New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 17:8-14

8“The beastθηρίονthērionG2342that you sawG3708was, and is not, and is aboutμέλλειmelleiG3195tocomeἀναβαίνεινanabaineinG305up out of theabyssἀβύσσουabussouG12andgoὑπάγει.hupageiG5217to destructionἀπώλειανapōleianG684. AndthoseG3588who dwellκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730on the earthγῆς,gēsG1093,whoseG3739nameὄνομαonomaG3686has not been writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125in the bookβιβλίονbiblionG975of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222from the foundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμου,kosmouG2889, willwonderθαυμασθήσονταιthaumasthēsontaiG2296when they seeβλεπόντωνblepontōnG991the beastθηρίονthērionG2342,that he was and is not and will comeπαρέσται.parestaiG3918.

9HereὧδεhōdeG5602is the mindνοῦςnousG3563which hasἔχωνechōnG2192wisdomσοφίαν.sophianG4678. ThesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033headsκεφαλαὶkephalaiG2776are sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033mountainsὄρηorēG3735on whichὅπουhopouG3699the womanγυνὴgunēG1135sitsκάθηταιkathētaiG2521,

10and they are sevenG2033kingsG935;fiveπέντεpenteG4002have fallenἔπεσαν,epesanG4098,oneεἷςheisG1520is, the otherἄλλοςallosG243has not yetοὔπωoupōG3768comeἦλθεν·ēlthenG2064;and whenὅτανhotanG3752he comesἔλθῃ,elthēG2064,he mustδεῖdeiG1163remainμεῖναι.¶meinaiG3306a littleὀλίγονoligonG3641whileG3641.

11The beastθηρίονthērionG2342whichὃhoG3739was and is not, is himselfαὐτὸςautosG846alsoG2532an eighthὄγδοόςogdoosG3590and is oneof the sevenἑπτάheptaG2033, and hegoesὑπάγει.hupageiG5217to destructionἀπώλειανapōleianG684.

12ThetenδέκαdekaG1176hornsκέραταkerataG2768whichἃhaG3739you sawG3708are tenδέκαdekaG1176kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have not yetοὔπωoupōG3768receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983a kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932,but they receiveλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849as kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935with the beastθηρίου.thēriouG2342for oneμίανmianG1520hourὥρανhōranG5610.

13TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778haveἔχουσινechousinG2192oneμίανmianG1520purposeγνώμηνgnōmēnG1106,and they giveδιδόασιν.didoasinG1325their powerδύναμινdunaminG1411and authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to the beastθηρίῳthēriōG2342.

14TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778will wageG4170warπολεμήσουσιν,polemēsousinG4170againstG3326the LambἀρνίουarniouG721,and the LambἀρνίονarnionG721willovercomeνικήσειnikēseiG3528them, becauseὅτιhotiG3754He isLordκύριοςkuriosG2962of lordsκυρίωνkuriōnG2962andKingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of kingsβασιλέων,basileōnG935, andthoseG3588whoG3588are with Him are thecalledκλητοὶklētoiG2822and chosenἐκλεκτοὶeklektoiG1588and faithfulπιστοί.¶pistoiG4103.”

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