¹⁷The dragon was furious with the woman and went off to fight against the rest of her descendants, all those who obey God’s commandments and are faithful to the truth revealed by Jesus. ¹⁸And the dragon stood^e on the seashore.

The Two Beasts

13^*Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads; on each of its horns there was a crown, and on each of its heads there was a name that was insulting to God. ²^*The beast looked like a leopard, with feet like a bear’s feet and a mouth like a lion’s mouth. The dragon gave the beast his own power, his throne, and his vast authority. ³One of the heads of the beast seemed to have been fatally wounded, but the wound had healed. The whole earth was amazed and followed the beast. ⁴Everyone worshipped the dragon because he had given his authority to the beast. They worshipped the beast also, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who can fight against it?”

⁵^*The beast was allowed to make proud claims which were insulting to God, and it was permitted to have authority for forty-two months.

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Footnotes

eAnd the dragon stood; some manuscripts have And I stood, connecting this verse with what follows.

Cross references

*13.1 a: Dn 7:3 13.1 b: Rev 17:3, 7–12
*13.2: Dn 7:4–6
*13.5, 6: Dn 7:8, 25; 11:36