Revelation 13
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A wild beast rises out of the sea, to whom the dragon gives his power
Verse 1
WEB Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.
KJV And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
TSK upon: jer 5:22; and saw: re 11:7, re 17:8, da 7:2,3; having: re 12:3, re 17:3,7-12,16, da 7:7,8,19,20,23,24; ten crowns: re 12:3; blasphemy: re 13:5,6, re 17:3,5, da 7:25, da 11:36, 2th 2:3,4
Verse 2
WEB The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
KJV And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
TSK was like: jer 5:6, jer 13:23, da 7:6,7, ho 13:7, hab 1:8; and his feet: 1sa 17:34-37, 2ki 2:24, pr 17:12, pr 28:15, da 7:4,5, ho 13:8, am 5:19; and his mouth: ps 22:21, isa 5:29, ho 11:10, am 3:12, 2ti 4:17, 1pe 5:8; dragon: re 12:3,4,9,13,15; gave: re 16:10, re 17:12, re 19:20, re 20:2
Verse 3
WEB One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast.
KJV And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
TSK one: re 13:1,2,14, re 17:10; and his: eze 30:24; all: re 17:6,8,13,17, lu 2:1, joh 12:19, ac 8:10,11,13, 2th 2:9-12
Verse 4
WEB They worshiped the dragon, because he gave his authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”
KJV And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
TSK And they: re 13:2, re 9:20, ps 106:37,38, 1co 10:20-22, 2co 4:4; and they: re 13:12,13,15, da 11:36,37, 2th 2:4; Who is like: re 18:18; who is able: re 17:14, de 9:2, 1sa 17:24
Verse 5
WEB A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him.
KJV And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
TSK a mouth: da 7:8,11,25, da 11:36; and power: re 11:2,3, re 12:6,14; to continue: re 13:7, re 11:7
Verse 6
WEB He opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his dwelling, those who dwell in heaven.
KJV And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
TSK he opened: job 3:1, mt 12:34, mt 15:19, ro 3:13; and his: re 21:3, joh 1:14, col 1:19, col 2:9, heb 9:2,11,12,24; and them: re 4:1,4, re 5:13, re 7:9, re 11:12, re 12:12, re 18:20, re 19:1-6, heb 12:22,23
Verse 7
WEB It was given to him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.
KJV And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
TSK to make: re 11:7, re 12:17, da 7:21,25, da 8:24,25, da 11:36-39, da 12:1; and power: re 10:11, re 11:18, re 17:15, ex 9:16, isa 10:15, isa 37:26, jer 25:9, jer 27:6,7, jer 51:20-24, da 5:18-23, lu 4:6, joh 19:11
Verse 8
WEB All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.
KJV And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
TSK all: re 13:3,4,14,15; whose: re 3:5,20, re 12:15, re 21:27, ex 32:32, isa 4:3, da 12:1, lu 10:20, php 4:3; Lamb: re 5:6-9,12, joh 1:29; from: re 17:8, eph 1:4, tit 1:2, 1pe 1:19,20
Verse 9
WEB If anyone has an ear, let him hear.
KJV If any man have an ear, let him hear.
TSK If any man have an ear, let him hear.: re 2:7,11,17,29
Verse 10
WEB If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.
KJV He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
TSK that leadeth: ex 21:23-25, isa 14:2, isa 33:1, mt 7:2; he that killeth: re 16:6, ge 9:5,6, isa 26:21, mt 26:52; Here: re 1:9, re 2:2,19, re 3:3,10, re 14:12, la 3:26, hab 2:3, lu 18:1-8, lu 21:19, col 1:11, heb 6:12, heb 10:36,37, heb 12:3,4, jas 1:2-4, jas 5:7,8
Another beast, which has two horns like a lamb, but speaks as a dragon
Verse 11
WEB I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a dragon.
KJV And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
TSK coming: re 13:1, re 11:7, re 17:8; and he had: mt 7:15, ro 16:18, 2co 11:13-15; and he spake: re 13:17, re 12:3,4,17, re 17:6, da 7:8,24,25, 2th 2:4
Verse 12
WEB He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. He makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.
KJV And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
TSK causeth: re 13:3,14-17, re 17:10,11, 2th 2:4
Verse 13
WEB He performs great signs, even making fire come down out of the sky to the earth in the sight of people.
KJV And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
TSK he doeth: re 16:14, re 19:20, ex 7:11,12,22, ex 8:7,18,19, ex 9:11, de 13:1-3, mt 24:24, mr 13:22, ac 8:9-11, 2th 2:9,10; he maketh: re 11:5, nu 16:35, 1ki 18:38, 2ki 1:10-14, mt 16:1, lu 9:54-56, 2ti 3:8
Verse 14
WEB He deceives my own people who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast; saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who had the sword wound and lived.
KJV And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
TSK deceiveth: re 12:9, re 18:23, re 19:20, re 20:3,10, 2ki 22:20, job 12:16, isa 44:20, eze 14:9, 2th 2:9-12; dwell: re 13:3,8; they: re 13:3,4,11,12,15, re 14:9,11, re 15:2, re 16:2, re 19:20, re 20:4, 2ki 20:7, eze 8:10, eze 16:17, da 11:36, 2th 2:4
Verse 15
WEB It was given to him to give breath to it, to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as wouldn’t worship the image of the beast to be killed.
KJV And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
TSK life: ge 2:7, ps 135:17, jer 10:14, jer 51:17, hab 2:19, jas 2:26; speak: ps 115:5, ps 135:16, jer 10:5; cause: re 13:14, re 16:2,5, re 17:6,14,17, re 18:20,24, re 19:20, re 20:4, da 7:20,25
It obliges all to worship its image, and receive its mark, as persons devoted to it
Verse 16
WEB He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands, or on their foreheads;
KJV And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
TSK both: re 11:18, re 19:5,18, re 20:12, 2ch 15:13, ps 115:13, ac 26:22; rich: job 34:19, ps 49:2; free: re 6:15, re 19:18, 1co 12:13, ga 3:28, eph 6:8, col 3:11; a mark: re 14:9-11, re 15:2, re 19:20, re 20:4, zec 13:6; or: re 7:3, ex 13:9, de 6:8, de 11:18, eze 9:4, 2ti 3:8
Verse 17
WEB and that no one would be able to buy or to sell, unless he has that mark, the name of the beast or the number of his name.
KJV And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
TSK mark: re 13:16; name: re 3:12, re 14:11, re 17:5, re 22:4; the number: re 13:18, re 15:2
Verse 18
WEB Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is six hundred sixty-six.
KJV Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
TSK Here: re 1:3, re 17:9, ps 107:43, da 12:10, ho 14:9, mr 13:14; count: re 15:2; the number: re 21:17, de 3:11, ro 3:5