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Revelation 13:4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

4 They worshiped the dragon because it gave its authority to the beast; they also worshiped the beast[a] and said, “Who can compare with the beast or who can fight against it?”

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Footnotes

  1. 13:4 Worshiped the beast: allusion to emperor worship, which Domitian insisted upon and ruthlessly enforced. Who can compare with the beast: perhaps a deliberate parody of the name Michael; see note on Rev 12:7.
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