Revelation 18:2-4
American Standard Version
2 And he cried with a mighty voice, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, and is become a habitation of demons, and a [a]hold of every unclean spirit, and a [b]hold of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 For [c]by [d]the wine of the wrath of her fornication all the nations are fallen; and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth waxed rich by the power of her [e]wantonness.
4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come forth, my people, out of her, that ye have no fellowship with her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues:
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- Revelation 18:2 Or, prison
- Revelation 18:2 Or, prison
- Revelation 18:3 Some authorities read of the wine . . . have drunk.
- Revelation 18:3 Some ancient authorities omit the wine of.
- Revelation 18:3 Or, luxury
Revelation 18:2-4
New King James Version
2 And he cried [a]mightily with a loud voice, saying, (A)“Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and (B)has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and (C)a cage for every unclean and hated bird! 3 For all the nations (D)have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, (E)and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the [b]abundance of her luxury.”
4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, (F)“Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.
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- Revelation 18:2 NU, M omit mightily
- Revelation 18:3 Lit. strengths
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