And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Il le jeta dans l'abîme, ferma et scella l'entrée au-dessus de lui, afin qu'il ne séduisît plus les nations, jusqu'à ce que les mille ans fussent accomplis. Après cela, il faut qu'il soit délié pour un peu de temps.
KJV
And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
Eusebius of Caesarea
Historia Ecclesiastica
ων ὡς ὑπὸ ἀποστόλου μεγάλου γεγραμμένων τερατολογίας ἡμῖν ὡς δι’ ἀγγέλων αὐτῷ δεδειγμένας ψευδόμενος Rev. 20, 3. 6 Rev. 19, 7. 9. Rev. 19, 1. 9. τὸ 2l,2.9.22,l7 ἐπεισάγει, λέγων μετὰ τὴν ἀνάστασιν ἐπίγειον εἶναι τὸ βασίλειον τοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ πάλιν ἐπι- θυμίαις καὶ ἡδοναῖς ἐν Ἱερου…
Q. Julius Hilarianus
Little Book on the Duration of the World
while the world still exists; and also a thousand years will pass, during which that ancient dragon (Revelation 20:3), the devil and Satan, will be bound in the abyss, to prevent him from deceiving anyone, until three years are completed. These three years will be counted among…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 133 (Migne)
atanas, et ligavit eum per annos mille, et misit eum in abyssum, et clausit et signavit super illum (Apoc. XX, 1-3) .» Bene autem stringere caudam dicitur, quia tota ejus virtus in illo damnato homine congesta densatur, ut tanto per illum fortia ac mira faciat, quanto illum colle…
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