1 And I

ℵA ⟨he⟩

stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw

ℵA ⟨I saw⟩

a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns

ℵA ⟨ten horns and seven heads⟩

, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name

A ⟨names⟩

of blasphemy.

1 ¶ and he stood upon the sand of the sea.

And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy.

2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion

ℵ ⟨lions⟩

: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority.

3 And I saw

ℵA ⟨I saw⟩

one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world

ℵA ⟨earth⟩

wondered after the beast.

3 And I saw one of his heads as though it had been smitten unto death; and his death-stroke was healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast;

4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave

ℵA ⟨because he gave the⟩

power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who

ℵA ⟨and who⟩

is

ℵ ⟨is⟩

able to make war with him?

4 and they worshipped the dragon, because he gave his authority unto the beast; and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? and who is able to war with him?

5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies

A ⟨blasphemous⟩

; and power was given unto him to continue

ℵ ⟨it was given unto him to do what he will⟩

forty and two months.

5 and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty and two months.

6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy

ℵA ⟨blasphemies⟩

against God, to blaspheme his name

ℵ ⟨him⟩

, and his tabernacle, and

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them that dwell in heaven.

6 And he opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, even them that dwell in the heaven.

7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them:

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and power was given him over all kindreds

ℵA ⟨kindreds, and peoples⟩

, and tongues, and nations.

7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and there was given to him authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.

8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are

A ⟨name was⟩

not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

8 And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, every one whose name hath not been written in the book of life of the Lamb that hath been slain from the foundation of the world.

9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.

9 If any man hath an ear, let him hear.

10 He that leadeth into

A ⟨be for⟩

captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

10 If any man is for captivity, into captivity he goeth: if any man shall kill with the sword, with the sword must he be killed. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

11 ¶ And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like unto a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly

A omit

wound was healed.

12 And he exerciseth all the authority of the first beast in his sight. And he maketh the earth and them that dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose death-stroke was healed.

13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

13 And he doeth great signs, that he should even make fire to come down out of heaven upon the earth in the sight of men.

14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make

ℵ ⟨also make⟩

an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

14 And he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by reason of the signs which it was given him to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, who hath the stroke of the sword, and lived.

15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

15 And it was given unto him to give breath to it, even to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as should not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor

ℵ ⟨poor and rich⟩

, free and bond, to receive

ℵ ⟨give him⟩; A ⟨give them⟩

a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads

ℵA ⟨forehead⟩

:

16 And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their forehead;

17 And

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that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast

ℵ ⟨mark of the beast or his name⟩; A ⟨mark, the name of the beast⟩

, or the number of his name.

17 and that no man should be able to buy or to sell, save he that hath the mark, even the name of the beast or the number of his name.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding

ℵ ⟨an ear⟩

count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is

ℵ ⟨man,⟩

Six hundred threescore and six.

18 Here is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man: and his number is Six hundred and sixty and six.