Revelation 13:1-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Beast from the Sea
13 And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea.(A) He[a] had 10 horns and seven heads. On his horns were 10 diadems,(B) and on his heads were blasphemous names.[b](C) 2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like a bear’s, and his mouth was like a lion’s mouth.(D) The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. 3 One of his heads appeared to be fatally wounded,[c] but his fatal wound was healed. The whole earth was amazed and followed the beast.[d](E) 4 They worshiped the dragon(F) because he gave authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast?(G) Who is able to wage war against him?”
5 A mouth was given to him to speak boasts and blasphemies.(H) He was also given authority to act[e][f] for 42 months.(I) 6 He began to speak[g] blasphemies against God: to blaspheme His name and His dwelling—those who dwell in heaven. 7 And he was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them. He was also given authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation.(J) 8 All those who live on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name was not written from the foundation of the world in the book[h] of life(K) of the Lamb who was slaughtered.[i](L)
9 If anyone has an ear, he should listen:(M)
10 If anyone is destined for captivity,
into captivity he goes.
If anyone is to be killed[j] with a sword,
with a sword he will be killed.(N)
This demands the perseverance[k] and faith of the saints.(O)
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- Revelation 13:1 The beasts in Rv 13:1,11 are customarily referred to as “he” or “him” rather than “it.” The Gk word for a beast (therion) is grammatically neuter.
- Revelation 13:1 Other mss read heads was a blasphemous name
- Revelation 13:3 Lit be slain to death
- Revelation 13:3 Lit amazed after the beast
- Revelation 13:5 Other mss read wage war
- Revelation 13:5 Or to rule
- Revelation 13:6 Lit He opened his mouth in
- Revelation 13:8 Or scroll
- Revelation 13:8 Or written in the book of life of the Lamb who was slaughtered from the foundation of the world
- Revelation 13:10 Other mss read anyone kills
- Revelation 13:10 Lit Here is the perseverance
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