and a great chain in his hand:

Mace New Testament
Afterwards I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, with a great chain in his hand.

Weymouth New Testament
Then I saw an angel coming down from Heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and upon his arm he carried a great chain.

Worrell New Testament
And I saw an angel coming down out of Heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain upon his hand.

Worsley New Testament
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, who had the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.
















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