Revelation 13
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Revelation 13

The Beast from the Sea

1And the dragonstoodG2476on the sandG285of theseashoreG2281.ThenG2532I sawG3708abeastθηρίονthērionG2342comingG305upG305out of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,havingἔχονechonG2192tenδέκαdekaG1176hornsκέραταkerataG2768andsevenG2033headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776,and on his hornsκεράτωνkeratōnG2768weretenδέκαdekaG1176crownsδιαδήματαdiadēmataG1238,and on his headsκεφαλὰςkephalasG2776wereblasphemousβλασφημίας.blasphēmiasG988namesὀνόματαonomataG3686.
2And the beastθηρίονthērionG2342that I sawG3708waslikeG3664a leopardπαρδάλειpardaleiG3917,and his feetπόδεςpodesG4228were likeG3664those ofa bearἄρκουarkouG715,and his mouthστόμαstomaG4750likeG5613the mouthστόμαstomaG4750ofa lionλέοντος.leontosG3023. And thedragonδράκωνdrakōnG1404gaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325him his powerδύναμινdunaminG1411and histhroneθρόνονthrononG2362,and greatμεγάλην.megalēnG3173authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849.
3I sawoneμίανmianG1520of his headsκεφαλῶνkephalōnG2776as ifὡςhōsG5613it had beenG4969fatallyθάνατον,thanatonG2288woundedG4969, and hisfatalθανάτουthanatouG2288woundπληγὴplēgēG4127was healedἐθεραπεύθη,etherapeuthēG2323.And the wholeὅληholēG3650earthγῆgēG1093wasG2296amazedG2296and followedafterὀπίσωopisōG3694the beastθηρίου.thēriouG2342;
4they worshipedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352thedragonδράκοντιdrakontiG1404becauseὅτιhotiG3754hegaveἔδωκενedōkenG1325his authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to the beastθηρίῳthēriōG2342;and they worshipedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352the beastθηρίῳthēriōG2342,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhoτίςtisG5101is likeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664the beastθηρίῳthēriōG2342,and whoτίςtisG5101is ableδύναταιdunataiG1410to wageG4170warπολεμῆσαιpolemēsaiG4170with him?”
5A mouthστόμαstomaG4750was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to himspeakingλαλοῦνlalounG2980arrogantμεγάλαmegalaG3173words and blasphemiesβλασφημίαςblasphēmiasG988,and authorityἐξουσίαexousiaG1849to actποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160forforty-twoδύο.duoG5065G1417monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to him.
6And he openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455his mouthστόμαstomaG4750in blasphemiesβλασφημίαςblasphēmiasG988againstπρὸςprosG4314GodθεὸνtheonG2316,to blasphemeβλασφημῆσαιblasphēmēsaiG987His nameὄνομαonomaG3686and His tabernacleσκηνὴνskēnēnG4633, that is,thoseG3588who dwellσκηνοῦντας.skēnountasG4637in heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772.
7It was alsoG2532givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to him tomakeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160warπόλεμονpolemonG4171with thesaintsἁγίωνhagiōnG40and to overcomeνικῆσαιnikēsaiG3528them, and authorityἐξουσίαexousiaG1849was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to him overἐπὶepiG1909everyπᾶσανpasanG3956tribeφυλὴνphulēnG5443,peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,languageγλῶσσανglōssanG1100,and nationἔθνος.ethnosG1484.
8AllπάντεςpantesG3956wholiveκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730on the earthγῆς,gēsG1093will worshipπροσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinG4352him, everyonewhoseοὗhouG3739nameὄνομαonomaG3686has not beenwrittenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125sinceἀπὸapoG575the foundationκαταβολῆςkatabolēsG2602of the worldκόσμου.¶kosmouG2889in thebookβιβλίῳbibliōG975of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222ofthe LambἀρνίουarniouG721who has been slaughteredἐσφαγμένουesphagmenouG4969.
9IfΕἴEiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100hasἔχειecheiG2192an earοὖς,ousG3775,let him hearἀκουσάτω.akousatōG191.
10IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is destinedfor captivityαἰχμαλωσίανaichmalōsianG161,to captivityαἰχμαλωσίανaichmalōsianG161he goesὑπάγει,hupageiG5217;ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100killsἀποκτανθῆναι,apoktanthēnaiG615with the swordμαχαίρῃmachairēG3162,with the swordμαχαίρῃmachairēG3162he mustG1163be killedἀποκτανθῆναι·apoktanthēnaiG615.HereὧδέhōdeG5602is theperseveranceὑπομονὴhupomonēG5281and the faithπίστιςpistisG4102of thesaintsἁγίων.¶hagiōnG40.

