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New American Standard Bible 2020

Revelation 13

The Beast from the Sea

1And the dragon stood on the sand of the 1seashore.

Then I saw a 2beast coming up out of the sea, having 3ten horns and 4seven heads, and on his horns were 5ten crowns, and on his heads were 6blasphemous names. 2And the beast that I saw was 7like a leopard, and his feet were like those of 8a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of 9a lion. And the 10dragon gave him his power and his 11throne, and great authority. 3I saw one of his heads as if it had been 12fatally wounded, and his 13fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth 14was amazed and followed after the beast; 4they worshiped the 15dragon because he 16gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “17Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?” 5A mouth was given to him 18speaking 19arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for 20forty-two months was given to him. 6And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, 21those who dwell in heaven.

7It was also given to him to 22make war with the 23saints and to overcome them, and authority was given to him over 24every tribe, people, language, and nation. 8All who 25live on the earth will worship him, everyone 26whose name has not been 27written 28since the foundation of the world in the 29book of life of 30the Lamb who has been slaughtered. 931If anyone has an ear, let him hear. 1032If anyone 33is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; 34if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is 35the 36perseverance and the faith of the 37saints.

The Beast from the Earth

11Then 38I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had 39two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a 40dragon. 12He 41exercises all the authority of the first beast 4243in his presence. And he makes 44the earth and those who live on it 45worship the first beast, whose 46fatal wound was healed. 13He 47performs great signs, so that he even makes 48fire come down out of the sky to the earth in the presence of people. 14And he 49deceives 50those who live on the earth because of 51the signs which it was given him to perform 5253in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who had the 54wound of the sword and has come to life. 15And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even 55speak and cause 56all who do not 57worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16And he causes all, 58the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, 59to be given a 60mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, 17and he decrees that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the 61mark, either 62the name of the beast or 63the number of his name. 1864Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that 65of a 66man; and his number is 67six hundred and sixty-six.

Notes

  1. 1. Revelation 13:1 Lit sea ↩
  2. 2. Revelation 13:1 Dan 7:3, 7; Rev 11:7; 13:14, 15; 15:2; 16:13; 17:8 ↩
  3. 3. Revelation 13:1 Rev 12:3 ↩
  4. 4. Revelation 13:1 Rev 12:3 ↩
  5. 5. Revelation 13:1 Rev 12:3; 17:12 ↩
  6. 6. Revelation 13:1 Dan 7:8; 11:36; Rev 17:3 ↩
  7. 7. Revelation 13:2 Dan 7:6; Hos 13:7f ↩
  8. 8. Revelation 13:2 Dan 7:5 ↩
  9. 9. Revelation 13:2 Dan 7:4 ↩
  10. 10. Revelation 13:2 Rev 12:3; 13:4, 12 ↩
  11. 11. Revelation 13:2 Rev 2:13; 16:10 ↩
  12. 12. Revelation 13:3 Lit slaughtered to death ↩
  13. 13. Revelation 13:3 Rev 13:12, 14 ↩
  14. 14. Revelation 13:3 Rev 17:8 ↩
  15. 15. Revelation 13:4 Rev 12:3; 13:2, 12 ↩
  16. 16. Revelation 13:4 Rev 12:3; 13:2, 12 ↩
  17. 17. Revelation 13:4 Ex 15:11; Is 46:5; Rev 18:18 ↩
  18. 18. Revelation 13:5 Dan 7:8, 11, 20, 25; 11:36; 2 Thess 2:3f ↩
  19. 19. Revelation 13:5 Lit great things ↩
  20. 20. Revelation 13:5 Rev 11:2 ↩
  21. 21. Revelation 13:6 Rev 7:15; 12:12 ↩
  22. 22. Revelation 13:7 Dan 7:21; Rev 11:7 ↩
  23. 23. Revelation 13:7 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  24. 24. Revelation 13:7 Rev 5:9 ↩
  25. 25. Revelation 13:8 Rev 3:10; 13:12, 14 ↩
  26. 26. Revelation 13:8 Rev 3:5 ↩
  27. 27. Revelation 13:8 Or written in the book...slain from the foundation of the world ↩
  28. 28. Revelation 13:8 Matt 25:34; Rev 17:8 ↩
  29. 29. Revelation 13:8 Ps 69:28 ↩
  30. 30. Revelation 13:8 Rev 5:6 ↩
  31. 31. Revelation 13:9 Rev 2:7 ↩
  32. 32. Revelation 13:10 Is 33:1; Jer 15:2; 43:11 ↩
  33. 33. Revelation 13:10 Or leads into captivity ↩
  34. 34. Revelation 13:10 Gen 9:6; Matt 26:52; Rev 11:18 ↩
  35. 35. Revelation 13:10 Heb 6:12; Rev 14:12 ↩
  36. 36. Revelation 13:10 Or steadfastness ↩
  37. 37. Revelation 13:10 See note v 7 ↩
  38. 38. Revelation 13:11 Rev 13:1; 16:13 ↩
  39. 39. Revelation 13:11 Dan 8:3 ↩
  40. 40. Revelation 13:11 Rev 13:4 ↩
  41. 41. Revelation 13:12 Rev 13:4 ↩
  42. 42. Revelation 13:12 Or by his authority ↩
  43. 43. Revelation 13:12 Rev 13:14; 19:20 ↩
  44. 44. Revelation 13:12 Rev 13:8 ↩
  45. 45. Revelation 13:12 Rev 13:15; 14:9, 11; 16:2; 19:20; 20:4 ↩
  46. 46. Revelation 13:12 Rev 13:3 ↩
  47. 47. Revelation 13:13 Matt 24:24; Rev 16:14; 19:20 ↩
  48. 48. Revelation 13:13 1 Kin 18:38; Luke 9:54; Rev 11:5; 20:9 ↩
  49. 49. Revelation 13:14 Rev 12:9 ↩
  50. 50. Revelation 13:14 Rev 13:8 ↩
  51. 51. Revelation 13:14 2 Thess 2:9f ↩
  52. 52. Revelation 13:14 Or by the authority of ↩
  53. 53. Revelation 13:14 Rev 13:12; 19:20 ↩
  54. 54. Revelation 13:14 Rev 13:3 ↩
  55. 55. Revelation 13:15 One early ms speak, and he will cause ↩
  56. 56. Revelation 13:15 Dan 3:3ff ↩
  57. 57. Revelation 13:15 Rev 13:12; 14:9, 11; 16:2; 19:20; 20:4 ↩
  58. 58. Revelation 13:16 Rev 11:18; 19:5, 18 ↩
  59. 59. Revelation 13:16 Lit so that they give them a mark ↩
  60. 60. Revelation 13:16 Gal 6:17; Rev 7:3; 14:9; 20:4 ↩
  61. 61. Revelation 13:17 Gal 6:17; Rev 7:3; 14:9; 20:4 ↩
  62. 62. Revelation 13:17 Rev 14:11 ↩
  63. 63. Revelation 13:17 Rev 15:2 ↩
  64. 64. Revelation 13:18 Rev 17:9 ↩
  65. 65. Revelation 13:18 Rev 21:17 ↩
  66. 66. Revelation 13:18 Or human ↩
  67. 67. Revelation 13:18 I.e., spelled out in Gr as 600 + 60 + 6; one early ms has the letters for 616 ↩

Commentaries on Revelation 13

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