10 If anyone is to be taken captive,
into captivity he goes.
If anyone is to be killed[a] with a sword,
with a sword he will be killed.(A)

This calls for endurance[b] and faithfulness from the saints.(B)

The Beast from the Earth

11 Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; it had two horns like a lamb,[c](C) but it spoke like a dragon. 12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast on its behalf and compels the earth and those who live on it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.

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  1. 13:10 Other mss read anyone kills
  2. 13:10 Or Here is the perseverance
  3. 13:11 Or ram

10 “If anyone is to go into captivity,
    into captivity they will go.
If anyone is to be killed[a] with the sword,
    with the sword they will be killed.”[b](A)

This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness(B) on the part of God’s people.(C)

The Beast out of the Earth

11 Then I saw a second beast, coming out of the earth.(D) It had two horns like a lamb, but it spoke like a dragon.(E) 12 It exercised all the authority(F) of the first beast on its behalf,(G) and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast,(H) whose fatal wound had been healed.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 13:10 Some manuscripts anyone kills
  2. Revelation 13:10 Jer. 15:2