The Beast from the Earth

11ThenG2532I sawG3708anotherἄλλοalloG243beastθηρίονthērionG2342comingG305upG305out of the earthγῆς,gēsG1093;and he hadεἶχενeichenG2192twoδύοduoG1417hornsκέραταkerataG2768likeὅμοιαhomoiaG3664a lambἀρνίῳarniōG721,and he spokeἐλάλειelaleiG2980as adragonδράκων.drakōnG1404.
12HeexercisesποιεῖpoieiG4160allπᾶσανpasanG3956the authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849of the firstπρώτουprōtouG4413beastθηρίουthēriouG2342inG1799his presenceG1799.And he makesποιεῖpoieiG4160the earthγῆνgēnG1093and thoseG3588who liveκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730on itworshipπροσκυνήσουσινproskunēsousinG4352the firstπρῶτον,prōtonG4413beastθηρίονthērionG2342,whoseοὗhouG3739fatalθανάτουthanatouG2288woundπληγὴplēgēG4127was healedἐθεραπεύθηetherapeuthēG2323.
13HeperformsποιεῖpoieiG4160greatμεγάλαmegalaG3173signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443he evenG2532makesποιῇpoiēaG4160fireπῦρpurG4442comeκαταβαίνεινkatabaineinG2597downG2597out of the skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772to the earthγῆνgēnG1093inG1799theG1799presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofG1799peopleἀνθρώπων.anthrōpōnG444.
14And hedeceivesπλανᾷplanaG4105thoseG3588who liveκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasG2730on the earthγῆςgēsG1093becauseδιὰdiaG1223ofthe signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592whichἃhaG3739it was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325him to performποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160inG1799theG1799presenceG1799ofG1799the beastθηρίουthēriouG2342,tellingλέγωνlegōnG3004thoseG3588who liveκατοικοῦσινkatoikousinG2730on the earthγῆςgēsG1093to makeποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160an imageεἰκόναeikonaG1504to the beastθηρίῳthēriōG2342whoὃςhosG3739hadἔχειecheiG2192thewoundπληγὴνplēgēnG4127of the swordμαχαίρηςmachairēsG3162and has comeG2198toG2198lifeG2198.
15And it was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to him to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325breathπνεῦμαpneumaG4151to the imageεἰκόνιeikoniG1504of the beastθηρίουthēriouG2342,soἵναinaG2443thatἵναinaG2443the imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504of the beastθηρίου,thēriouG2342would evenG2532speakλαλήσῃlalēsēG2980and causeποιήσῃ,poiēsēG4160allG3745whoG3745do notworshipπροσκυνήσωσινproskunēsōsinG4352the imageεἰκόνιeikoniG1504of the beastθηρίουthēriouG2342to be killedἀποκτανθῶσιν.apoktanthōsinG615.
16And he causesποιεῖpoieiG4160allπάντας,pantasG3956,the smallμικροὺςmikrousG3398and the greatμεγάλουςmegalousG3173,the richπλουσίουςplousiousG4145and the poorπτωχοὺςptōchousG4434,and the freeἐλευθέρουςeleutherousG1658and the slavesδούλους,doulousG1401,to be givenδῶσινdōsinG1325amarkχάραγμαcharagmaG5480on their rightδεξιᾶςdexiasG1188handsχειρὸςcheirosG5495orἢēG2228on their foreheadsμέτωπονmetōponG3359,
17and he decreesthat noG3761oneτιςtisG5100will be ableδύνηταιdunētaiG1410to buyἀγοράσαιagorasaiG59orἢēG2228to sellπωλῆσαιpōlēsaiG4453,exceptG1508the one who hasἔχωνechōnG2192themarkχάραγμαcharagmaG5480, eitherthe nameὄνομαonomaG3686of the beastθηρίουthēriouG2342orἢēG2228the numberἀριθμὸνarithmonG706of his nameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686.
18HereὯδεHōdeG5602is wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678.Let him who hasἔχωνechōnG2192understandingνοῦνnounG3563calculateψηφισάτωpsēphisatōG5585the numberἀριθμὸνarithmonG706of the beastθηρίου,thēriouG2342,for the numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706is that of amanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444;and his numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706issixἑξακόσιοιhexakosioiG1812hundredG1812and sixty-sixἑξήκοντα ἕξ.¶hexēkonta hexG1812G1835G1803.

Commentaries on Revelation 13

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