16 And it makes everyone—small and great, rich and poor, free and slave—to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead,(A) 17 so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark: the beast’s name or the number of its name.

18 This calls for wisdom:[a](B) Let the one who has understanding calculate[b] the number of the beast, because it is the number of a person. Its number is 666.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 13:18 Or Here is wisdom
  2. 13:18 Or count, or figure out
  3. 13:18 Other Gk mss read 616

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