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1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
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A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
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She was pregnant and cried out in pain as she was about to give birth.
3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
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Then another sign appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon with seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on its heads.
4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
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Its tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that it might devour her child the moment he was born.
5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
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She gave birth to a son, a male child, who “will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.” And her child was snatched up to God and to his throne.
6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
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The woman fled into the wilderness to a place prepared for her by God, where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days.
7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
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Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.
8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
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But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven.
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