New American Standard Bible 2020
Revelation 17:5-9
5and on her foreheadG3359 a nameG3686 was writtenG1125, 1a 2mysteryG3466: “3BABYLONG897 THE GREATG3173, THE MOTHERG3384 OF PROSTITUTESG4204 AND OF 4THE ABOMINATIONSG946 OF THE EARTHG1093.” 6And I sawG3708 the womanG1135 drunkG3184 with 5the bloodG129 of the 6saintsG40, and with the bloodG129 of the witnessesG3144 of JesusG2424. When I sawG3708 her, I wonderedG2296 7greatlyG2295G3173. 7And the angelG32 saidG3004 to me, “WhyG1223G5101 8do you wonderG2296? I will tellG3004 you the 9mysteryG3466 of the womanG1135 and of the beastG2342 that carriesG941 her, which hasG2192 the 10sevenG2033 headsG2776 and the tenG1176 hornsG2768.
8“11The beastG2342 that you sawG3708 12was, and is not, and isG3195 aboutG3195 toG3195 13comeG305 upG305 out of the 14abyssG12 and 1516goG5217 to destructionG684. And 17thoseG3588 who liveG2730 on the earthG1093, 18whoseG3739 namesG3686 have not been writtenG1125 in the bookG975 of lifeG2222 19from the foundationG2602 of the worldG2889, will 20wonderG2296 when they seeG991 the beastG2342, that he was, and is not, and will 21comeG3918. 922HereG5602 is the mindG3563 which hasG2192 wisdomG4678. The 23sevenG2033 headsG2776 are sevenG2033 mountainsG3735 upon whichG3699 the womanG1135 sitsG2521,
Notes
- 1. Revelation 17:5 Or “MYSTERY...” ↩
- 2. Revelation 17:5 2 Thess 2:7; Rev 1:20; 17:7 ↩
- 3. Revelation 17:5 Rev 14:8; 16:19 ↩
- 4. Revelation 17:5 Rev 17:2 ↩
- 5. Revelation 17:6 Rev 16:6 ↩
- 6. Revelation 17:6 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
- 7. Revelation 17:6 Lit with great wonder ↩
- 8. Revelation 17:7 Lit have you wondered ↩
- 9. Revelation 17:7 2 Thess 2:7; Rev 1:20; 17:5 ↩
- 10. Revelation 17:7 Rev 17:3 ↩
- 11. Revelation 17:8 Dan 7:7 ↩
- 12. Revelation 17:8 Rev 13:3, 12, 14; 17:11 ↩
- 13. Revelation 17:8 Rev 11:7; 13:1 ↩
- 14. Revelation 17:8 Rev 9:1; 13:1 ↩
- 15. Revelation 17:8 One early ms is going ↩
- 16. Revelation 17:8 Rev 13:10; 17:11 ↩
- 17. Revelation 17:8 Rev 3:10 ↩
- 18. Revelation 17:8 Ps 69:28; Rev 3:5 ↩
- 19. Revelation 17:8 Matt 25:34; Rev 13:8 ↩
- 20. Revelation 17:8 Rev 13:3 ↩
- 21. Revelation 17:8 Lit be present ↩
- 22. Revelation 17:9 Rev 13:18 ↩
- 23. Revelation 17:9 Rev 17:3 ↩
Commentaries on Revelation 17
- 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
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