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Fallen Is Babylon

18 After these things I saw another (A)angel (B)coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was (C)illumined with his glory. And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, “[a](D)Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! And she (E)has become a dwelling place of demons and a [b]prison of every (F)unclean spirit, and a [c]prison of every unclean bird [d]and a [e]prison of every unclean and hateful beast. For all the nations [f]have drunk of the (G)wine of the wrath of her sexual immorality, and (H)the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the (I)merchants of the earth have become rich by the power of her [g](J)sensuality.”

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  1. Revelation 18:2 Lit Babylon...fell, fell
  2. Revelation 18:2 Or haunt
  3. Revelation 18:2 Or haunt
  4. Revelation 18:2 Some mss omit and a prison of every unclean and hateful beast
  5. Revelation 18:2 Or haunt
  6. Revelation 18:3 Two early mss have fallen by
  7. Revelation 18:3 Or luxury

Babylon Has Fallen

18 After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was given light by his glory. He called out with a loud voice, saying:

Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the Great.
She has become a dwelling place for demons,
    and a prison for every unclean spirit,
    and a prison for every unclean bird,[a]
    and a prison for every unclean and hated beast.
For all the nations have drunk from[b] the wine of her adulterous desire,
    and the kings of the earth committed adultery with her,
    and the merchants of the earth became rich from the abundance of her luxury.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:2 Some witnesses to the text read unclean and hated bird and omit and a prison for every unclean and hated beast.
  2. Revelation 18:3 Some witnesses to the text read For all the nations have fallen as a result of.