Revelation 13:11–17

The Beast from the Earth

¹¹Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; he had two horns like a lamb, ^zabut he sounded like a dragon. ¹²He exercises all the authority of the first beast on his behalf and compels the earth and those who live on it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed. ¹³He also performs great signs, ^beven causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in front of people. ^c14He deceives those who live on the earth ^dbecause of the signs that he is permitted to perform on behalf of the beast, ^etelling those who live on the earth to make an image ^fof the beast who had the sword wound and yet lived. ¹⁵He was permitted to give a spirit ^gto the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could both speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. ^h16And he requires everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to be given a mark ⁱon his right hand or on his forehead, ^j17so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark: the beast’s name or the number of his name.