note
1 Then I saw a beast rise up
out of the sea, having seven
heads, and ten horns; upon
his horns were ten crowns,
and upon his heads the name
of blasphemy. note
2 and the beast
which I saw was like a leopard,
his feet were as the
feet of a bear, and his mouth
as the mouth of a lion: note and
the dragon gave him his power,
and his throne, and great
authority.
3 and I saw one of
his heads, as it were wounded
to death; and his deadly
wound was healed: and all
the world went wondring after
the beast. note
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4 They worshipped the dragon
which had given his power to
the beast: and they worshipped
the beast, saying, “who is
like unto the beast? who is
able to make war with
him?”
5 there was given to
him a mouth speaking great
things, and blasphemy; and
power was given to him for
two and forty months. note
6 and
he opened his mouth in blasphemy
against God, to blaspheme
his name, and his tabernacle,
and note those that
dwell in heaven, note
7 he was
permitted to make war with
the saints, and to overcome
them: and power was given
him over all the tribes, and
provinces, and nations. note
8 all
that dwell upon the earth note will
worship him, whose names are
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not written from the foundation
of the world in the book of
life of the lamb, that was
slain.
9 if any man have an ear,
let him hear.
10 he hath leadeth
into captivity, shall be led into
captivity: he that killeth
with the sword, shall perish
by the sword. here is the patience
and the faith of the saints. note
note
11 Then I beheld another
beast coming out of the earth,
it had two horns like a lamb,
but it spake like a dragon. note
12 he
exercised all the power of the
first beast by his authority,
and caused the earth, and
those who dwell therein,
to worship the first beast,
whose deadly wound was
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healed.
13 he perform'd great
wonders, so as to make fire
come down from heaven on
the earth, in the sight of
men. note
14 and he deceived the
inhabitants of the earth, by
the prodigys which he had
power to effect by the influence
of the beast, by telling
the inhabitants of the earth,
that he had made an image
to the beast, which had the
wound by a sword, but yet
did revive. note
15 he had power
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likewise to animate the image
made for the beast, so that
the image was made to speak,
and as many as would not
worship the image were order'd
to be killed.
16 he likewise
obliged all, both small and
great, rich and poor, the
freeman and the slave, to receive
a mark in their right
hand, or in their foreheads: note
and order'd,
17 that no body
should buy or sell unless he
had the mark, or the name
of the beast, or the number
of his name.
18 here is wisdom.
let him that hath understanding
count the number
of the beast: for it is the
number of a man; and his
number is six hundred sixty
six. note
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Mace [1729], THE NEW TESTAMENT IN Greek and English. Containing the ORIGINAL TEXT Corrected from the Authority of the most Authentic Manuscripts: AND A NEW VERSION Form'd agreeably to the Illustrations of the most Learned Commentators and Critics: WITH NOTES and VARIOUS READINGS, AND A Copious Alphabetical Index (Printed for J. ROBERTS [etc.], LONDON) [word count] [B11200].