They worshiped the dragon(A) because he gave authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast?(B) Who is able to wage war against it?”

The beast was given a mouth to utter boasts and blasphemies.(C) It was allowed to exercise authority[a][b] for forty-two months.(D) It began to speak[c] blasphemies against God: to blaspheme his name and his dwelling—those who dwell in heaven.

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Footnotes

  1. 13:5 Other mss read to wage war
  2. 13:5 Or to rule
  3. 13:6 Or He opened his mouth in

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