Berean Standard Bible
Revelation 17
1ThenΚαὶKaiG2532oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32τῶνtōnG3588withἐχόντωνechontōnG2192theτὰςtasG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033bowlsφιάλαςphialasG5357cameἦλθενēlthenG2064andκαὶkaiG2532saidἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980toμετ᾽met᾽G3326meἐμοῦemouG1473λέγωνlegōnG3004, “Comeδεῦρο,deuroG1204,I will showδείξωdeixōG1166youσοιsoiG4771theτὸtoG3588punishmentκρίμαkrimaG2917of theτῆςtēsG3588τῆςtēsG3588greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173prostituteπόρνηςpornēsG4204,whoτῆςtēsG3588sitsκαθημένηςkathēmenēsG2521onἐπὶepiG1909manyπολλῶν,pollōnG4183watersὑδάτωνhudatōnG5204.
2TheοἱhoiG3588kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093were immoralἐπόρνευσανeporneusanG4203withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326herἧςhēsG3739,andκαὶkaiG2532those whoοἱhoiG3588dwellκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730on theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093were intoxicatedἐμεθύσθησανemethusthēsanG3182withἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588wineοἴνουoinouG3631ofτῆςtēsG3588herαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846immoralityπορνείαςporneiasG4202.”
3AndΚαὶKaiG2532the angelcarried me awayἀπήνεγκένapēnegkenG667G1473inἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματι.pneumatiG4151intoεἰςeisG1519a wildernessἔρημονerēmonG2048, whereκαὶkaiG2532I sawG3708a womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135sittingκαθημένηνkathēmenēnG2521onἐπὶepiG1909a scarletκόκκινονkokkinonG2847beastθηρίονthērionG2342that was covered withγέμονταgemontaG1073blasphemousβλασφημίας,blasphēmiasG988namesὀνόματαonomataG3686andhadἔχωνechōnG2192sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776andκαὶkaiG2532tenδέκα.dekaG1176hornsκέραταkerataG2768.
4καὶkaiG2532TheἡhēG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135wasἦνēnG1510dressed inπεριβεβλημένηperibeblēmenēG4016purpleπορφυροῦνporphurounG4210andκαὶkaiG2532scarletκόκκινονkokkinonG2847,andκαὶkaiG2532adornedκεχρυσωμένηkechrusōmenēG5558with goldχρυσίῳchrusiōG5553andκαὶkaiG2532preciousτιμίῳtimiōG5093stonesλίθῳlithōG3037andκαὶkaiG2532pearlsμαργαρίταις,margaritaisG3135.She heldἔχουσαechousaG2192inἐνenG1722herαὐτῆςautēsG846τῇtēaG3588handχειρὶcheiriG5495a goldenχρυσοῦνchrusounG5552cupποτήριονpotērionG4221fullγέμονgemonG1073of abominationsβδελυγμάτωνbdelugmatōnG946andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588impuritiesἀκάθαρταakathartaG169ofτῆςtēsG3588herαὐτῆς.autēsG846sexual immoralityπορνείαςporneiasG4202.
5AndκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909herαὐτῆςautēsG846τὸtoG3588foreheadμέτωπονmetōponG3359a mysteriousμυστήριον,mustērionG3466nameὄνομαonomaG3686was writtenγεγραμμένον,gegrammenonG1125:BABYLONΒαβυλὼνBabulōnG897THEἡhēG3588GREATμεγάλη,megalēG3173,THEἡhēG3588MOTHERμήτηρmētērG3384τῶνtōnG3588OF PROSTITUTESπορνῶνpornōnG4204ANDκαὶkaiG2532OF THEτῶνtōnG3588ABOMINATIONSβδελυγμάτωνbdelugmatōnG946OF THEτῆςtēsG3588EARTHγῆς.gēsG1093.
The Mystery Explained
6καὶkaiG2532I could see thatG3708theτὴνtēnG3588womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135wasdrunkμεθύουσανmethuousanG3184withἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40andκαὶkaiG2532ἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588αἵματοςaimatosG129τῶνtōnG3588witnessesμαρτύρωνmarturōnG3144for JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424.AndκαὶkaiG2532I was utterly amazedἐθαύμασα θαῦμα μέγα.ethaumasa thauma megaG2296G3173G2295at the sightG3708of herαὐτὴνautēnG846.
7“Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223G5101are you so amazedἐθαύμασας;ethaumasasG2296καὶkaiG2532?”saidεἶπένeipenG2036theὁhoG3588angelἄγγελος·angelosG32G1473. “IG1473will tellG2046youσοιsoiG4771theτὸtoG3588mysteryμυστήριονmustērionG3466of theτῆςtēsG3588womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135andκαὶkaiG2532of theτοῦtouG3588beastθηρίουthēriouG2342thatτοῦtouG3588carriesβαστάζοντοςbastazontosG941herαὐτὴνautēnG846,whichτοῦtouG3588hasἔχοντοςechontosG2192theτὰςtasG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776andκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588tenδέκαdekaG1176hornsκέρατα.¶kerataG2768.
8TheΤὸToG3588beastθηρίονthērionG2342thatὃhoG3739you sawG3708—it wasἦνēnG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532nowisἔστινestinG1510no moreοὐκoukG3756, butκαὶkaiG2532is aboutμέλλειmelleiG3195to come upἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305out ofἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588AbyssἀβύσσουabussouG12andκαὶkaiG2532goὑπάγει.hupageiG5217toεἰςeisG1519itsdestructionἀπώλειανapōleianG684.AndκαὶkaiG2532those whoοἱhoiG3588dwellκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730onἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093whoseὧνhōnG3739τὸtoG3588namesὄνομαonomaG3686were not writtenοὐ γέγραπταιou gegraptaiG3756G1125inἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588BookβιβλίονbiblionG975τῆςtēsG3588of LifeζωῆςzōēsG2222fromἀπὸapoG575thefoundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889will marvelθαυμασθήσονταιthaumasthēsontaiG2296when they seeβλεπόντωνblepontōnG991theτὸtoG3588beastθηρίονthērionG2342thatὅτιhotiG3754wasἦνēnG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756,and yetκαὶkaiG2532will beπαρέσται.parestaiG3918.
