Berean Standard Bible
Revelation 13
(Daniel 7:1–8)
1ThenΚαὶKaiG2532I sawG3708a beastθηρίονthērionG2342withἔχονechonG2192tenδέκαdekaG1176hornsκέραταkerataG2768andκαὶkaiG2532sevenG2033headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776risingἀναβαῖνον,anabainonG305out ofἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281. There wereκαὶkaiG2532tenδέκαdekaG1176royal crownsδιαδήματαdiadēmataG1238onἐπὶepiG1909itsαὐτοῦautouG846τῶνtōnG3588hornsκεράτωνkeratōnG2768andκαὶkaiG2532blasphemousβλασφημίας.blasphēmiasG988namesὀνόματαonomataG3686onἐπὶepiG1909itsαὐτοῦautouG846τὰςtasG3588headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776.
2καὶkaiG2532TheτὸtoG3588beastθηρίονthērionG2342ὃhoG3739I sawG3708wasἦνēnG1510likeὅμοιονhomoionG3664a leopardπαρδάλειpardaleiG3917, withκαὶkaiG2532αὐτοῦautouG846theοἱhoiG3588feetπόδεςpodesG4228ofὡςhōsG5613a bearἄρκουarkouG715andκαὶkaiG2532αὐτοῦautouG846theτὸtoG3588mouthστόμαstomaG4750ofὡςhōsG5613στόμαstomaG4750a lionλέοντος.leontosG3023.AndκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588dragonδράκωνdrakōnG1404gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325the beastαὐτῷautōG846hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588powerδύναμινdunaminG1411andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588throneθρόνονthrononG2362andκαὶkaiG2532greatμεγάλην.megalēnG3173authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849.
3καὶkaiG2532OneμίανmianG1520ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588headsκεφαλῶνkephalōnG2776ofαὐτοῦautouG846the beastappearedὡςhōsG5613to have been mortally woundedἐσφαγμένην εἰς θάνατον,esphagmenēn eis thanatonG4969G1519G2288. ButκαὶkaiG2532αὐτοῦautouG846theἡhēG3588mortalθανάτουthanatouG2288τοῦtouG3588woundπληγὴplēgēG4127was healedἐθεραπεύθη,etherapeuthēG2323,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588wholeὅληholēG3650worldγῆgēG1093marveledἐθαυμάσθηethaumasthēG2296andfollowedὀπίσωopisōG3694theτοῦtouG3588beastθηρίου.thēriouG2342.
4καὶkaiG2532They worshipedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352theτῷtōG3588dragonδράκοντιdrakontiG1404whoὅτιhotiG3754had givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325τὴνtēnG3588authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to theτῷtōG3588beastθηρίῳthēriōG2342,andκαὶkaiG2532they worshipedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352theτῷtōG3588beastθηρίῳthēriōG2342,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101islikeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664theτῷtōG3588beastθηρίῳthēriōG2342,andκαὶkaiG2532whoτίςtisG5101canδύναταιdunataiG1410wage warπολεμῆσαιpolemēsaiG4170againstμετ᾽met᾽G3326itαὐτοῦ;autouG846?”
5καὶkaiG2532The beastαὐτῷautōG846was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325a mouthστόμαstomaG4750to speakλαλοῦνlalounG2980arrogantμεγάλαmegalaG3173andκαὶkaiG2532blasphemousβλασφημίαςblasphēmiasG988words,andκαὶkaiG2532authorityἐξουσίαexousiaG1849to actποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160ἐδόθηedothēG1325αὐτῷautōG846for 42τεσσεράκοντα καὶ δύο.tesserakonta kai duoG5062G2532G1417monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376.
6AndκαὶkaiG2532the beastopenedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455itsαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588mouthστόμαstomaG4750toεἰςeisG1519speakblasphemiesβλασφημίαςblasphēmiasG988againstπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316andto slanderβλασφημῆσαιblasphēmēsaiG987HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686andκαὶkaiG2532Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὴνtēnG3588tabernacleσκηνὴνskēnēnG4633—those whoτοὺςtousG3588dwellσκηνοῦντας.skēnountasG4637inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772.
7ThenκαὶkaiG2532the beastαὐτῷautōG846was permittedἐδόθηedothēG1325to wage warποιῆσαι πόλεμονpoiēsai polemonG4160G4171againstμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40andκαὶkaiG2532to conquerνικῆσαιnikēsaiG3528themαὐτοὺςautousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532itαὐτῷautōG846was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325authorityἐξουσίαexousiaG1849overἐπὶepiG1909everyπᾶσανpasanG3956tribeφυλὴνphulēnG5443andκαὶkaiG2532peopleλαὸνlaonG2992andκαὶkaiG2532tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100andκαὶkaiG2532nationἔθνος.ethnosG1484.
8AndκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956whoοἱhoiG3588dwellκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093will worshipπροσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinG4352the beastαὐτὸνautonG846—allwhoseοὗhouG3739αὐτοῦautouG846namesὄνομαonomaG3686have not been writtenοὐ γέγραπταιou gegraptaiG3756G1125τὸtoG3588fromἀπὸapoG575thefoundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμου.¶kosmouG2889inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588BookβιβλίῳbibliōG975τῆςtēsG3588of LifeζωῆςzōēsG2222belonging to theτοῦtouG3588LambἀρνίουarniouG721whoτοῦtouG3588was slainἐσφαγμένουesphagmenouG4969.
