Revelation 13:7
5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
- KJV
- And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
- WEB
- It was given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And there was given to it to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and there was given to it authority over every tribe, and people, and tongue, and nation;
- BLB
- And there was given to it to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given to it over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
- ÅB
- Og der ble gitt det å føre krig mot de hellige og seire over dem, og der ble gitt det makt over hver stamme og folk og tunge og slekt.
- OTB
- Det fikk lov til å føre krig mot de hellige og overvinne dem, og det ble gitt autoritet over hver stamme, folk, språk og nasjon.
- B1930
- Og der blev gitt det å føre krig mot de hellige og seire over dem, og der blev gitt det makt over hver stamme og folk og tunge og ætt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Daniel 7:21
I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
Read in contextRevelation 11:7
And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
Read in contextRevelation 12:17
And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Read in contextDaniel 7:25
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Read in contextDaniel 12:1
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Read in contextDaniel 8:24–25
And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
Read in contextRevelation 17:15
And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Read in contextRevelation 11:18
And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
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