The Woman and the Scarlet Beast
1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls 17:1 Rv 15:7; 16:1; 21:9 came and spoke with me: "Come, I will show you the judgment of the notorious prostitute 17:1 Traditionally translated the great whore, 17:1 Rv 19:2 who is seated on many 17:1 Or by many waters. 17:1 Jr 51:13; Rv 17:152 The kings of the earth 17:2 Ps 2:2; 76:12; Is 24:21; Ezk 27:33; Rv 1:5; 6:15; 18:9; 19:19; 21:24 committed sexual immorality with her, and those who live on the earth became drunk on the wine of her sexual immorality." 17:2 Is 23:16–17; Nah 3:4; Rv 14:8; 18:33 Then he carried me away in the Spirit 17:3 Or in spirit, 17:3 Ezk 8:3; 11:24; Lk 4:1,14; Rv 1:10; 4:2; 21:10 to a wilderness.
I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered 17:3 Or was filled with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. 17:3 Rv 12:3,6; 13:14 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, jewels, and pearls. 17:4 Ezk 28:13; Rv 18:16 She had a golden cup in her hand filled with everything detestable 17:4 Mt 24:15; Mk 13:14; Lk 16:15; Rv 21:27 and with the impurities of her 17:4 Other mss read earth’s prostitution.