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Revelation 13:10

“If anyone is for captivity, into captivity he goes; if anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword he is to be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.”

Revelation 13:10 · direct translation from the Greek
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Allusion · Jeremiah 15:2

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Both texts say: whoever is for captivity, to captivity; whoever is for the sword, to the sword.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • αἰχμαλωσίανaichmalōsianG161שְּׁבִיsheviH7628“captivity”
  • μαχαίρῃmachairēiG3162חֶרֶבjerevH2719“sword”

Revelation 13:10, word by word

captivityαἰχμαλωσίανaichmalōsian

captivity

Being taken prisoner.

Where else “aichmalōsian” appears
he goesὑπάγειhypagei

go away

Go away, leave; "go!".

Where else “hypagei” appears
to be killedἀποκτανθῆναιapoktanthēnai

kill

Kill.

Where else “apoktanthēnai” appears
the swordμαχαίρῃmachairēi

sword

Sword.

Where else “machairēi” appears
isἐστινestin

be

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “estin” appears
the enduranceὑπομονὴhypomonē

endurance, perseverance

Endurance, perseverance: holding out patiently under trial.

Where else “hypomonē” appears
the faithπίστιςpistis

trust

Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.

Where else “pistis” appears
of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōn

saints

Believers, set apart because they belong to God.

Where else “hagiōn” appears

Translation note· on the manuscripts

It recalls Jeremiah 15:2. Many manuscripts read “if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed.”

The context

9If anyone has an ear, let him hear.

10 · This verse (above)

11And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and it had two horns like a lamb’s, and it was speaking like a dragon.

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