¹¹ I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb and it talked like a dragon. ¹² It uses all the authority of the first beast on its behalf,^[a] and it makes the earth and those living on it worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. ¹³ It performs spectacular signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people. ¹⁴ It deceives those living on earth with the signs that it is allowed to do on behalf of^[b] the first^[c] beast, telling them to make an image for the beast who was wounded by a sword and yet lived. ¹⁵ The second beast^[d] was allowed to impart life to the image of the first^[e] beast so that the image of the beast could talk and order the execution of those who would not worship the image of the beast. ¹⁶ The second beast^[f] forces all people—important and unimportant, rich and poor, free and slaves—to be marked on their right hands or on their foreheads, ¹⁷ so that no one may buy or sell unless he has the mark, which is the beast’s name or the number of its name.

¹⁸ In this case wisdom is needed: Let the person who has understanding^[g] calculate^[h] the total^[i] of the beast, since it is a human multitude,^[j] and the sum of the multitude^[k] is 600, 60, and six.^[l]