The Revelation to John, Chapter 13
{13:1} Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up
out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were
ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names. {13:2} The beast
which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a
bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his
power, his throne, and great authority. {13:3} One of his heads looked
like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the
whole earth marveled at the beast. {13:4} They worshiped the dragon,
because he gave his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the
beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with
him?" {13:5} A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to
him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him.
{13:6} He opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his
name, and his dwelling, those who dwell in heaven. {13:7} It was given
to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them. Authority
over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.
{13:8} All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose
name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book
of life of the Lamb who has been killed. {13:9} If anyone has an ear,
let him hear. {13:10} [1>]If anyone has captivity, he will go. If
anyone is with the sword, he must be killed.[<1] Here is the endurance
and the faith of the saints.
{13:11} I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two
horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a dragon. {13:12} He exercises
all the authority of the first beast in his presence. He makes the
earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose
fatal wound was healed. {13:13} He performs great signs, even making
fire come down out of the sky to the earth in the sight of people.
{13:14} He deceives my own people who dwell on the earth because of
the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast; saying to those
who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast
who had the sword wound and lived. {13:15} It was given to him to give
breath to it, to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast
should both speak, and cause as many as wouldn't worship the image of
the beast to be killed. {13:16} He causes all, the small and the
great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given
marks on their right hands, or on their foreheads; {13:17} and that no
one would be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, the name
of the beast or the number of his name. {13:18} Here is wisdom. He who
has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it
is the number of a man. His number is six hundred sixty-six.
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Footnotes:
[1] {13:10} TR reads "If anyone leads into captivity, into captivity he
goes. If anyone will kill with the sword, he must be killed with a
sword." instead of "If anyone has captivity, he goes away. If anyone is
with the sword, he must be killed."
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