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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Revelation 13</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/revelation/13.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//revelation/13-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/revelation/">Revelation</a> > Revelation 13</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../revelation/12.htm" title="Revelation 12">◄</a> Revelation 13 <a href="../revelation/14.htm" title="Revelation 14">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/revelation/13.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/revelation/13.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/revelation/13.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/revelation/13.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/revelation/13.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/revelation/13.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/revelation/13.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Beast from the Sea<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../daniel/7.htm">Daniel 7:1–8</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority. <A name="4"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?” <A name="6"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven. <A name="8"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <A name="10"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>He who has an ear, let him hear: <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“If anyone is destined for captivity, <p class="indent2"> into captivity he will go; <p class="indent1"> if anyone is to die<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> by the sword, <p class="indent2"> by the sword he must be killed.”<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <p class="reg"> Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints. <A name="12"></a><p class="hdg">The Beast from the Earth<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed. <A name="14"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And the second beast performed great signs to cause even fire from heaven to come down to earth in the presence of the people. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed. <A name="17"></a><p class="hdg">The Mark of the Beast<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead, <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/13-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> </p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">8</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>written in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain from the foundation of the world.</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> NE, WH, and BYZ <i>if anyone kills</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> See <a href="../jeremiah/15.htm#2">Jeremiah 15:2</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">18</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> Some manuscripts <i>616</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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