And I saw the woman drunk with (A)the blood of the [a]saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered [b]greatly. And the angel said to me, “Why [c]do you wonder? I will tell you the (B)mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the (C)seven heads and the ten horns.

(D)The beast that you saw (E)was, and is not, and is about to (F)come up out of the (G)abyss and [d](H)go to destruction. And (I)those who live on the earth, (J)whose names have not been written in the book of life (K)from the foundation of the world, will (L)wonder when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and will [e]come.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 17:6 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  2. Revelation 17:6 Lit with great wonder
  3. Revelation 17:7 Lit have you wondered
  4. Revelation 17:8 One early ms is going
  5. Revelation 17:8 Lit be present

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