Revelation 12:11 - The War in Heaven (2024)

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New International Version
They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.New Living Translation
And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.English Standard Version
And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.Berean Standard Bible
They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.Berean Literal Bible
And they have overcome him by reason of the blood of the Lamb, and by reason of the word of their testimony; and they have not loved their life unto death.King James Bible
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.New King James Version
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.New American Standard Bible
And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death.NASB 1995
“And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death.NASB 1977
“And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even to death.Legacy Standard Bible
And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their witness, and they did not love their life even to death.Amplified Bible
And they overcame and conquered him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, for they did not love their life and renounce their faith even when faced with death.Christian Standard Bible
They conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; for they did not love their lives to the point of death.Holman Christian Standard Bible
They conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they did not love their lives in the face of death. American Standard Version
And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And they were victorious by the blood of The Lamb and by the word of his testimony and they did not love their lives unto death.”Contemporary English Version
"Our people defeated Satan because of the blood of the Lamb and the message of God. They were willing to give up their lives. Douay-Rheims Bible
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of the testimony, and they loved not their lives unto death. English Revised Version
And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.GOD'S WORD® Translation
They won the victory over him because of the blood of the lamb and the word of their testimony. They didn't love their life so much that they refused to give it up.Good News Translation
They won the victory over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the truth which they proclaimed; and they were willing to give up their lives and die. International Standard Version
Our brothers conquered him by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they did not cling to their lives even in the face of death.Literal Standard Version
and they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life—to death;Majority Standard Bible
They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.New American Bible
They conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; love for life did not deter them from death. NET Bible
But they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die. New Revised Standard Version
But they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they did not cling to life even in the face of death.New Heart English Bible
They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony. They did not love their life, even to death.Webster's Bible Translation
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives to the death.Weymouth New Testament
But they have gained the victory over him because of the blood of the Lamb and of the testimony which they have borne, and because they held their lives cheap and did not shrink even from death.World English Bible
They overcame him because of the Lamb’s blood, and because of the word of their testimony. They didn’t love their life, even to death. Young's Literal Translation
and they did overcome him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life -- unto death;Additional Translations ...

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(11) And they overcame him . . .--Better, And they conquered him (not "by," but) on account of the blood of the Lamb, and on account of the word of their testimony, &c. They overcame him--i.e., the accuser, the devil: their victory over him is "owing to" the blood of the Lamb. Who is he that condemneth, when Christ hath died? What power can the accusations of the adversary have when the Lamb of God hath taken away the sin of the world (John 1:29), and when we have boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus? (Hebrews 10:19.) Dean Alford mentions the tradition that Satan accuses men all days of the year except on the Day of Atonement. But their victory is also in virtue of the word of their testimony: in virtue of the word to which they bore witness; not simply, I think, because they had a word of God to which they could bear witness, but because they had a word of God and did bear witness to it. The Christian victory is a victory of dependence and of obedience: of dependence on Him without whom they can do nothing; and of obedience to Him: it is in keeping of His commandments there is great reward: and in bearing testimony that the testimony becomes a power and a treasure. So it was the man who did Christ's commandments who was like the man whose house was founded on the rock. Theoretical religion relaxes the energy of faith, even though it may brace the intellect; practical religion invigorates faith, gives it its force, and moulds the heroism of those who, in their love of Christ, "love not their lives even unto death." It is thought that these last words imply that the martyred saints alone are spoken of. This seems to me a mistake. It is true that in the martyr we have the fullest practical token of that spirit of devotion to Christ which loves Him more than life itself; but the spirit of such devotion and such love has breathed in thousands who have never died the martyr's death, but who have devoted their lives to Him they loved. The martyr spirit needs not death to show itself; many lose their lives for Christ's sake who have never been called to lay down their lives for Him, and these, as truly as those who have passed away in the shroud of flame, have loved not their lives unto the death. "He may bid us die for Him: He does bid us live for Him. If we do not the one--the less--we may be quite sure that we shall never rise to the other--the higher and the more glorious" (Dr. Vaughan).