Revelation 13:12-14
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast on its behalf and compels the earth and those who live on it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed. 13 It also performs great signs,(A) even causing fire to come down from heaven to earth in front of people.(B) 14 It deceives those who live on the earth(C) because of the signs that it is permitted to perform in the presence of the beast,(D) telling those who live on the earth to make an image[a] of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
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- 13:14 Or a statue, or a likeness
Revelation 13:12-14
New English Translation
12 He[a] exercised all the ruling authority[b] of the first beast on his behalf,[c] and made the earth and those who inhabit it worship the first beast, the one whose lethal wound had been healed. 13 He[d] performed momentous signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people[e] 14 and, by the signs he was permitted to perform on behalf of the beast, he deceived those who live on the earth. He told[f] those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who had been wounded by the sword, but still lived.
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- Revelation 13:12 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Revelation 13:12 tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.
- Revelation 13:12 tn For this meaning see BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνώπιον 4.b, “by the authority of, on behalf of Rv 13:12, 14; 19:20.”
- Revelation 13:13 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Revelation 13:13 tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos), referring to both men and women.
- Revelation 13:14 tn Grk “earth, telling.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in Greek.sn He told followed by an infinitive (“to make an image…”) is sufficiently ambiguous in Greek that it could be taken as “he ordered” (so NIV) or “he persuaded” (so REB).
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