Revelation 13:6

Revelation 13:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
• New International Version (NIV)It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.
• English Standard Version (ESV)It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.

Context of Revelation 13:6

4they worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?” 5There was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him. And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, those who dwell in heaven. 7It was also given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them, and authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him. 8All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain.

Revelation 13:6 word by word

καὶ ἤνοιξεν τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ εἰς βλασφημίας πρὸς τὸν θεὸν βλασφημῆσαι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ, τοὺς ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ σκηνοῦντας.Read the interlinear

• And he openedἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
• his mouthστόμαstoma · mouthG4750
• in blasphemiesβλασφημίαblasphēmia · blasphemyG988
• againstπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• to blasphemeβλασφημέωblasphēmeō · to blasphemeG987
• His nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• and His tabernacleσκηνήskēnē · tentG4633
• thoseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• dwellσκηνόωskēnoō · to dwellG4637
• in heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772

Cross-references for Revelation 13:6

• Job 3:1Afterward Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
• Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.
• Matthew 15:19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.
• Romans 3:13“Their throat is an open grave, With their tongues they keep deceiving,” “The poison of asps is under their lips”;
• Revelation 21:3And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them,
• John 1:14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• Colossians 1:19For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him,
• Colossians 2:9For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form,
• Hebrews 9:2For there was a tabernacle prepared, the outer one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the sacred bread; this is called the holy place.
• Revelation 4:1After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.”
• Revelation 5:13And every created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying, “To Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.”
• Revelation 7:9After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands;
• Revelation 11:12And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.” Then they went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies watched them.
• Revelation 12:12For this reason, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has only a short time.”
• Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced judgment for you against her.”
• Revelation 19:1After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God;

Commentaries on Revelation 13:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name - The Latin empire is here represented as a blasphemous power in three respects. First, he blasphemes the name of God. This has been most notoriously the case with the different popish princes, who continually blaspheme the sacred names of God by using them in their idolatrous worship. The mouth of blasphemy against God cannot be more evident than in the following impious words which…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name - By his own arrogant claims; by his assumed authority in matters of conscience; by setting aside the divine authority; and by impious declarations in derogation of the divine claims. See the notes on Revelation 13:1. And his tabernacle - Literally, his “tent” - ̀ skēnēnThis is the word which is commonly applied to the sacred tent or tabernacle among the Hebrews, in which the ark…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-8The four characteristics of the beast are: he speaks against God, he holds power for a short time, he fights against God's people, and he governs the world. However, God remains in control.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. opened ... mouth--The usual formula in the case of a set speech, or series of speeches. Re 13:6, 7 expand Re 13:5. blasphemy--So B and Andreas. A and C read "blasphemies." and them--So Vulgate, Coptic, Andreas, and Primasius read. A and C omit "and": "them that dwell (literally, 'tabernacle') in heaven," mean not only angels and the departed souls of the righteous, but believers on earth who have their citizenship in heaven, and whose true life is…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 13:6

• Blasphemy
• Church
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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