9This calls forὧδεhōdeG5602ὁhoG3588a mindνοῦςnousG3563ὁhoG3588withἔχωνechōnG2192wisdomσοφίαν.sophianG4678.TheαἱhaiG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033headsκεφαλαὶkephalaiG2776areεἰσίν,eisinG1510sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033mountainsὄρηorēG3735onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909αὐτῶν.autōnG846whichὅπουhopouG3699theἡhēG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135sitsκάθηταιkathētaiG2521.
10There areG1510alsoG2532sevenG2033kingsG935οἱhoiG3588.FiveπέντεpenteG4002have fallenἔπεσαν,epesanG4098ὁhoG3588,oneεἷςheisG1520isG1510, andtheὁhoG3588otherἄλλοςallosG243has not yetοὔπωoupōG3768comeἦλθεν·ēlthenG2064. ButG2532whenὅτανhotanG3752he does comeἔλθῃ,elthēG2064,heαὐτὸνautonG846mustδεῖdeiG1163remainμεῖναι.¶meinaiG3306for only a little whileὀλίγονoligonG3641.
11ΚαὶKaiG2532TheτὸtoG3588beastθηρίονthērionG2342thatὃhoG3739wasἦνēnG1510,andκαὶkaiG2532nowisἔστιν,estinG1510notοὐκoukG3756,isἐστινestinG1510αὐτὸςautosG846καὶkaiG2532an eighthὄγδοόςogdoosG3590kingκαὶkaiG2532,who belongs toἐστινestinG1510ἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588othersevenἑπτάheptaG2033andκαὶkaiG2532is goingὑπάγει.hupageiG5217intoεἰςeisG1519destructionἀπώλειανapōleianG684.
12καὶkaiG2532TheτὰtaG3588tenδέκαdekaG1176hornsκέραταkerataG2768ἃhaG3739you sawG3708areεἰσιν,eisinG1510tenδέκαdekaG1176kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have not yetοὔπωoupōG3768receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983a kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235will receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983oneμίανmianG1520hourὥρανhōranG5610of authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849asὡςhōsG5613kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935along withμετὰmetaG3326theτοῦtouG3588beastθηρίου.thēriouG2342.
The Victory of the Lamb
14TheyοὗτοιhoutoiG3778will make warπολεμήσουσιν,polemēsousinG4170againstμετὰmetaG3326theτοῦtouG3588LambἀρνίουarniouG721,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588LambἀρνίονarnionG721will triumph overνικήσειnikēseiG3528themαὐτούς,autousG846,becauseὅτιhotiG3754He isἐστὶνestinG1510LordκύριοςkuriosG2962of lordsκυρίωνkuriōnG2962andκαὶkaiG2532KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of kingsβασιλέων,basileōnG935;andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588He will be accompanied byμετ᾽met᾽G3326HisαὐτοῦautouG846calledκλητοὶklētoiG2822andκαὶkaiG2532chosenἐκλεκτοὶeklektoiG1588andκαὶkaiG2532faithfulπιστοί.¶pistoiG4103ones.”
15ThenΚαὶKaiG2532the angelsaidλέγειlegeiG3004to meG1473, “TheτὰtaG3588watersὕδαταhudataG5204ἃhaG3739you sawG3708,whereοὗhouG3757theἡhēG3588prostituteπόρνηpornēG4204was seatedκάθηται,kathētaiG2521,areεἰσὶνeisinG1510peoplesλαοὶlaoiG2992andκαὶkaiG2532multitudesὄχλοιochloiG3793andκαὶkaiG2532nationsἔθνηethnēG1484andκαὶkaiG2532tonguesγλῶσσαι.glōssaiG1100.
16AndκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588tenδέκαdekaG1176hornsκέραταkerataG2768andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588beastθηρίον,thērionG2342thatἃhaG3739you sawG3708οὗτοιhoutoiG3778will hateμισήσουσινmisēsousinG3404theτὴνtēnG3588prostituteπόρνηνpornēnG4204.TheyκαὶkaiG2532will leaveποιήσουσινpoiēsousinG4160herαὐτὴνautēnG846desolateἠρημωμένηνērēmōmenēnG2049andκαὶkaiG2532nakedγυμνὴνgumnēnG1131,andκαὶkaiG2532they will eatφάγονταιphagontaiG5315herαὐτῆςautēsG846τὰςtasG3588fleshσάρκαςsarkasG4561andκαὶkaiG2532burnκατακαύσουσινkatakausousinG2618herαὐτὴνautēnG846withἐνenG1722fireπυρί.puriG4442.
17ForγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has put itἔδωκενedōkenG1325intoεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰςtasG3588heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588to carry outποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588purposeγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106byκαὶkaiG2532unitingποιῆσαι μίαν γνώμηνpoiēsai mian gnōmēnG4160G1520G1106καὶkaiG2532to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932to theτῷtōG3588beastθηρίῳthēriōG2342,untilἄχριachriG891theοἱhoiG3588wordsλόγοιlogoiG3056τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316are fulfilledτελεσθήσονταιtelesthēsontaiG5055.
Commentaries on Revelation 17
- 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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