New American Standard Bible 2020

Revelation 13:2-10

2And the beast that I saw was 1like a leopard, and his feet were like those of 2a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of 3a lion. And the 4dragon gave him his power and his 5throne, and great authority. 3I saw one of his heads as if it had been 6fatally wounded, and his 7fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth 8was amazed and followed after the beast; 4they worshiped the 9dragon because he 10gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “11Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?” 5A mouth was given to him 12speaking 13arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for 14forty-two months was given to him. 6And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, 15those who dwell in heaven.

7It was also given to him to 16make war with the 17saints and to overcome them, and authority was given to him over 18every tribe, people, language, and nation. 8All who 19live on the earth will worship him, everyone 20whose name has not been 21written 22since the foundation of the world in the 23book of life of 24the Lamb who has been slaughtered. 9 25If anyone has an ear, let him hear. 10 26If anyone 27is destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; 28if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is 29the 30perseverance and the faith of the 31saints.

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Notes

1. Revelation 13:2 Dan 7:6; Hos 13:7f ↩
2. Revelation 13:2 Dan 7:5 ↩
3. Revelation 13:2 Dan 7:4 ↩
4. Revelation 13:2 Rev 12:3; 13:4, 12 ↩
5. Revelation 13:2 Rev 2:13; 16:10 ↩
6. Revelation 13:3 Lit slaughtered to death ↩
7. Revelation 13:3 Rev 13:12, 14 ↩
8. Revelation 13:3 Rev 17:8 ↩
9. Revelation 13:4 Rev 12:3; 13:2, 12 ↩
10. Revelation 13:4 Rev 12:3; 13:2, 12 ↩
11. Revelation 13:4 Ex 15:11; Is 46:5; Rev 18:18 ↩
12. Revelation 13:5 Dan 7:8, 11, 20, 25; 11:36; 2 Thess 2:3f ↩
13. Revelation 13:5 Lit great things ↩
14. Revelation 13:5 Rev 11:2 ↩
15. Revelation 13:6 Rev 7:15; 12:12 ↩
16. Revelation 13:7 Dan 7:21; Rev 11:7 ↩
17. Revelation 13:7 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
18. Revelation 13:7 Rev 5:9 ↩
19. Revelation 13:8 Rev 3:10; 13:12, 14 ↩
20. Revelation 13:8 Rev 3:5 ↩
21. Revelation 13:8 Or written in the book...slain from the foundation of the world ↩
22. Revelation 13:8 Matt 25:34; Rev 17:8 ↩
23. Revelation 13:8 Ps 69:28 ↩
24. Revelation 13:8 Rev 5:6 ↩
25. Revelation 13:9 Rev 2:7 ↩
26. Revelation 13:10 Is 33:1; Jer 15:2; 43:11 ↩
27. Revelation 13:10 Or leads into captivity ↩
28. Revelation 13:10 Gen 9:6; Matt 26:52; Rev 11:18 ↩
29. Revelation 13:10 Heb 6:12; Rev 14:12 ↩
30. Revelation 13:10 Or steadfastness ↩
31. Revelation 13:10 See note v 7 ↩

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