Revelation 13:11

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

10 He that leadeth into 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.

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.

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 wound 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,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. This beast had two horns like a lamb, but spoke like a dragon.
KJV
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.
WEB
I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.
ASV
And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like unto lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
DARBY
And I saw another beast rising out of the earth; and it had two horns like to a lamb, and spake as a dragon;
BLB
And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and it had two horns like a lamb, and it was speaking like a dragon.
ÅB
Og jeg så et annet dyr stige opp av jorden, og det hadde to horn slik som et lam, og talte som en drage.
OTB
Så så jeg et annet dyr komme opp fra jorden; det hadde to horn som et lam, men det talte som en drage.
B1930
Og jeg så et annet dyr stige op av jorden, og det hadde to horn likesom et lam, og talte som en drage.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Daniel 7:8

    I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

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  • 2 Corinthians 11:13–15

    For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

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  • Matthew 7:15

    Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

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  • Revelation 17:6

    And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

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  • Revelation 16:13

    And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

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  • Revelation 13:17

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

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  • Romans 16:18

    For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

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  • Daniel 7:24–25

    And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

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