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Revelation 12:16-17
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Revelation 12:16-17
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
16 But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river which the dragon had poured from his mouth. 17 Then the dragon was angry with the woman,[a] and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and bear testimony to Jesus. And he stood[b] on the sand of the sea.
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- 12.17 Mary, the mother of the Messiah, must also be included in the meaning.
- Revelation 12:17 Other ancient authorities read And I stood, connecting the sentence with 13.1
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)
The Revised Standard Version of the Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1965, 1966 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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