1 And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. 13:1 Dn 7:3 It had ten horns and seven heads. On its horns were ten crowns, 13:1 Or diadems, 13:1 Rv 12:3 and on its heads were blasphemous names. 13:1 Other mss read heads was a blasphemous name, 13:1 Rv 17:3
4 They worshiped the dragon 13:4 Rv 12:3 because he gave authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? 13:4 Ex 15:11; Is 46:5 Who is able to wage war against it? "
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, 13:16 Rv 14:1,9,11; 16:2; 19:20; 20:417 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: 13:18 Or Here is wisdom, 13:18 Rv 17:9 Let the one who has understanding calculate 13:18 Or count, or figure out the number of the beast, because it is the number of a person. Its number is 666. 13:18 Other Gk mss read 616