(A)The beast that you saw (B)was, and is not, and is about to (C)come up out of the (D)abyss and [a](E)go to destruction. And (F)those who live on the earth, (G)whose names have not been written in the book of life (H)from the foundation of the world, will (I)wonder when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and will [b]come. (J)Here is the mind which has wisdom. The (K)seven heads are seven mountains upon which the woman sits, 10 and they are seven (L)kings; five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain a little while. 11 The beast which (M)was, and is not, is himself also an eighth and is one of the seven, and he (N)goes to destruction. 12 The (O)ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast (P)for one hour. 13 These have (Q)one [c]purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 17:8 One early ms is going
  2. Revelation 17:8 Lit be present
  3. Revelation 17:13 Or mind

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