Revelation 13:13

Revelation 13:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
• New International Version (NIV)And it performed great signs, even causing fire to come down from heaven to the earth in full view of the people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people,
• New King James Version (NKJV)He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.

Context of Revelation 13:13

11Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12He exercises all the authority of the first beast before him, and he makes the earth and all those who dwell in it worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed. He performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven in the sight of men. 14And he deceives those who dwell on the earth through the signs he is permitted to perform, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image in honor of the beast who has the sword wound yet lived. 15The second beast was permitted to give life to the image of the first beast, so that the image of the beast could even speak and cause all who would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

Revelation 13:13 word by word

καὶ ποιεῖ σημεῖα μεγάλα ἵνα καὶ πῦρ ποιῇ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβαίνειν εἰς τὴν γῆν ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀνθρώπων.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he doethποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• wondersσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• soἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• fireπῦρpur · fireG4442
• come downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• heavenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• onεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• in the sightἐνώπιονenōpion · beforeG1799
• of menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Revelation 13:13

• Revelation 16:14For they are demonic spirits performing miraculous signs, who go out to the kings of the whole world—to gather them for battle on the great Day of Elohei Tzva’ot.
• Revelation 19:20Then the beast was captured, and along with him the false prophet who had performed the signs before him by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, as well as those who had worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.
• Exodus 7:11Then Pharaoh called for the wise men and the sorcerers, and they too, the magicians of Egypt, did the same with their secret arts.
• Exodus 8:7The frogs will depart from you, from your houses, from your servants and from your people. They will remain only in the Nile.”
• Exodus 9:11Moreover, the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, because they were on the magicians, as on all the Egyptians.
• Deuteronomy 13:1“Whatever I command you, you must take care to do—you are not to add to it or take away from it.
• Matthew 24:24For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and show great signs and wonders so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.
• Mark 13:22For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and show signs and wonders to lead astray, if possible, the chosen.
• Acts 8:9Now a man named Simon had been practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, saying he was someone great.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9The coming of the lawless one is connected to the activity of satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,
• Revelation 11:5If anyone wishes to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths and consumes their enemies. If anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way.
• Numbers 16:35Fire also came out from Adonai and consumed the 250 men offering the incense.
• 1 Kings 18:38Then the fire of Adonai fell and consumed the burnt offering—and the wood, the stones and the dust—and licked up the water that was in the trench.
• 2 Kings 1:10In response, Elijah said to the captain of 50, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your 50!” Then fire did come down from heaven and consumed him and his 50.
• Matthew 16:1Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Yeshua, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
• Luke 9:54When His disciples Jacob and John saw this, they said, “Master, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”

Commentaries on Revelation 13:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13And he doeth great wonders - That we may have the greatest assurance possible that the two-horned beast is the spiritual Latin empire, it is called in Revelation 19:20, a passage illustrative of the one now under consideration, the false prophet, "than which," as Bishop Newton observes, "there cannot be a stronger or plainer argument to prove that false doctors or teachers were particularly designed;" for prophet, in the Scripture style, is not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13And he doeth great wonders - “Signs” - ͂ sēmeia- the word commonly employed to denote “miracles” (compare the notes on Acts 2:19); and the representation here is, that the power referred to by the second beast would found its claim on pretended miracles, and would accomplish an effect on the world as if it actually did work miracles. The applicability of this to papal Rome no one can doubt. See the notes on 2 Thessalonians 2:9. Compare Revelation 13:14…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-18Verses 11-18 Those who understand the first beast to denote a worldly power, take the second to be also a persecuting and assumed power, which acts under the disguise of religion, and of charity to the souls of men. It is a spiritual dominion, professing to be derived from Christ, and exercised at first in a gentle manner, but soon spake like the dragon. Its speech betrayed it; for it gives forth those false doctrines and cruel decrees, which show it to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-15In New Testament times, false prophets amazed people with stories of divine visits and idols speaking for the gods they represented (see Acts 16:16–18; 1 Corinthians 12:2–3). These practices involved worshiping demons (see 1 Corinthians 10:20–21) and were highlighted in the Roman emperor cult. Those who refused to follow were executed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. wonders--Greek, "signs." so that--so great that. maketh fire--Greek, "maketh even fire." This is the very miracle which the two witnesses perform, and which Elijah long ago had performed; this the beast from the bottomless pit, or the false prophet, mimics. Not merely tricks, but miracles of a demoniacal kind, and by demon aid, like those of the Egyptian magicians, shall be wrought, most calculated to deceive; wrought "after the working (Greek…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Revelation 13

• 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