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Revelation 13:17

15 The second beast was permitted to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship it to be killed.

16 And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,

so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.

18 Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.

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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
so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.
KJV
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.
WEB
and that no one would be able to buy or to sell unless he has that mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name.
ASV
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.
DARBY
and that no one should be able to buy or sell save he that had the mark, the name of the beast, or the number of its name.
BLB
and that no one may be able to buy or to sell, except the one having the mark—the name of the beast or the number of its name.
ÅB
og at ingen kan kjøpe eller selge uten den som har merket, dyrets navn eller tallet for dets navn.
OTB
slik at ingen kunne kjøpe eller selge uten at de hadde merket, som er dyrets navn eller tallet på dets navn.
B1930
og at ingen kan kjøpe eller selge uten den som har merket, dyrets navn eller tallet for dets navn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Revelation 13:16

    And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,

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  • Revelation 14:11

    And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”

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  • Revelation 15:2

    And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, beside which stood those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name. They were holding harps from God,

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  • Revelation 22:4

    They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.

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  • Revelation 13:18

    Here is a call for wisdom: Let the one who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and that number is 666.

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  • Revelation 14:9

    And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image, and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,

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  • Revelation 3:12

    The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.

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  • Revelation 17:5

    And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

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