1 Καὶ ἐστάθην* ¦ εσταθη 𝕻47ℵA,C,NU ἐπὶ τὴν ἄμμον τῆς θαλάσσης, καὶ εἶδον ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης Θηρίον ἀναβαῖνον, ἔχον κέρατα δέκα καὶ κεφαλὰς ἑπτά,* ¦ ∼ 45312 TR καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν κεράτων αὐτοῦ δέκα διαδήματα καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτοῦ ὀνόματα*35 Ma,b,e¼,f,g,h⅗,i A,CP,RP,HF,OC[NU] ¦ ονομα Md,e,h⅖ 𝕻47ℵC,TR βλασφημίας. 2 Καὶ τὸ Θηρίον ὃ εἶδον ἦν ὅμοιον*35 Ma,f,g,h,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ ∼ 21 Mb,d ¦ 2 Me 𝕻47 παρδάλει, καὶ οἱ πόδες αὐτοῦ ὡς ἄρκτου,*35 Md⅓,e¼,gpt,hpt,i⅓ CP,TR ¦ αρκου Ma,b,d⅔,e,f,gpt,hpt,i⅔ 𝕻47ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU καὶ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ὡς στόμα λέοντος. Καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ὁ δράκων τὴν δύναμιν αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐξουσίαν μεγάλην. 3 Καὶ* ¦ 1 ειδον TR μίαν ἐκ* ¦ --- Me TR τῶν κεφαλῶν αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ*35 Ma,b,f,g,i⅔ CP,RP,HF ¦ ως Md,e,h,i⅓ 𝕻47ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR ἐσφαγμένην εἰς θάνατον, καὶ ἡ πληγὴ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦ ἐθεραπεύθη. Καὶ ἐθαύμασεν*35 Ma,b,e¼,f,g,h,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ εθαυμασθη εν Md⅔,e TR ¦ εθαυμασθη Md⅕ 𝕻47A,NU ¦ εθαυμαστωθη C ὅλη ἡ γῆ ὀπίσω τοῦ Θηρίου.

4 Καὶ προσεκύνησαν τῷ δράκοντι* ¦ τον δρακοντα ℵ,TR τῷ δεδωκότι*35 Ma,e¼,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ οτι εδωκεν Mb,d,ept,h 𝕻47ℵA,C,NU ¦ ος εδωκεν Me¼ TR τὴν* ¦ --- TR ἐξουσίαν τῷ Θηρίῳ· καὶ προσεκύνησαν τῷ Θηρίῳ* ¦ 12 το θηριον Md A,TR ¦ --- Mept ¦ --- 𝕻47 omits a further four words λέγοντες, «Τίς ὅμοιος τῷ Θηρίῳ, καὶ*35 Ma⅕,b,d,e,h,ipt 𝕻47ℵA,C,CP,RP,NU ¦ --- Ma,f,g,ipt HF,OC,TR τίς δυνατὸς*35 Ma,f,g,i CP,RP,HF ¦ δυναται Ma⅕,b,d,e,h 𝕻47ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR πολεμῆσαι μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ;» 5 Καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ στόμα λαλοῦν μεγάλα, καὶ βλασφημίαν·*35 Ma,e⅗,f,gpt,i¼ CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ βλασφημα Mb,d,e⅕,h⅖,i¼ A ¦ βλασφημιας Ma⅐,e⅕,h⅓,ipt 𝕻47ℵC,NU,TR ¦ βλασφημιαι Mg⅓,h⅕ καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἐξουσία πόλεμον ποιῆσαι*35 Ma,b,ept,f,g,i⅔ CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ 13 Md,ept,h,i⅓ 𝕻47A,C,NU,TR ¦ 3 ο θελει ℵ μῆνας τεσσαράκοντα δύο.* ¦ τεσσερακοντα 2 ℵC ¦ 1 και 2 Mgpt (A)[NU] ¦ μβ΄ Md,e⅓,h¼ 𝕻47 6 Καὶ ἤνοιξεν τὸ* ¦ --- Ma⅓,fpt στόμα αὐτοῦ εἰς βλασφημίαν* ¦ 1 βλασφημιας Mb ℵA,C,NU ¦ βλασφημησαι 𝕻47 πρὸς τὸν Θεόν, βλασφημῆσαι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν σκηνὴν αὐτοῦ, τοὺς*35 Ma,b,f,g,hpt,ipt ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ και 1 Ma⅕,d,e,hpt,ipt CP,TR ¦ --- 𝕻47 ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ σκηνοῦντας. 7 Καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ποιῆσαι πόλεμον*35 Ma,d,e⅙,f,g,h,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF,NU ¦ ∼ 21 Mb OC,TR ¦ --- Me 𝕻47A,C (These MSS omit the whole first compound clause.) μετὰ τῶν ἁγίων καὶ νικῆσαι αὐτούς. Καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἐξουσία ἐπὶ πᾶσαν φυλὴν*35 Me⅔ 𝕻47,CP,TR ¦ 1 και λαον Ma,b,d,e⅓,f,g,h,i ℵA(C)RP,HF,OC,NU καὶ γλῶσσαν καὶ ἔθνος. 8 Καὶ προσκυνήσουσιν αὐτῷ*35 Ma⅕,d⅕,e,gpt,h⅗,i⅔ ℵ,CP,RP,TR ¦ αυτον Ma,b,d,f,gpt,h⅖,i⅓ 𝕻47A,C,HF,OC,NU πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὧν οὐ* ¦ 1 ουτε Ma⅔,g¼ ¦ ου ου C,NU ¦ 1 ℵ ¦ ουαι A γέγραπται τὸ ὄνομα*35 Ma,b,ept,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ 12 αυτου Mh⅖ A,C,NU ¦ τα ονοματα Md,ept,i¼ TR ¦ τα ονοματα αυτων Mh⅖ 𝕻47ℵ ἐν τῷ Βιβλίῳ* rell ¦ 2 C ¦ βιβλω ℵ[+11 assorted mss] ¦ τη βιβλω Me⅓ 𝕻47v,TR τῆς Ζωῆς τοῦ Ἀρνίου, τοῦ ἐσφαγμένου ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου.

