Revelation 13:11-18

The Beast from the Earth

11 Then 1I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had 2two horns like a lamb and he spoke as a 3dragon.
12 He 4exercises all the authority of the first beast 5in his presence. And he makes 6the earth and those who dwell in it to 7worship the first beast, whose 8fatal wound was healed.
13 He 9performs great signs, so that he even makes 10fire come down out of heaven to the earth in the presence of men.
14 And he 11deceives 12those who dwell on the earth because of 13the signs which it was given him to perform 14in the presence of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who had the 15wound of the sword and has come to life.
15 And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even speak and cause 16as many as do not 17worship the image of the beast to be killed.
16 And he causes all, 18the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a 19mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
17 and he provides that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the 20mark, either 21the name of the beast or 22the number of his name.
18 23Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that 24of a man; and his number is six hundred and sixty-six *.

Cross References 24

  • 1. Revelation 13:1; Revelation 16:13
  • 2. Daniel 8:3
  • 3. Revelation 13:4
  • 4. Revelation 13:4
  • 5. Revelation 13:14; Revelation 19:20
  • 6. Revelation 13:8
  • 7. Revelation 13:15; Revelation 14:9, 11; Revelation 16:2; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:4
  • 8. Revelation 13:3
  • 9. Matthew 24:24; Revelation 16:14; Revelation 19:20
  • 10. 1 Kings 18:38; Luke 9:54; Revelation 11:5; Revelation 20:9
  • 11. Revelation 12:9
  • 12. Revelation 13:8
  • 13. 2 Thessalonians 2:9
  • 14. Revelation 13:12; Revelation 19:20
  • 15. Revelation 13:3
  • 16. Daniel 3:3f
  • 17. Revelation 13:12; Revelation 14:9, 11; Revelation 16:2; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:4
  • 18. Revelation 11:18; Revelation 19:5, 18
  • 19. Galatians 6:17; Revelation 7:3; Revelation 14:9; Revelation 20:4
  • 20. Galatians 6:17; Revelation 7:3; Revelation 14:9; Revelation 20:4
  • 21. Revelation 14:11
  • 22. Revelation 15:2
  • 23. Revelation 17:9
  • 24. Revelation 21:17

Footnotes 5

  • [a]. Or "by his authority"
  • [b]. Or "by the authority of"
  • [c]. One early ms reads "speak, and he will cause"
  • [d]. Lit "causes all,...that they give them a mark"
  • [e]. One early ms reads 616
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