Revelation 12:2
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.”
γαστήρ
Womb, stomach, belly. Gastḗr. Used of Elizabeth's womb carrying John, and of Cretans enslaved to their own appetites. The body's depths can house either new life or consuming desire. What fills you determines what forms in you.
ἔχω
having,
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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κράζω
she cries out
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κράζω
To cry out, to call aloud. Krazo. My God my God why have you forsaken me. The cry of dereliction is the most honest prayer in Scripture. God can handle our rawest moments.
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ὠδίνω
being in travail
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ὠδίνω
Labor pains, to travail. Ōdínō. Paul used this word for his anguish over the churches he planted, travailing until Christ was formed in them. Spiritual formation is costly. Expect the pain.
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τίκτω
to bring forth.
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τίκτω
To bear, to bring forth, to give birth. Tíktō. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. Every birth is an act of God's design, whether of flesh or of faith. What God plants in you, he intends to bring forth.
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