10“IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is destined forεἰςeisG1519captivityαἰχμαλωσίανaichmalōsianG161,intoεἰςeisG1519captivityαἰχμαλωσίανaichmalōsianG161he will goὑπάγει,hupageiG5217;ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is to dieἀποκτανθῆναι,apoktanthēnaiG615byἐνenG1722theswordμαχαίρῃmachairēG3162,byἐνenG1722theswordμαχαίρῃmachairēG3162heαὐτὸνautonG846mustG1163be killedἀποκτανθῆναι·apoktanthēnaiG615.”HereὧδέhōdeG5602isἐστινestinG1510a call fortheἡhēG3588perseveranceὑπομονὴhupomonēG5281andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588faithπίστιςpistisG4102of theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίων.¶hagiōnG40.
The Beast from the Earth
11ThenΚαὶKaiG2532I sawG3708anotherἄλλοalloG243beastθηρίονthērionG2342risingἀναβαῖνονanabainonG305out ofἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093καὶkaiG2532. This beasthadεἶχενeichenG2192twoδύοduoG1417hornsκέραταkerataG2768likeὅμοιαhomoiaG3664a lambἀρνίῳarniōG721, butκαὶkaiG2532spokeἐλάλειelaleiG2980likeὡςhōsG5613a dragonδράκων.drakōnG1404.
12AndκαὶkaiG2532this beastexercisedποιεῖpoieiG4160allπᾶσανpasanG3956theτὴνtēnG3588authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849of theτοῦtouG3588firstπρώτουprōtouG4413beastθηρίου ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦthēriou enōpion autouG2342G1799G846andκαὶkaiG2532causedποιεῖpoieiG4160theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093andκαὶkaiG2532those whoτοὺςtousG3588dwellκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730inἐνenG1722itαὐτῇautēaG846toἵναinaG2443worshipπροσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinG4352theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413beastθηρίονthērionG2342,whoseοὗ αὐτοῦ.hou autouG3739G846ἡhēG3588mortalθανάτουthanatouG2288τοῦtouG3588woundπληγὴplēgēG4127had been healedἐθεραπεύθηetherapeuthēG2323.
13AndκαὶkaiG2532the second beastperformedποιεῖpoieiG4160greatμεγάλαmegalaG3173signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592,evenκαὶkaiG2532ἵναinaG2443causingποιῇpoiēaG4160fireπῦρpurG4442fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772to come downκαταβαίνεινkatabaineinG2597toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093in the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τῶνtōnG3588of the peopleἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.
14καὶkaiG2532Because ofδιὰdiaG1223theG3588signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592ἃhaG3739itαὐτῷautōG846was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to performποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160on behalfἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of theG3588firstbeastθηρίουthēriouG2342,it deceivedπλανᾷplanaG4105those whoG3588dwellκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730onἐπὶepiG1909theG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093,tellingλέγωνlegōnG3004themκατοικοῦσιν ἐπὶ γῆςkatoikousin epi gēsG3588G2730G1909G1093to makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160an imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504to theG3588beastθηρίῳthēriōG2342thatὃςhosG3739had been woundedἔχει πληγὴνechei plēgēnG2192G3588G4127by theG3588swordμαχαίρηςmachairēsG3162and yetκαὶkaiG2532had livedἔζησεν.ezēsenG2198.
15καὶkaiG2532The second beastwas permittedἐδόθη αὐτῷedothē autōG1325G846to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325breathπνεῦμαpneumaG4151to theG3588imageεἰκόνιeikoniG1504of theG3588firstbeastθηρίουthēriouG2342,so thatἵναinaG2443theG3588imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504G3588θηρίου,thēriouG2342could speakκαὶ λαλήσῃkai lalēsēG2532G2980andκαὶkaiG2532causeποιήσῃ,poiēsēG4160ἵναinaG2443all whoὅσοιhosoiG3745refused to worshipἐὰν μὴ προσκυνήσωσινean mē proskunēsōsinG1437G3361G4352itεἰκόνι θηρίουeikoni thēriouG3588G1504G2342to be killedἀποκτανθῶσιν.apoktanthōsinG615.
The Mark of the Beast
16AndκαὶkaiG2532the second beastrequiredποιεῖpoieiG4160allπάντας,pantasG3956peopleτοὺςtousG3588,smallμικροὺςmikrousG3398andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588greatμεγάλουςmegalousG3173καὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588,richπλουσίουςplousiousG4145andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434καὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588,freeἐλευθέρουςeleutherousG1658andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588slaveδούλους,doulousG1401,toἵναinaG2443receiveδῶσινdōsinG1325αὐτοῖςautoisG846a markχάραγμαcharagmaG5480onἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τῆςtēsG3588rightδεξιᾶςdexiasG1188τῆςtēsG3588handχειρὸςcheirosG5495orἢēG2228onἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846τὸtoG3588foreheadμέτωπονmetōponG3359,
17καὶkaiG2532so thatἵναinaG2443noμήmēG3361oneτιςtisG5100couldδύνηταιdunētaiG1410buyἀγοράσαιagorasaiG59orἢēG2228sellπωλῆσαιpōlēsaiG4453unlessεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361heὁhoG3588hadἔχωνechōnG2192theτὸtoG3588markχάραγμαcharagmaG5480—theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of theτοῦtouG3588beastθηρίουthēriouG2342orἢēG2228theτὸνtonG3588numberἀριθμὸνarithmonG706of itsαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τοῦtouG3588nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686.
18HereὯδεHōdeG5602isἐστίν.estinG1510a call forἡhēG3588wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678:Let theὁhoG3588one whohasἔχωνechōnG2192insightνοῦνnounG3563calculateψηφισάτωpsēphisatōG5585theτὸνtonG3588numberἀριθμὸνarithmonG706of theτοῦtouG3588beastθηρίου,thēriouG2342,forγὰρgarG1063it isἐστίν,estinG1510thenumberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706of a manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,andκαὶkaiG2532thatαὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706is666ἑξακόσιοι ἑξήκοντα ἕξ.¶hexakosioi hexēkonta hexG1812G1835G1803.
Commentaries on Revelation 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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