Revelation 13:3
1 Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.
One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
4 They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”
5 The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
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
- One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
- KJV
- And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
- WEB
- One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast.
- ASV
- 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;
- DARBY
- and one of his heads [was] as slain to death, and his wound of death had been healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast.
- BLB
- And one of its heads [was] as having been slain to death, and its wound of death was healed. And the whole earth marveled after the beast.
- ÅB
- Og jeg så et av dets hoder slik som såret til døden, og dets dødssår ble legt, og all jorden undret seg og fulgte etter dyret,
- OTB
- Et av dets hoder så ut som om det hadde fått et dødelig sår, men dets dødelige sår ble helbredet. Hele jorden ble fylt med undring og fulgte dyret.
- B1930
- Og jeg så et av dets hoder likesom såret til døden, og dets dødssår blev lægt, og all jorden undret sig og fulgte efter dyret,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 17:8
The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.
Read in contextRevelation 13:14
Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.
Read in contextRevelation 17:10
There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.
Read in contextRevelation 17:17
For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
Read in contextEzekiel 30:24
I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.
Read in contextActs 8:13
Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.
Read in contextRevelation 13:12
And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.
Read in contextRevelation 13:1–2
Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.
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