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Revelation 17:5

A mysterious name was written on her forehead: “Babylon the Great, Mother of All Prostitutes and Obscenities in the World.”

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Revelation 17:5 — The New International Version (NIV)

The name written on her forehead was a mystery:

babylon the great

the mother of prostitutes

and of the abominations of the earth.

Revelation 17:5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And on her forehead was written a name of mystery: “Babylon the great, mother of prostitutes and of earth’s abominations.”

Revelation 17:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

Revelation 17:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And on her forehead a name was written:

MYSTERY,

BABYLON THE GREAT,

THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH

Revelation 17:5 — New Century Version (NCV)

On her forehead a title was written that was secret. This is what was written:

Revelation 17:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

and upon her forehead a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

Revelation 17:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

and upon her forehead a name written, Mystery, great Babylon, the mother of the harlots, and of the abominations of the earth.

Revelation 17:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A name was written on her forehead. The name was Mystery: Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and Detestable Things of the Earth.

Revelation 17:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

On her forehead a cryptic name was written:

BABYLON THE GREAT
THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES
AND OF THE VILE THINGS OF THE EARTH.

Revelation 17:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

and on her forehead was written a name, a mystery: “Babylon the great, mother of whores and of earth’s abominations.”

Revelation 17:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And on her forehead a name was written, a mystery: “Babylon the great, the mother of prostitutes and of the detestable things of the earth.”

Revelation 17:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Here is the name that was written on her forehead.

Mystery

The Great City of Babylon

The Mother of Prostitutes

The Mother of Everything on Earth That God Hates

Revelation 17:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

and on her forehead a name was written, a mystery, “BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.”


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