9 Εἴ τις ἔχει οὖς, ἀκουσάτω. 10 Εἴ τις ἔχει αἰχμαλωσίαν, ὑπάγει·*35 Ma,e⅙,f,gpt,i CP,RP,HF ¦ εις 23 Md,ept,h ℵC ¦ 2 συναγει Me⅓ ¦ 2 συναγει εις 23 TR ¦ εις 2 εις 23 A,NU ¦ εις 2 απαγει εις 23 Mb OC ¦ αιχμαλωτιζει εις 23 Mgpt ¦ 5 other readings (Render, "if anyone has captivity, he goes away"—anyone who has been appointed to captivity will certainly be taken away; being less than transparent the Text gave rise to evasive action.) εἴ τις ἐν μαχαίρᾳ ἀποκτένει,*d⅔ ℵ; -εννει Mbpt,h¼ OC) f35 Ma⅕,b,d,e,g,h,ipt (ℵ)C,CP,RP(OC)TR ¦ --- Ma,f,ipt HF ¦ αποκτανθηναι A,NU (OC is in small print.) δεῖ αὐτὸν ἐν μαχαίρᾳ*35 Mb,d,e,g,h (ℵA,C)CP,RP,OC(NU)TR ¦ --- Ma,f,i HF ἀποκτανθῆναι. Ὧδέ ἐστιν ἡ ὑπομονὴ καὶ ἡ πίστις τῶν ἁγίων.

11 Καὶ εἶδον ἄλλο θηρίον ἀναβαῖνον ἐκ τῆς γῆς, καὶ εἶχεν κέρατα δύο*35 Ma¼,b,d,e,g,h,i2/7 (𝕻47)ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ --- Ma,f,i (OC is in small print.) ὅμοια ἀρνίῳ καὶ ἐλάλει ὡς δράκων. 12 Καὶ τὴν ἐξουσίαν τοῦ πρώτου Θηρίου πᾶσαν ποιεῖ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐποίει*35 Ma,e⅙,f,g¼,h⅓,ipt CP,RP,HF ¦ ποιει Md,e,g,h,ipt 𝕻47ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR ¦ ποιησει Mb τὴν γῆν καὶ τοὺς ἐν αὐτῇ κατοικοῦντας* ¦ ∼ 312 C,TR ἵνα προσκυνήσωσιν* ¦ 1 προσκυνησουσιν 𝕻47A,C,NU ¦ προσκυνιν ℵ τὸ Θηρίον τὸ πρῶτον, οὗ ἐθεραπεύθη ἡ πληγὴ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦ. 13 Καὶ ποιεῖ σημεῖα μεγάλα, καὶ πῦρ ἵνα*35 Ma,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ ∼ 312 ποιη Mept,h ℵA(C)NU,TR ¦ ∼ 312 ποιει Mept ¦ ∼ 312 ποιηση Mb 𝕻47 ¦ ∼ 3 εν πλανη ποιη 2 Md ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβαίνῃ*35 Ma,f,(g),i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ 123 καταβηναι Mb 𝕻47 ¦ 123 καταβαινειν Md,hpt A(C)NU ¦ ∼ καταβαινειν 123 Me,hpt ℵ,TR ἐπὶ*35 Ma,f,g,i 𝕻47,CP,RP,HF ¦ εις Mb,d,e,h ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR τὴν γῆν ἐνώπιον τῶν ἀνθρώπων. 14 Καὶ πλανᾷ τοὺς ἐμούς,*35 Ma,f,ipt CP,RP,HF ¦ --- Mb,d,e,g,h,ipt 𝕻47ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, διὰ τὰ σημεῖα ἃ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ποιῆσαι ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θηρίου, λέγων τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ποιῆσαι εἰκόνα τῷ θηρίῳ, ὃ εἶχεν*35 Ma,e⅓,f,h⅓,i CP,RP,HF ¦ ω 2 Mg ¦ 1 εχει Mept,hpt ℵ,TR ¦ ος εχει Mb,d,e¼ 𝕻47A,C,NU ¦ ος 2 OC τὴν πληγὴν*35 Mb,d,e,g,h,i⅓ 𝕻47A,C,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 2 Ma,f,i⅔ HF ¦ πληγης ℵ τῆς μαχαίρας καὶ ἔζησεν.