1 And the dragon stood on the sand of the 1Lit seaseashore.

Then I saw a ADan 7:3; Rev 11:7; 13:14, 15; 15:2; 16:13; 17:8beast coming up out of the sea, having BRev 12:3ten horns and BRev 12:3seven heads, and on his horns were CRev 12:3; 17:12ten diadems, and on his heads were DDan 7:8; 11:36; Rev 17:3blasphemous names. 2 And the beast which I saw was ADan 7:6; Hos 13:7flike a leopard, and his feet were like those of BDan 7:5a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of CDan 7:4a lion. And the DRev 12:3; 13:4, 12dragon gave him his power and his ERev 2:13; 16:10throne and great authority. 3 I saw one of his heads as if it had been 1Lit slaughtered to deathslain, and his ARev 13:12, 14fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth BRev 17:8was amazed and followed after the beast; 4 they worshiped the ARev 12:3; 13:2, 12dragon because he ARev 12:3; 13:2, 12gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “BEx 15:11; Is 46:5; Rev 18:18Who is like the beast, and who is able to wage war with him?” 5 There was given to him a mouth ADan 7:8, 11, 20, 25; 11:36; 2 Thess 2:3fspeaking 1Lit great thingsarrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for BRev 11:2forty-two months was given to him. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, ARev 7:15; 12:12those who 1Or tabernacledwell in heaven.

7 It was also given to him to ADan 7:21; Rev 11:7make war with the 1Or holy onessaints and to overcome them, and authority over BRev 5:9every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him. 8 All who ARev 3:10; 13:12, 14dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone BRev 3:5whose name has not been 1Or written in the book...slain from the foundation of the worldwritten CMatt 25:34; Rev 17:8from the foundation of the world in the DPs 69:28book of life of ERev 5:6the Lamb who has been slain. 9 ARev 2:7If anyone has an ear, let him hear. 10 AIs 33:1; Jer 15:2; 43:11If anyone 1Or leads into captivityis destined for captivity, to captivity he goes; BGen 9:6; Matt 26:52; Rev 11:18if anyone kills with the sword, with the sword he must be killed. Here is CHeb 6:12; Rev 14:12the 2Or steadfastnessperseverance and the faith of the 3Or holy onessaints.

11 Then ARev 13:1; 16:13I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had BDan 8:3two horns like a lamb and he spoke as a CRev 13:4dragon. 12 He ARev 13:4exercises all the authority of the first beast 1Or by his authorityBRev 13:14; 19:20in his presence. And he makes CRev 13:8the earth and those who dwell in it to DRev 13:15; 14:9, 11; 16:2; 19:20; 20:4worship the first beast, whose ERev 13:3fatal wound was healed. 13 He AMatt 24:24; Rev 16:14; 19:20performs great signs, so that he even makes B1 Kin 18:38; Luke 9:54; Rev 11:5; 20:9fire come down out of heaven to the earth in the presence of men. 14 And he ARev 12:9deceives BRev 13:8those who dwell on the earth because of C2 Thess 2:9fthe signs which it was given him to perform 1Or by the authority ofDRev 13:12; 19:20in the presence of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who *had the ERev 13:3wound of the sword and has come to life. 15 And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even 1One early ms reads speak, and he will causespeak and cause ADan 3:3ffas many as do not BRev 13:12; 14:9, 11; 16:2; 19:20; 20:4worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 And he causes all, ARev 11:18; 19:5, 18the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, 1Lit causes all,...that they give them a markto be given a BGal 6:17; Rev 7:3; 14:9; 20:4mark on their right hand or on their forehead, 17 and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the AGal 6:17; Rev 7:3; 14:9; 20:4mark, either BRev 14:11the name of the beast or CRev 15:2the number of his name. 18 ARev 17:9Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that BRev 21:17of a man; and his number is 1One early ms reads 616six hundred and sixty-six.