⁵ And on her forehead a name was written:

^(A)MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT,
THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS
AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS
OF THE EARTH.

⁸ The beast that you saw was, and is not, and ^(A)will ascend out of the bottomless pit and ^(B)go to ^[a]perdition. And those who ^(C)dwell on the earth ^(D)will marvel, ^(E)whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and ^[b]yet is.

^12 (A)“The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. ¹³ These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. ^14 (B)These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will ^(C)overcome them, ^(D)for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; ^(E)and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”

¹⁵ Then he said to me, ^(F)“The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, ^(G)are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. ¹⁶ And the ten horns which you ^[a]saw on the beast, ^(H)these will hate the harlot, make her ^(I)desolate ^(J)and naked, eat her flesh and ^(K)burn her with fire. ^17 (L)For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, ^(M)until the words of God are fulfilled. ¹⁸ And the woman whom you saw ^(N)is that great city ^(O)which reigns over the kings of the earth.”