Parallel Verses

Goodspeed New Testament

Whoever is destined for captivity will go into captivity; whoever kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. On this fact rests the endurance and fidelity of God's people.

New American Standard Bible

If anyone is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is the perseverance and the faith of the saints.

King James Version

He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Holman Bible

If anyone is destined for captivity,
into captivity he goes.
If anyone is to be killed with a sword,
with a sword he will be killed.


This demands the perseverance and faith of the saints.

International Standard Version

If anyone is to be taken captive, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed with a sword, with a sword he will be killed. Here is a call for endurance and faith of the saints:

A Conservative Version

If any man keeps in captivity, he goes. If any man kills with a sword, he must be killed with a sword. Here is the perseverance and the faith of the sanctified.

American Standard Version

If any man is for captivity, into captivity he goeth: if any man shall kill with the sword, with the sword must he be killed. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Amplified

If anyone is destined for captivity, he will go into captivity; if anyone kills with a sword, he must be killed with a sword. Here is [the call for] the patient endurance and the faithfulness of the saints [which is seen in the response of God’s people to difficult times].

An Understandable Version

If anyone goes [or "leads others"] into captivity, he will go into captivity [himself]; if anyone is killed [or "kills others"] with the sword, he will be killed with the sword [himself]. Here is [where] God's holy people [need] perseverance and faith.

Anderson New Testament

If any one leads into captivity, he shall go into captivity. If any kills with the sword, he must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and faithfulness of the saints.

Bible in Basic English

If any man sends others into prison, into prison he will go: if any man puts to death with the sword, with the sword will he be put to death. Here is the quiet strength and the faith of the saints.

Common New Testament

If anyone is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is the endurance and faith of the saints.

Daniel Mace New Testament

he hath leadeth into captivity, shall be led into captivity: he that killeth with the sword, shall perish by the sword. here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Darby Translation

If any one leads into captivity, he goes into captivity. If any one shall kill with the sword, he must with the sword be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

If any one lead them into captivity, he shall be led into captivity: if any one slay with the sword, he shall himself be slain with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Godbey New Testament

If any one leads into captivity he goes into captivity: if any one kills with a sword, it behooves him to be killed with a sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

John Wesley New Testament

If any leadeth into captivity, he goeth into captivity: if any man kill with the sword, he must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faithfulness of the saints.

Julia Smith Translation

If any bring together to captivity he shall proceed into captivity: if any shall kill with sword, he shall be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and faith of the holy.

King James 2000

He that leads into captivity shall go into captivity: he that kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Lexham Expanded Bible

If anyone [is going] into captivity, into captivity he goes. If anyone [is] to be killed by the sword, by the sword he [is] to be killed. Here is the patient endurance and the faith of the saints.

Modern King James verseion

He who leads into captivity will go into captivity. If anyone will kill with the sword, he must be killed by a sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He that leadeth into captivity, shall go into captivity: he that killeth with a sword, must be killed with a sword. Here is the patience, and the faith of the saints.

Montgomery New Testament

Whoever is destined to go into captivity, goes into captivity. Whoever shall kill with the sword, shall surely be killed by the sword. (Here is the endurance and faith of the saints.)

NET Bible

If anyone is meant for captivity, into captivity he will go. If anyone is to be killed by the sword, then by the sword he must be killed. This requires steadfast endurance and faith from the saints.

New Heart English Bible

If anyone has captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone shall kill with the sword, with the sword he will be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

Noyes New Testament

If any one [leadeth] into captivity he shall go into captivity; if any one shall kill with the sword, he must be killed with the sword. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

Sawyer New Testament

If any one [leads] into captivity, he shall go into captivity; if any one kills with the sword, he shall be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and faith of the saints.

The Emphasized Bible

If anyone carrieth into captivity, into captivity, he goeth away. If anyone, with a sword, doth slay, he must, with a sword, be slain. Here, is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

If any person leads [others] into captivity, he shall be led into captivity; if any person kills with the sword, he must be slain by the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Twentieth Century New Testament

'Whoever is destined for captivity goes into captivity.' Whoever shall kill with the sword must inevitably be killed with the sword. (Here there is need for endurance and faith on the part of Christ's People.)

