Revelation 13:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Revelation 13:8

6 Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, ^aHis tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.

7 It was granted to him ^ato make war with the saints and to overcome them. And ^bauthority was given him over every¹ tribe, tongue, and nation.

8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, ^awhose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain ^bfrom the foundation of the world.

9 ^aIf anyone has an ear, let him hear.

10 ^aHe who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; ^bhe who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. ^cHere is the patience and the faith of the saints.

The Beast from the Earth

11 Then I saw another beast ^acoming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.

12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, ^awhose deadly wound was healed.

13 ^aHe performs great signs, ^bso that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.

14 ^aAnd he deceives¹ those who dwell on the earth ^bby those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword ^cand lived.

15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak ^aand cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, ^ato receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,

17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has¹ the mark or ^athe name of the beast, ^bor the number of his name.

18 ^aHere is wisdom. Let him who has ^bunderstanding calculate ^cthe number of the beast, ^dfor it is the number of a man: His number is 666.

Verse Comparison: Revelation 13:8

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American Standard Version
And all that dwell on the earth shall worship him, `every one' whose name hath not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that hath been slain.

Amplified® Bible
And all the inhabitants of the earth will fall down in adoration {and} pay him homage, everyone whose name has not been recorded in the Book of Life of the Lamb that was slain [in sacrifice] from the foundation of the world.

Contemporary English Version
The beast was worshiped by everyone whose name wasn't written before the time of creation in the book of the Lamb who was killed.

Darby English Version
and all that dwell on the earth shall do it homage, [every one] whose name had not been written from [the] founding of [the] world in the book of life of the slain Lamb.

Good News Bible
All people living on earth will worship it, except those whose names were written before the creation of the world in the book of the living which belongs to the Lamb that was killed.

International Standard Version
All those living on earth will worship it, everyone whose name is not written in the Book of Life belonging to the lamb that was slaughtered from the foundation of the world.

King James Version
And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

New American Standard Bible
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, {everyone} whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain.

New International Version
All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world.

New King James Version
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name God has written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who the world has slain.

Young's Literal Translation
And bow before it shall all who are dwelling upon the land, whose names have not been written in the scroll of the life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world;

New English Translation
and all those who live on the earth will worship the beast,¹ everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world² in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was killed.³

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