Revelation 13

1Then I stood on the sand of the sea. I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten crowns, and on his heads, blasphemous names.Cross-references: Jer 5:22 · Dan 7:2 · Dan 7:7 · Dan 7:19 · Dan 7:23 · Dan 11:36 · +9 more

2The beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.Cross-references: 1Sam 17:34 · 2Ki 2:24 · Ps 22:21 · Prov 17:12 · Prov 28:15 · Isa 5:29 · +19 more

3One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast.Cross-references: Ezek 30:24 · Luke 2:1 · John 12:19 · Acts 8:10 · Acts 8:13 · 2Thess 2:9 · +8 more

4They worshiped the dragon because he gave his authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?”Cross-references: Ex 15:11 · Deut 9:2 · 1Sam 17:24 · Ps 106:37 · Dan 11:36 · 1Cor 10:20 · +9 more

5A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him.Cross-references: Dan 7:8 · Dan 7:11 · Dan 7:20 · Dan 7:25 · Dan 11:36 · 2Thess 2:4 · +5 more

6He opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, his dwelling, and those who dwell in heaven.Cross-references: Job 3:1 · Matt 12:34 · Matt 15:19 · John 1:14 · Rom 3:13 · Col 1:19 · +14 more

7It 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.Cross-references: Ex 9:16 · Isa 10:15 · Isa 37:26 · Jer 25:9 · Jer 27:6 · Jer 51:20 · +14 more

8All 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.Cross-references: Ex 32:32 · Isa 4:3 · Dan 12:1 · Matt 25:34 · Luke 10:20 · John 1:29 · +14 more

9If anyone has an ear, let him hear.Cross-references: Rev 2:7 · Rev 2:11 · Rev 2:17 · Rev 2:29

10If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.Cross-references: Gen 9:5 · Ex 21:23 · Isa 14:2 · Isa 26:21 · Isa 33:1 · Jer 15:2 · +20 more

11I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb and it spoke like a dragon.Cross-references: Dan 7:8 · Dan 7:24 · Matt 7:15 · Rom 16:18 · 2Cor 11:13 · 2Thess 2:4 · +7 more

12He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. He makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.Cross-references: 2Thess 2:4 · Rev 13:3 · Rev 13:14 · Rev 14:9 · Rev 14:11 · Rev 17:10 · +1 more

13He performs great signs, even making fire come down out of the sky to the earth in the sight of people.Cross-references: Ex 7:11 · Ex 7:22 · Ex 8:7 · Ex 8:18 · Ex 9:11 · Num 16:35 · +14 more

14He deceives my own people who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast, saying to those who dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast who had the sword wound and lived.Cross-references: 2Ki 20:7 · 2Ki 22:20 · Job 12:16 · Isa 44:20 · Ezek 8:10 · Ezek 14:9 · +17 more

15It was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause as many as wouldn’t worship the image of the beast to be killed.Cross-references: Gen 2:7 · Ps 115:5 · Ps 135:16 · Jer 10:5 · Jer 10:14 · Jer 51:17 · +17 more

16He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands or on their foreheads;Cross-references: Ex 13:9 · Deut 6:8 · Deut 11:18 · 2Chr 15:13 · Job 34:19 · Ps 49:2 · +20 more

17and 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.Cross-references: Rev 3:12 · Rev 13:16 · Rev 13:18 · Rev 14:9 · Rev 14:11 · Rev 15:2 · +2 more

18Here is wisdom. He who has understanding, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man. His number is six hundred sixty-six.Cross-references: Deut 3:11 · Ps 107:43 · Dan 12:10 · Hos 14:9 · Mark 13:14 · Rom 3:5 · +4 more