²And the beast which I saw was like to 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 own strength and great power.

³And I saw one of his heads as it were slain to death: and his death’s wound was healed. And all the earth was in admiration after the beast.

⁴And they adored the dragon which gave power to the beast. And they adored the beast, saying: Who is like to the beast? And who shall be able to fight with him?

⁵And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies: and power was given to him to do, two and forty months.

⁶And he opened his mouth unto blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle and them that dwell in heaven.

⁷And it was given unto him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And power was given him over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.

⁸And all that dwell upon the earth adored him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb which was slain from the beginning of the world.

⁹If any man have an ear, let him hear.

¹⁰He that shall lead into captivity shall go into captivity: he that shall kill by the sword must be killed by the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

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