³ I saw one of his heads as if it had been ^[a]fatally wounded, and his ^(A)fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth ^(B)was amazed and followed after the beast; ⁴ they worshiped the ^(C)dragon because he ^(D)gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “^(E)Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?”

⁵ and on her forehead a name was written, ^[a]a ^(A)mystery: “^(B)BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF ^(C)THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”