11Then1I sawanotherbeastcoming up out of the earth; and he had2twohornslike a lamb and he spoke as a 3dragon.
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He 4exercisesall the authority of the firstbeast5in his presence. And he makes6the earth and those who dwell in it to 7worship the firstbeast, whose8fatalwound was healed.
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He 9performsgreatsigns, so that he evenmakes10firecomedown out of heaven to the earth in the presence of men.
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And he 11deceives12those who dwell on the earthbecause of 13the signswhich it was given him to perform14in the presence of the beast, tellingthose who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beastwhohad the 15wound of the sword and has come to life.
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And it was given to him to givebreath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would evenspeak and cause16as many as do not 17worship the image of the beast to be killed.
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And he causesall, 18the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the freemen and the slaves, to be given a 19mark on their righthandor on their forehead,
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and he provides that noone will be able to buyor to sell, except the one who has the 20mark, either 21the name of the beastor22the number of his name.
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23Here is wisdom. Let him who hasunderstandingcalculate the number of the beast, for the number is that 24of a man; and his number is sixhundred and sixty-six*.