1 Καὶ ἦλθεν εἷς ἐκ τῶν ἑπτὰ ἀγγέλων τῶν ἐχόντων τὰς ἑπτὰ φιάλας καὶ ἐλάλησεν μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ λέγων,*35 Ma,b,e,f,g,h,i 𝕻47ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 1 μοι Md,e TR «Δεῦρο, δείξω σοι τὸ κρῖμα τῆς πόρνης τῆς μεγάλης τῆς καθημένης ἐπὶ τῶν ὑδάτων τῶν πολλῶν,*35 Ma,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,TR ¦ 234 𝕻47v ¦ 24 Mb,d,e,h ℵA,OC,NU 2 μεθ᾿ ἧς ἐπόρνευσαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐμεθύσθησαν οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν γῆν ἐκ τοῦ οἴνου τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς.»* ¦ ∼ 56789101234 Me TR

3 Καὶ ἀπήνεγκέν με εἰς ἔρημον ἐν*35 Ma,b,d,e,f,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ τω Me ¦ --- Ma πνεύματι. Καὶ εἶδον γυναῖκα καθημένην ἐπὶ θηρίον*35 Ma,bpt,d,e,f,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,NU,TR ¦ 1 το Ma,bpt HF ¦ το 1 το OC (OC is in small print.) κόκκινον γέμον ὀνομάτων*35 Mb,d,e,f,h,i CP,TR ¦ 1 ονοματα Ma,e,g,hpt,i RP,HF,OC ¦ γεμοντα ονοματα Mh ℵA[NU] βλασφημίας, ἔχον* ¦ εχων A[+40 assorted mss]NU ¦ εχοντα ℵ κεφαλὰς ἑπτὰ καὶ κέρατα δέκα. 4 Καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἦν* ¦ η TR περιβεβλημένη πορφύραν*35 Mbpt,d,e,f,i CP ¦ πορφυρα TR ¦ πορφυρουν Ma,bpt,g,h,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU καὶ κόκκινον,* ¦ κοκκινω TR κεχρυσωμένη*35 Ma,d,e,f,h,ipt CP,RP,HF ¦ περικεχρυσωμενη Mb ¦ και 1 Md,e,g,h,ipt ℵA,OC,NU,TR χρυσῷ*35 Md,e,h,i ℵ,CP,TR ¦ χρυσιω Ma,b,d,e,f,g,h,i A,RP,HF,OC,NU καὶ λίθῳ τιμίῳ καὶ μαργαρίταις, ἔχουσα χρυσοῦν ποτήριον*35 Md,e,hpt,i CP,TR ¦ ∼ 21 Ma,b,f,g,hpt,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτῆς γέμον βδελυγμάτων καὶ τὰ ἀκάθαρτα τῆς πορνείας αὐτῆς.*35 Mb,d,e,gpt,h,ipt A,CP,RP,NU(TR) ¦ της γης Ma,f,gpt,h,ipt HF,OC (ℵ conflates both, which shows that the minuscule families are earlier.) 5 Καὶ ἐπὶ τὸ μέτωπον αὐτῆς ὄνομα γεγραμμένον·

ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΟΝ, ΒΑΒΥΛΩΝ Ἡ ΜΕΓΑΛΗ, Ἡ ΜΗΤΗΡ ΤΩΝ ΠΟΡΝΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΤΩΝ ΒΔΕΛΥΓΜΑΤΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΓΗΣ.

6 Καὶ εἶδον τὴν γυναῖκα μεθύουσαν ἐκ*35 Ma,bpt,d,e,f,gpt,h,i CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ --- Ma,bpt,f,gpt,h,i (ℵ)HF τοῦ αἵματος τῶν ἁγίων, καὶ*35 Ma,d,e,f,gpt,h,i ℵA,CP,OC,NU,TR ¦ --- Ma,b,(d),f,gpt,i RP,HF ἐκ τοῦ αἵματος τῶν μαρτύρων Ἰησοῦ. Καὶ ἐθαύμασα, ἰδὼν αὐτήν, θαῦμα μέγα.

