who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, (A)proclaiming himself to be God.

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25 (A)He shall speak words against the Most High,
    and shall wear out the saints of the Most High,
    and shall think to (B)change the times and the law;
and they shall be given into his hand
    for (C)a time, times, and half a time.

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(A)“Son of man, say to (B)the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God:

(C)“Because your heart is proud,
    and (D)you have said, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of the gods,
    in the heart of the seas,’
yet (E)you are but a man, and no god,
    (F)though you make your heart like the heart of a god—

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It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling,[a] that is, those who dwell in heaven. Also it was allowed (A)to make war on the saints and to conquer them.[b] And authority was given it over every tribe and people and language and nation,

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 13:6 Or tabernacle
  2. Revelation 13:7 Some manuscripts omit this sentence

For although there may be (A)so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”—

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45 And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him.

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therefore thus says the Lord God:
(A)Because you make your heart
    like the heart of a god,

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13 You said in your heart,
    (A)‘I will ascend to heaven;
above the stars of God
    (B)I will set my throne on high;
I will sit on the mount of assembly
    in the far reaches of the north;[a]
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
    I will make myself like the Most High.’

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 14:13 Or in the remote parts of Zaphon

36 “And the king shall (A)do as he wills. (B)He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, (C)and shall speak astonishing things against (D)the God of gods. (E)He shall prosper (F)till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done.

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Out of one of them came (A)a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward (B)the south, toward the east, and toward (C)the glorious land. 10 (D)It grew great, (E)even to the host of heaven. And some of the host (F)and some[a] of (G)the stars it threw down to the ground and (H)trampled on them. 11 (I)It became great, even as great as (J)the Prince of the host. (K)And the regular burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown. 12 And a host will be given over to it together with the regular burnt offering because of transgression,[b] and it will throw truth to the ground, and (L)it will act and prosper. 13 Then I heard (M)a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, (N)“For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, (O)the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?” 14 And he said to me,[c] “For 2,300 (P)evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state.”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 8:10 Or host, that is, some
  2. Daniel 8:12 Or in an act of rebellion
  3. Daniel 8:14 Hebrew; Septuagint, Theodotion, Vulgate to him

I considered the horns, and behold, (A)there came up among them another horn, a little one, (B)before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and (C)a mouth speaking great things.

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(A)Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’
    in the presence of those who kill you,
though (B)you are but a man, and no god,
    in the hands of those who slay you?

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