Revelation 13:8

⁶ And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.

⁷ 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.

And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.

⁹ He who has an ear, let him hear:

¹⁰ “If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.

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: And all who dwell on the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.
KJV: 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.
WEB: All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been killed.
ASV: And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, [every one] whose name hath not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that hath been slain.
DARBY: and all that dwell on the earth shall do it homage, [every one] whose name had not been written from [the] founding of [the] world in the book of life of the slain Lamb.
BLB: And all dwelling on the earth will worship it, [everyone] whose name has not been written in the book of life of the Lamb having been slain from the foundation of the world.

ÅB: Og alle som bor på jorden, skal tilbe det, hver den som ikke, fra verdens grunnvoll ble lagt, har fått sitt navn skrevet i livsens bok hos Lammet som er slaktet.
OTB: Alle som bor på jorden vil tilbe det, alle hvis navn ikke er skrevet i Lammets livets bok, Lammet som ble slaktet fra verdens grunnleggelse.
B1930: Og alle som bor på jorden, skal tilbede det, hver den som ikke, fra verdens grunnvoll blev lagt, har fått sitt navn skrevet i livsens bok hos Lammet som er slaktet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Peter 1:19–20
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
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Ephesians 1:4
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
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Matthew 25:34
Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
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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.
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Revelation 3:5
Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.
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Titus 1:2
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
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Revelation 21:27
But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
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John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
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