Revelation 13:18

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁸This calls for wisdom: let him who has understanding reckon the number of the beast, for it is a human number, its number is six hundred and sixty-six.^[a]^[b]

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Revelation 13:18 Other ancient authorities read six hundred and sixteen
13.18 six hundred and sixty-six: The letters of Nero’s name plus the title of Caesar, given their numerical meaning in Hebrew and added together, makes 666.

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