Revelation 13:11-18
Legacy Standard Bible
The Beast from the Earth
11 Then (A)I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had (B)two horns like a lamb and he was speaking as a (C)dragon. 12 And he (D)exercises all the authority of the first beast [a](E)in his presence. And he makes (F)the earth and those who dwell in it to (G)worship the first beast, whose (H)fatal wound was healed. 13 And he (I)does great signs, so that he even makes (J)fire come down out of heaven to the earth in the presence of men. 14 And he (K)deceives (L)those who dwell on the earth because of (M)the signs which were given to him to do [b](N)in the presence of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who *had the (O)wound of the sword and has come to life. 15 And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even [c]speak and cause (P)as many as do not (Q)worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 And he causes all, (R)the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, that they [d]be given a (S)mark on their right hand or on their forehead, 17 and that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the (T)mark, either (U)the name of the beast or (V)the number of his name. 18 (W)Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number (X)of man; and his number is [e]666.
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- Revelation 13:12 Or by his authority
- Revelation 13:14 Or by the authority of
- Revelation 13:15 One early ms speak, and he will cause
- Revelation 13:16 Lit that they give them a mark
- Revelation 13:18 One early ms 616
Revelation 13:11-18
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Second Beast
11 Then I saw another beast that rose out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb, and it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and it makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound[a] had been healed. 13 It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in the sight of all,(A) 14 and by the signs that it is allowed to perform on behalf of the beast it deceives the inhabitants of earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that had been wounded by the sword[b] and yet lived,(B) 15 and it was allowed to give breath[c] 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. 16 Also, it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be given a brand on the right hand or the forehead,(C) 17 so that no one can buy or sell who does not have the brand, that is, the name of the beast or the number for its name.(D) 18 This calls for wisdom: let anyone with understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number for a person. Its number is six hundred sixty-six.[d](E)
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