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Source language
Original Greek   
Καὶ εἶδον ἄγγελον καταβαίνοντα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, ἔχοντα τὴν κλεῖν τῆς ἀβύσσου καὶ ἅλυσιν μεγάλην ἐπὶ τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
Kai eidon aggelon katabainonta ek tou ouranou, ekhonta ten klein tes abussou kai alusin megalen epi ten kheira autou.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et vidi angelum descendentem de caelo habentem clavem abyssi et catenam magnam in manu sua

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
New King James Version   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
21st Century King James Version   
And I saw an angel come down from Heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And I saw another Angel from Heaven who had with him the key of The Abyss and a great chain in his hand.
Darby Bible Translation   
And I saw an angel descending from the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain in his hand.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.
God's Word   
I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the bottomless pit and a large chain in his hand.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
International Standard Version   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the bottomless pit, with a large chain in his hand.
NET Bible   
Then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain.
New American Standard Bible   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
New International Version   
And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.
New 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.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Weymouth New Testament   
Then I saw an angel coming down from Heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and upon his arm he carried a great chain.
The World English Bible   
I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Then I saw an angel who was coming down from heaven. He was holding the key to the deep hole. He also held a great chain in his hand.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And I saw a messenger coming down out of the heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain over his hand,
New Life Version   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven. He had in his hand a key to the hole without a bottom. He also had a strong chain.
Revised Geneva Translation   
And I saw an angel come down from Heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
The Voice Bible   
Then I saw a messenger coming from heaven. In his hand was a key to the abyss and a great chain that had been forged in heaven.
Living Bible   
Then I saw an angel come down from heaven with the key to the bottomless pit and a heavy chain in his hand.
New Catholic Bible   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, with the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Christian Standard Bible   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven holding the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Then I saw an angel descending from heaven; he was holding the key of the Abyss (the bottomless pit) and a great chain was in his hand.
New Century Version   
I saw an angel coming down from heaven. He had the key to the bottomless pit and a large chain in his hand.
The Message   
I saw an Angel descending out of Heaven. He carried the key to the Abyss and a chain—a huge chain. He grabbed the Dragon, that old Snake—the very Devil, Satan himself!—chained him up for a thousand years, dumped him into the Abyss, slammed it shut and sealed it tight. No more trouble out of him, deceiving the nations—until the thousand years are up. After that he has to be let loose briefly.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven. He had the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
Then I saw an angel coming down from · heaven, having in his hand the key to the abyss and a great chain. ·
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.
New Matthew Bible   
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Good News Translation®   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the abyss and a heavy chain.
Wycliffe Bible   
And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of deepness, and a great chain in his hand.
New Testament for Everyone   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven. In his hand he held the key to the Abyss, and a large chain.
Contemporary English Version   
I saw an angel come down from heaven, carrying the key to the deep pit and a big chain.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Then I saw an angel coming down from Heaven with the key of the pit and a huge chain in his hand. He seized the dragon, the serpent of ancient days, who is both the devil and Satan, and bound him fast for a thousand years. Then he hurled him into the pit, and locked and sealed it over his head, so that he could deceive the nations no more until the thousand years were past. But then he must be set free for a little while.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
And then I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss (the bottomless pit) and a great chain was in his hand.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Then I saw an angel come down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a heavy chain.
New American Standard Bible   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
The Expanded Bible   
I saw an angel coming down from heaven. He had the key to the ·bottomless pit [Abyss; 9:1] and a ·large [great] chain in his hand.
Tree of Life Version   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a great chain.
Revised Standard Version   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain.
New International Reader's Version   
I saw an angel coming down out of heaven. He had the key to the Abyss. In his hand he held a heavy chain.
BRG Bible   
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Next I saw an angel coming down from heaven, who had the key to the Abyss and a great chain in his hand.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
Then I saw an angel coming down from the sky. In his hand he had the key to the big hole that has no bottom, and a big chain.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And I saw a malach (an angel) coming down out of Shomayim having the mafte’ach (key) of the Tehom (Abyss) and a great chain in his hand,
Names of God Bible   
I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the bottomless pit and a large chain in his hand.
Modern English Version   
And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Easy-to-Read Version   
I saw an angel coming down out of heaven. The angel had the key to the bottomless pit. The angel also held a large chain in his hand.
International Children’s Bible   
I saw an angel coming down from heaven. He had the key to the bottomless pit. He also held a large chain in his hand.
Lexham English Bible   
And I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.
New International Version - UK   
And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a great chain on his hand.