Revelation 19:2

 

Revelation 19:2

(KJV) For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

(1611 KJV) For true and righteous are his iudgements, for hee hath iudged the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath auenged the blood of his seruants at her hand.

(1587 Geneva Bible) For true and righteous are his iudgements: for he hath condemned that great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath auenged the blood of his seruants shed by her hand.

(1526 Tyndale) for true and ryghteous are his iudgmentes for he hath iudged ye grett whore which did corrupt the erth with her fornicacion and hath avenged the bloud of his servauntes of her hond.

 

Counterfeit Versions

(NIV) for true and just are his judgments. He has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the earth by her adulteries. He has avenged on her the blood of his servants."

(NASV) BECAUSE HIS JUDGMENTS ARE TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS; for He has judged the great harlot who was corrupting the earth with her immorality, and HE HAS AVENGED THE BLOOD OF HIS BOND-SERVANTS ON HER."

(THE MESSAGE) his judgments true, his judgments just. He judged the great Whore who corrupted the earth with her lust. He avenged on her the blood of his servants.
(NLT) His judgments are true and just. He has punished the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the murder of his servants.”

(ESV) for his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her immorality,and has avenged on her the blood of his servants."

(CEV) because his judgments are honest and fair. That filthy prostitute ruined the earth with shameful deeds. But God has judged her and made her pay the price for murdering his servants."

(NCV) because his judgments are true and right. He has punished the prostitute who made the earth evil with her sexual sin. He has paid her back for the death of his servants."

(RSV) for his judgments are true and just; he has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he has avenged on her the blood of his servants."
(NAB-Roman Catholic) for true and just are his judgments. He has condemned the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her harlotry. He has avenged on her the blood of his servants."

 

Textus Receptus - Traditional Text

oti alhqinai kai dikaiai ai kriseiV autou oti ekrinen thn pornhn thn megalhn htiV ejqeiren thn ghn en th porneia authV kai exedikhsen to aima twn doulwn autou ek thV ceiroV authV

 

Hort-Westcott - Critical Text

oti alhqinai kai dikaiai ai kriseiV autou oti ekrinen thn pornhn thn megalhn htiV ejqeiren thn ghn en th porneia authV kai exedikhsen to aima twn doulwn autou ek ceiroV authV

 

Corrupted Manuscripts

This verse is corrupted by omitting the word “the” but retaining “her hands.”

Aleph 01 - Sinaiticus - Nineteenth Century Counterfeit
A 02 - Alexandrinus - Fifth century

C 04 - Ephraemi Rescriptus - Fifth century

P 025 - Ninth century

 

Manuscripts which agree with the Textus Receptus for this verse

Stephanus (1550 A.D.)

Byzantine Text (450-1450 A.D.)

 

Published Critical Greek Texts with Corruptions

Omit “at her hand” and variant readings

Greisbach, Johann - 1805

Lachmann, Karl - 1842

Tregelles, Samuel - 1857

Tischendorf, Constantine - 1869

Alford, Henry - 1849 revised in 1871

Wordsworth, Christopher - 1856 revised in 1870

Westcott and Hort - 1881

Weiss, Bernhard - 1894

Nestle - 1927 as revised in seventeenth edition in 1941

Nestle-Aland - 1979 - Twenty Sixth Edition

Nestle-Aland - 1993 - Twenty Seventh Edition

United Bible Societies - 1983 - Fourth Edition

 

Affected Teaching

(Rom 12:19 KJV) Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Revelation 19:2 states that God is now taking vengeance on the kingdom of Satan for the shedding of blood of His saints. God is specifically pointing out the fact that it was by the hand of Satan’s kingdom that untold numbers of Christians were murdered and now Judgment Day has arrived and He is taking vengeance on behalf of His children. The modern versions leave out the important phrase “at her hand” which specifies who was responsible for the martyrdom of many Christians. Of course, Satan does not want this portion left in because it is His kingdom which is going to face the fierce wrath of God and that is why he has his theologians omit it from his versions.

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