Revelation 12:11

They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — A loud voice in heaven announces the casting down of the accuser (v. 10) and then explains how the brothers prevailed. The audience is the saints on earth who have been under accusation day and night.

The words — ἐνίκησαν (enikēsan) is aorist active of νικάω: a single decisive victory, not an ongoing struggle. It frames what follows as the mechanism of that victory, not a process.

The thread — 1 John 5:5 identifies the one who overcomes the world as the one who believes Jesus is the Son of God; 2 Corinthians 10:3 states that the war is not waged according to the flesh. Both strip the victory of any physical or self-derived element.

Why it lands — The verse names three concrete things — the blood of the Lamb, the word of testimony, and the refusal to cling to life — and presents them as sufficient. It asks the reader to stop looking for a fourth element.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Cross-references

2 Corinthians 10:3 For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
John 16:33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
1 John 5:5 Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
1 Corinthians 15:57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
Romans 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Acts 20:24 But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
Revelation 2:26 And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
Hebrews 2:14 Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
Romans 8:33 Who will bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.
1 John 4:4 You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.