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21 And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their prostitution or their thefts.

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But as for the cowardly, the faithless,[a] the polluted, the murderers, the sexually immoral,[b] the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”(A)

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  1. 21.8 Or the unbelieving
  2. 21.8 Or prostitutes

and on her forehead was written a name, a mystery: “Babylon the great, mother[a] of whores[b] and of earth’s abominations.”(A)

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  1. 17.5 Or Babylon, the great mother
  2. 17.5 Or prostitutes

with whom the kings of the earth have engaged in sexual immorality[a] and with the wine of whose prostitution the inhabitants of the earth have become drunk.”(A)

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  1. 17.2 Or prostitution

15 Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral[a] and murderers and idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.(A)

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  1. 22.15 Or prostitutes

both these things shall come upon you
    in a moment, in one day:
the loss of children and widowhood
    shall come upon you in full measure,
in spite of your many sorceries
    and the great power of your enchantments.(A)

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    for his judgments are true and just;
he has judged the great whore[a]
    who corrupted the earth with her prostitution,
and he has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(A)

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  1. 19.2 Or prostitute

23 and the light of a lamp
    will shine in you no more,
and the voice of bridegroom and bride
    will be heard in you no more,
for your merchants were the magnates of the earth,
    and all nations were deceived by your sorcery.(A)
24 And in you[a] was found the blood of prophets and of saints
    and of all who have been slaughtered on earth.”(B)

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  1. 18.24 Gk her

For all the nations have fallen[a]
    from the wine of the wrath of her prostitution,
and the kings of the earth have engaged in sexual immorality[b] with her,
    and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power[c] of her luxury.”(A)

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  1. 18.3 Other ancient authorities read all the nations have drunk
  2. 18.3 Or prostitution
  3. 18.3 Or resources

because they shed the blood of saints and prophets,
    you have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!”

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Then another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her prostitution.”(A)

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20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions,

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21 I fear that when I come again my God may humble me before you and that I may have to mourn over many who previously sinned and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery that they have practiced.(A)

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19 For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.(A)

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But as for you, come here,
    you children of a sorceress,
    you offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute.[a](A)

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  1. 57.3 Heb an adulterer and she prostitutes herself

12 Stand fast in your enchantments
    and your many sorceries,
    with which you have labored from your youth;
perhaps you may be able to succeed;
    perhaps you may inspire terror.(A)

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15 and it was allowed to give breath[a] to the image of the beast so that the image of the beast could even speak and cause those who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

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  1. 13.15 Or spirit

When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the bottomless pit will wage war on them and conquer them and kill them,(A) and their dead bodies will lie in the street of the great city that is prophetically[a] called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.(B) For three and a half days members of the peoples and tribes and languages and nations will gaze at their dead bodies and refuse to let them be placed in a tomb,

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  1. 11.8 Or allegorically; Gk spiritually

Then I will draw near to you for judgment; I will be swift to bear witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired workers in their wages, the widow, and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the alien and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.(A)

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33 The wise among the people shall give understanding to many; for some days, however, they shall fall by sword and flame and suffer captivity and plunder.(A)

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21 As I looked, that horn made war with the holy ones and was prevailing over them,(A) 22 until the Ancient One[a] came; then judgment was given for the holy ones of the Most High, and the time arrived when the holy ones gained possession of the kingdom.(B)

23 This is what he said: “As for the fourth beast,

there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth
    that shall be different from all the other kingdoms;
it shall devour the whole earth
    and trample it down and break it to pieces.(C)
24 As for the ten horns,
out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise,
    and another shall arise after them.
This one shall be different from the former ones
    and shall put down three kings.(D)
25 He shall speak words against the Most High,
    shall wear out the holy ones of the Most High,
    and shall attempt to change the ritual calendar and the law,
and they shall be given into his power
    for a time, two times,[b] and half a time.(E)

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  1. 7.22 Aram the Ancient of Days
  2. 7.25 Aram a time, times

13 It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in the sight of all,(A)

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Also, it was allowed to wage war on the saints and to conquer them.[a] It was given authority over every tribe and people and language and nation,(A)

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  1. 13.7 Other ancient authorities lack this sentence