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Revelation 13:5–6

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5The beast was given a mouth to utter boasts and blasphemies.v It was allowed to exercise authorityGH for forty-two months.w 6It began to speakI blasphemies against God: to blaspheme his name and his dwelling—those who dwell in heaven.

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Footnotes

  1. GOther read to wage war
  2. HOr to rule
  3. IOr He opened his mouth in

Cross references

  1. vDn 7:8,11,20
  2. wRv 11:2

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. It opened its mouth to utter blasphemies against God, blaspheming his name and his dwelling, that is, those who dwell in heaven.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months. It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the beast was allowed to speak great blasphemies against God. And he was given authority to do whatever he wanted for forty-two months. And he spoke terrible words of blasphemy against God, slandering his name and his dwelling—that is, those who dwell in heaven.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And a mouth was given to him speaking great things and blasphemies, and authority to act was given to him for forty-two months. And he opened his mouth for blasphemies toward God, to blaspheme his name and his dwelling, those who live in heaven.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.