7 Καὶ εἶπέν μοι ὁ ἄγγελος· «Διὰ τί ἐθαύμασας; Ἐγὼ σοι ἐρῶ*35 Md,e,h,i ℵ,CP,TR ¦ ∼ 21 Ma,b,f,g,h,i A,RP,HF,OC,NU τὸ μυστήριον τῆς γυναικὸς καὶ τοῦ Θηρίου τοῦ βαστάζοντος αὐτήν, τοῦ ἔχοντος τὰς ἑπτὰ κεφαλὰς καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα. 8 Τὸ* ¦ --- TR Θηρίον ὃ εἶδες ἦν, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν, καὶ μέλλει ἀναβαίνειν ἐκ τῆς Ἀβύσσου καὶ εἰς ἀπώλειαν ὑπάγειν.* ¦ υπαγει A,NU Καὶ θαυμάσονται* ¦ θαυμασθησονται A,NU οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς,*35 Mbpt,d,e,f,gpt,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ την γην Ma,bpt,e,gpt,i HF ὧν οὐ γέγραπται τὰ ὀνόματα*35 Mbpt,d,e,f,gpt,h,i ℵ,CP,RP,TR ¦ το ονομα Ma,bpt,gpt,h,i A,HF,NU ¦ 1 ονομα OC ἐπὶ τὸ Βιβλίον*35 Mbpt,d,e,f,g,hpt,ipt ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 1 του βιβλιου Ma,bpt,g,ipt HF ¦ εν βιβλω Md ¦ εν τω βιβλω Mh τῆς Ζωῆς ἀπὸ καταβολῆς κόσμου, βλέποντες*35 Ma,d,e,i CP,TR ¦ βλεποντων Ma,b,d,e,f,g,h,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU (The subject is nominative.) τὸ Θηρίον ὅτι ἦν*35 Md,e,h,i ℵA,CP,OC,NU,TR ¦ ∼ 3412 Ma,b,e,f,g,i RP,HF καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν καὶ παρέσται.*35 Ma,b,ept,f,g,h,i A,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 1 παρεστιν Md,ept,i ¦ 1 παλιν παρεστε ℵ ¦ καιπερ εστιν TR 9 Ὧδε ὁ νοῦς ὁ ἔχων σοφίαν· Αἱ ἑπτὰ κεφαλαὶ ἑπτὰ ὄρη εἰσίν* ¦ ∼ 231 Me TR ¦ ∼ 213 OC ὅπου ἡ γυνὴ κάθηται ἐπ᾿ αὐτῶν. 10 Καὶ βασιλεῖς ἑπτά εἰσιν·*35 Md,e,h,i (ℵ)A,CP,OC,NU,TR ¦ ∼ 21 Ma,b,f,g,i RP,HF οἱ πέντε ἔπεσον,*35 Mapt,b,d,e,f,gpt,hpt,i CP,RP,HF ¦ επεσαν Mapt,d,e,gpt,hpt,i ℵA,OC,NU,TR (The meaning is evidently the same, which may account for the widespread division [involving a single letter].) ὁ* ¦ και 1 TR εἷς ἐστιν, ὁ ἄλλος οὔπω ἦλθεν. Καὶ ὅταν ἔλθῃ ὀλίγον αὐτὸν δεῖ*35 Md,e,h A,CP,OC,NU,TR ¦ ∼ 21 Ma,b,e,f,g,h,i RP,HF μεῖναι. 11 Καὶ τὸ Θηρίον ὃ ἦν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν, καὶ αὐτὸς*35 Mbpt,d,e,f,h,ipt A,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ ουτος Ma,bpt,g,h,ipt (ℵ)HF ὄγδοός ἐστιν, καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἑπτά ἐστιν, καὶ εἰς ἀπώλειαν ὑπάγει. 12 Καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα ἃ εἶδες δέκα βασιλεῖς εἰσιν, οἵτινες βασιλείαν οὔπω ἔλαβον, ἀλλ᾿* ¦ αλλα ℵA,NU ἐξουσίαν ὡς βασιλεῖς μίαν ὥραν λαμβάνουσιν μετὰ τοῦ Θηρίου. 13 Οὗτοι μίαν γνώμην ἔχουσιν*35 Md,e,f,h,i ℵA,CP,OC,NU,TR ¦ ∼ 21 Ma,b,e,f,g,i RP,HF καὶ τὴν δύναμιν καὶ τὴν*35 Ma,bpt,d,e,f,h,ipt ℵ,CP,RP,OC,TR ¦ --- Ma,bpt,f,g,h,ipt A,HF,NU ἐξουσίαν αὐτῶν* ¦ εαυτων TR τῷ Θηρίῳ διδόασιν.*35 Ma,b,e,f,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ δωσουσιν Md ¦ δεδωκασιν Me ¦ διαδιδωσουσιν TR 14 Οὗτοι μετὰ τοῦ Ἀρνίου πολεμήσουσιν, καὶ τὸ Ἀρνίον νικήσει αὐτούς, ὅτι Κύριος κυρίων ἐστὶν καὶ Βασιλεὺς βασιλέων· καὶ οἱ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ κλητοὶ καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ καὶ πιστοί.»

15 Καὶ λέγει μοι· «Τὰ ὕδατα ἃ εἶδες, οὗ ἡ πόρνη κάθηται, λαοὶ καὶ ὄχλοι εἰσίν, καὶ ἔθνη καὶ γλῶσσαι. 16 Καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα ἃ εἶδες, καὶ* ¦ επι TR τὸ Θηρίον, οὗτοι μισήσουσιν τὴν πόρνην καὶ ἠρημωμένην*35 Ma,b,d,ept,f,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ ερημωμενην Ma,d,ept ποιήσουσιν αὐτὴν καὶ γυμνὴν ποιήσουσιν αὐτὴν*35 Ma,b,f,g,ipt CP,RP,HF ¦ 12 Md,e,h,ipt ℵA,OC,NU,TR ¦ --- Ma,e καὶ τὰς σάρκας αὐτῆς φάγονται καὶ αὐτὴν κατακαύσουσιν ἐν πυρί. 17 Ὁ γὰρ Θεὸς ἔδωκεν εἰς τὰς καρδίας αὐτῶν ποιῆσαι τὴν γνώμην αὐτοῦ, καὶ ποιῆσαι γνώμην μίαν*35 Ma,bpt,e,f,g,i CP,RP,HF ¦ ∼ 12 (-σε ℵ) 43 Me,g,h (ℵ)OC,NU,TR ¦ 123 αυτων Mbpt ¦ --- Md,i A καὶ δοῦναι τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτῶν τῷ Θηρίῳ, ἄχρι τελεσθήσονται οἱ λόγοι*35 Md,e,hpt ℵA,CP,NU ¦ τελεσθωσιν 23 Ma,b,e,f,g,hpt,i RP,HF,OC ¦ τελεσθη τα ρηματα TR τοῦ Θεοῦ. 18 Καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἣν εἶδες ἔστιν ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη ἡ ἔχουσα βασιλείαν ἐπὶ τῶν βασιλέων τῆς*35 Ma,b,d,e,f,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ επι 1 Ma,g,i HF ¦ των επι 1 Mgpt γῆς.»