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Revelation 13:3
3Someone had hurt one of the wild animal's heads with a bad wound. It seemed that it would soon die. But the wound in the animal's head had become well again. This surprised all the people who were living on the earth. As a result, they were ready to obey what the wild animal said.
Revelation 13:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
- New International Version (NIV)One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world was filled with wonder and followed the beast.
- English Standard Version (ESV)One of its heads seemed to have a mortal wound, but its mortal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled as they followed the beast.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast.
Context of Revelation 13:3
1Then I saw a wild animal that was coming up out of the sea. It had ten horns and there was a crown on each horn. The animal also had seven heads. On each head there was a bad name that insulted God. 2The wild animal that I saw was like a leopard. But its feet were like a bear's feet and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. The dragon gave his own power and great authority to the wild animal so that it could rule as king. Someone had hurt one of the wild animal's heads with a bad wound. It seemed that it would soon die. But the wound in the animal's head had become well again. This surprised all the people who were living on the earth. As a result, they were ready to obey what the wild animal said. 4People worshipped the dragon because he had given his authority to the wild animal. They also worshipped the wild animal. They said, ‘Nobody is like this animal! Nobody is strong enough to fight against him!’ 5The wild animal received authority to rule people for 42 months. It could speak proud words and insult God.
Read all of Revelation 13Revelation 13:3 word by word
καὶ μίαν ἐκ τῶν κεφαλῶν αὐτοῦ ὡς ἐσφαγμένην εἰς θάνατον, καὶ ἡ πληγὴ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦ ἐθεραπεύθη, καὶ ἐθαυμάσθη ὅλη ἡ γῆ ὀπίσω τοῦ θηρίου.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- I sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
- of hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- headsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- headsκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
- as it wereὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- woundedσφάζωsphazō · to slaughterG4969
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
- woundπληγήplēgē · plague/blow/woundG4127
- was healedθεραπεύωtherapeuō · to serve/healG2323
- ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- allὅλοςholos · allG3650
- the worldγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
- wonderedθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
- afterὀπίσωopisō · afterG3694
- the beastθηρίονthērion · wild animalG2342
Cross-references for Revelation 13:3
- Revelation 13:1Then I saw a wild animal that was coming up out of the sea. It had ten horns and there was a crown on each horn. The animal also had seven heads. On each head there was a bad name that insulted God.
- Revelation 17:10They are also a picture of seven kings. Five of these kings have already stopped ruling. Another king is ruling now. The last king has not yet come. When he does come, he must rule only for a short time.
- Ezekiel 30:24I will make the king of Babylon powerful, to fight battles on my behalf. But I will cause Pharaoh to be weak. He will cry in pain when the king of Babylon attacks. He will receive wounds that cause him to die.
- Revelation 17:6I saw that the woman was like a drunk. She was like someone who had drunk the blood of God's people. She had killed them because they had told other people about Jesus. When I saw her, I was very surprised.
- Luke 2:1At that time, Caesar Augustus made a law. He told his men to count everyone who lived in the countries that he ruled.
- John 12:19So the Pharisees said to each other, ‘This is not what we wanted. Look! All the people in the world have left us to go with him!’
- Acts 8:10All the people in the city watched Simon carefully. This included the people who were important and all the other people too. Everyone said, ‘This man has great power that comes from God.’
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9When the enemy of God appears, he will be doing Satan's work. Satan will give him the power to do great things and miracles that are false.
Commentaries on Revelation 13:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death - This is the second and last place where the heads of the beast are mentioned with any description; and therefore the meaning here must be forms of government, as these were noticed last in the angel's double explanation. The head that was wounded to death can be no other than the seventh draconic head, which was the sixth head of the beast, viz., the imperial power; for "this head," as Bishop Newton…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And I saw one of his heads, as it were wounded to death - The phrase “wounded to death” means properly that it received a mortal wound, that is, the wound would have been mortal if it had not been healed. A blow was struck that would be naturally fatal, but there was something that prevented the fatal result. John does not say, however, by whom the wound was inflicted, nor does he describe further the nature of the wound. He says that “one of the heads”…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Satan often imitates God. Here, the beast copies the death and resurrection of Jesus. One of the beast’s heads appears to have been fatally wounded but then healed. This detail has led many interpreters to connect the beast with the Roman emperor Nero, who ruled from AD 54 to 68. A tradition developed that Nero was so evil that he either did not really die or would return as another tyrant like Domitian, who ruled from AD 81 to 96. In Revelation 17:9–10…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. One of--literally, "from among." wounded ... healed--twice again repeated emphatically (Re 13:12, 14); compare Re 17:8, 11, "the beast that was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit" (compare Re 13:11); the Germanic empire, the seventh head (revived in the eighth), as yet future in John's time (Re 17:10). Contrast the change whereby Nebuchadnezzar, being humbled from his self-deifying pride, was converted from his beast-like form and…Read the comment
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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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