*35 Mb,d,e,h,i⅓ CP,OC,TR ¦ 1 μαχαιρης 34 (𝕻47)ℵA,C,NU ¦ ∼ 34 απο 12 Ma,f,gpt,i⅔ RP,HF ¦ ∼ 34 απο της πληγης 12 Mgpt 15 Καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ πνεῦμα δοῦναι*35 Ma,b,e¼,f,g,i⅔ CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ ∼ 21 Md,e,h,i⅓ ℵA,NU,TR ¦ 1 C τῇ εἰκόνι τοῦ Θηρίου, ἵνα καὶ λαλήσῃ ἡ εἰκὼν τοῦ Θηρίου, καὶ ποιήσῃ* ¦ ποιησει Mbpt,dpt,e⅕,g ℵ ¦ C omits whole sentence ὅσοι* ¦ ινα 1 A[NU] ἐὰν*35 Ma,b,f,g,h⅕,i A,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ αν Md,e,hpt ℵ,TR ¦ --- Mh⅓ CP μὴ προσκυνήσωσιν τῇ εἰκόνι* ¦ την εικονα Mept A,TR τοῦ Θηρίου ἵνα*35 Mept CP,OC,TR ¦ --- Ma,b,d,ept,f,g,h,i 𝕻47vℵA,C,RP,HF,NU (OC is in small print.) ἀποκτανθῶσιν. 16 Καὶ ποιεῖ πάντας—τοὺς μικροὺς καὶ τοὺς μεγάλους, καὶ τοὺς πλουσίους καὶ τοὺς πτωχούς, καὶ τοὺς ἐλευθέρους καὶ τοὺς δούλους—ἵνα δῶσιν*35 Mb,d2/7,ept,hpt,i¼ ℵA,C,CP,NU ¦ δωσωσιν Mapt,d⅗,f⅔,g,ipt RP,HF ¦ δωσουσιν Ma⅓,e⅙,f⅓,i⅕ OC ¦ δωση Me⅓,hpt TR αὐτοῖς χαράγματα*35 Ma,f,g,ipt 𝕻47,CP,RP,HF ¦ χαραγμα Mb,d,e,h,ipt ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR ἐπὶ τῆς*35 Ma⅓,b,d,e,g,h,i⅗ 𝕻47ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ --- Ma⅔,f,i⅖ χειρὸς αὐτῶν τῆς δεξιᾶς, ἢ ἐπὶ τῶν μετώπων*35 Ma⅓,b¼,d,e 𝕻47(CP)OC,TR ¦ το μετωπον Ma⅔,b,f,g,h,i ℵA,RP,HF,NU ¦ του μετωπου C αὐτῶν, 17 καὶ ἵνα μή τις δύνηται*35 Ma⅖,b,d⅕,e⅕,h⅖,i⅓ 𝕻47ℵA,C,CP,OC,NU,TR ¦ δυναται Ma⅗,d,e,f,g,h⅗,i⅔ RP,HF ἀγοράσαι ἢ πωλῆσαι εἰ μὴ ὁ ἔχων τὸ χάραγμα, τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Θηρίου* ¦ η 1234 𝕻47,CP,TR ¦ του ονοματος 34 Me⅓ C ¦ ∼ 34 η 12 αυτου Mh⅓ ℵ ἢ τὸν ἀριθμὸν τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ. 18 Ὧδε ἡ σοφία ἐστίν· ὁ ἔχων νοῦν* ¦ τον 1 Mept TR ¦ ουν 𝕻47 ¦ ους Mgpt ℵ ψηφισάτω τὸν ἀριθμὸν τοῦ Θηρίου, ἀριθμὸς γὰρ ἀνθρώπου ἐστίν—καὶ*35 Ma⅙,d,e,h,ipt A,C,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ --- Ma,b,(e¼),f,g,ipt (𝕻47ℵ)HF ὁ ἀριθμὸς αὐτοῦ ἐστιν*35 Md,e⅔,h,i⅓ 𝕻47C,CP,RP ¦ --- Ma,b,e⅓,f,g,i⅔ ℵA,HF,OC,NU,TR χξς΄.* ¦ εξακοσια εξηκοντα εξ Ma⅙,e¼,g,h⅓ RP ¦ εξακοσιοι εξηκοντα εξ (ℵ)A,CP,NU ¦ χξ και ς Me¼ ¦ εξακοσιαι δεκα εξ C ¦ χις 𝕻115 (I have argued elsewhere that the economic factor that dictated abbreviated forms for numbers and frequent nouns would not have been present when the Autographs were being penned, but since this particular number has to fit on hands and foreheads—of course a chip under the skin [that some are already receiving] will hold any amount of information—and the middle letter does resemble a snake. Actually, both 𝕻47 and 𝕻115 have the three letters, and the third letter in both is a clear sigma, not a stigma. However, since sigma = 200, it is impossible in this position, so we may assume that a stigma was intended.)