Revelation 13:16-18
American Standard Version
16 And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their forehead; 17 and that no man should be able to buy or to sell, save he that hath the mark, even the name of the beast or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man: and his number is [a]Six hundred and sixty and six.
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- Revelation 13:18 Some ancient authorities read Six hundred and sixteen.
Revelation 13:16-18
New International Version
16 It also forced all people, great and small,(A) rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,(B) 17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark,(C) which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.(D)
18 This calls for wisdom.(E) Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.[a](F) That number is 666.
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- Revelation 13:18 Or is humanity’s number
Revelation 13:16-18
King James Version
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
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Revelation 13:16-18
New King James Version
16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, (A)to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has [a]the mark or (B)the name of the beast, (C)or the number of his name.
18 (D)Here is wisdom. Let him who has (E)understanding calculate (F)the number of the beast, (G)for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
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- Revelation 13:17 NU, M the mark, the name
Revelation 13:16-18
English Standard Version
16 Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,[a] (A)to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, (B)the name of the beast or (C)the number of its name. 18 (D)This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number (E)of a man, and his number is 666.[b]
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- Revelation 13:16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
- Revelation 13:18 Some manuscripts 616
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