Webster

He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Weymouth New Testament

If any one is eager to lead others into captivity, he must himself go into captivity. If any one is bent on killing with the sword, he must himself be killed by the sword. Here is an opportunity for endurance, and for the exercise of faith, on the part of God's people.

Williams New Testament

Whoever leads others into captivity will go into captivity himself. Whoever kills with the sword must be killed with the sword himself. In this way will be shown the patient endurance and the fidelity of God's people.

World English Bible

If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

Worrell New Testament

If anyone is for captivity, into captivity he goes; if anyone shall kill with a sword, with a sword he must be killed. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Worsley New Testament

and he, that killeth with the sword, shall be slain with the sword. Here then is the patience and faith of the saints.

Youngs Literal Translation

if any one a captivity doth gather, into captivity he doth go away; if any one by sword doth kill, it behoveth him by sword to be killed; here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

εἰ 
Ei 
εἰ 
Ei 
if, whether, that, not tr,
if, whether, that, not tr,
Usage: 218
Usage: 218

συνάγω 
sunago 
Usage: 40

αἰχμαλωσία 
Aichmalosia 
αἰχμαλωσία 
Aichmalosia 
Usage: 3
Usage: 3

shall go
ὑπάγω 
Hupago 
go, go way, go away, get thee, depart, get thee hence
Usage: 26

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

he
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373

ἀποκτείνω 
Apokteino 
Usage: 40

with
ἐν 
En 
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128
Usage: 2128

the sword
μάχαιρα 
Machaira 
μάχαιρα 
Machaira 
Usage: 19
Usage: 19

δεῖ 
Dei 
Usage: 72

be

Usage: 0

ἀποκτείνω 
Apokteino 
Usage: 40

ὧδε 
Hode 
Usage: 33

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

the patience
ὑπομονή 
Hupomone 
Usage: 26

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

the faith
πίστις 
Pistis 
Usage: 221

References

Context Readings

The First Beast From The Sea

9 Let everyone who can hear listen. 10 Whoever is destined for captivity will go into captivity; whoever kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. On this fact rests the endurance and fidelity of God's people. 11 Then I saw another animal come up out of the land. It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.

Cross References

Revelation 14:12

On this fact rests the endurance of God's people, who obey God's commands and cling to their faith in Jesus.

Hebrews 6:12

so that you may never grow careless, but may learn to follow the example of those who through their faith and endurance are the possessors of God's promises.

Matthew 26:52

Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back where it belongs! For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.

Matthew 7:2

For you will be judged by the standard you judge by, and men will pay you back with the same measure you have used with them.

Luke 18:1-8

He gave them an illustration to show that they must always pray and not give up,

Luke 21:19

It is by your endurance that you will win your souls.

Colossians 1:11

Then, so mighty is his majesty, he will nerve you perfectly with strength for the cheerful exercise of endurance and forbearance in every situation,

Hebrews 10:36-37

but you will need endurance if you are to carry out God's will and receive the blessing he has promised.

Hebrews 12:3-4

Think of the opposition that he encountered from those sinners against themselves, if you would not grow weary and faint-hearted.

James 1:2-4

You must find the greatest joy, my brothers, in being involved in various trials,

James 5:7-8

So be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer has to wait for the precious crop from the ground, and be patient with it, until it gets the early and the late rains.

Revelation 1:9

I, John, your brother and companion in the distress, the kingdom, and the endurance that Jesus brings, found myself on the island called Patmos, for uttering God's message and testifying to Jesus.

Revelation 2:2

I know what you have done; your hard work and your endurance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, and that you have tested those who claimed to be apostles when they were not, and have found them to be impostors.

Revelation 2:19

I know the things you do, your love and faithfulness and helpfulness and endurance, and I know that you are now doing more than you did at first.

Revelation 3:3

So remember what you received and heard, and obey it, and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I am coming upon you.

Revelation 3:10

Because you have kept in mind the message of what I endured, I also will keep you safe in the time of testing that is going to come upon the whole world, to test the inhabitants of the earth.

Revelation 16:6

for they shed the blood of your people and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink, as they deserve."

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