13Then ¹I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw ^aa beast rising up out of the sea, ^bhaving ²seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a ^cblasphemous name. ²Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The ^ddragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. ³And I saw one of his heads ^eas if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And ^fall the world marveled and followed the beast. ⁴So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, ^g“Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”

⁵And he was given ^ha mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to ³continue for ⁱforty-two months. ⁶Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, ^jHis tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. ⁷It was granted to him ^kto make war with the saints and to overcome them. And ^lauthority was given him over every ⁴tribe, tongue, and nation. ⁸All who dwell on the earth will worship him, ^mwhose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain ⁿfrom the foundation of the world.

⁹^oIf anyone has an ear, let him hear. ¹⁰^pHe who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; ^qhe who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. ^rHere is the ⁵patience and the faith of the saints.

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Footnotes

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2NU, M ten horns and seven heads
3M make war
4NU, M add and people
5perseverance

Cross references

a Dan. 7:2, 7
b Rev. 12:3
c Dan. 7:8; 11:36; Rev. 17:3
d Rev. 12:3, 9; 13:4, 12
e Rev. 13:12, 14
f Rev. 17:8
g Ex. 15:11; Is. 46:5; Rev. 18:18
h Dan. 7:8, 11, 20, 25; 11:36; 2 Thess. 2:3
i Rev. 11:2
j[John 1:14; Col. 2:9]
k Dan. 7:21; Rev. 11:7
l Rev. 11:18
m Ex. 32:32; [Rev. 20:12–15]
n Matt. 25:34; Rev. 17:8
o Rev. 2:7
p Is. 33:1; Jer. 15:2; 43:11
q Gen. 9:6; Matt. 26:52; Rev. 11:18
r Heb. 6:12; Rev. 14:12