And I saw an angel come down from heaven, ^ahaving the key of ^bthe bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. ²And he laid hold on ^cthe dragon, ^dthat old serpent, which is ^ethe Devil, and ^fSatan, and ^gbound him a thousand years,

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Footnotes

ach. 9:1. So ch. 1:18.
bver. 3. See ch. 9:1. Comp. ver. 10.
cSee ch. 12:3.
dSee ch. 12:9.
ever. 10.
fver. 7. See ch. 2:9.
gSo 2 Pet. 2:4. Jude 6. Comp. Tobit 8:3.

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ESVEnglish 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. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven holding the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

NLTNew 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. He seized the dragon—that old serpent, who is the devil, Satan—and bound him in chains for a thousand years.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. And he seized the dragon—the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan—and bound him for a thousand years,