Revelation 13:11-18

New American Standard Bible 1995

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 spoke as a ^(C)dragon. ¹² 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 He ^(I)performs 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 it was given him to perform ^[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, ^[d]to be given a ^(S)mark on their right hand or on their forehead, ¹⁷ and he provides 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 the number is that ^(X)of a man; and his number is ^[e]six hundred and sixty-six.