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And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and of the filthiness of her fornication;

and upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus; and when I saw her, I marvelled with great surprise.

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The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls.(A) She held a golden cup(B) in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries.(C) The name written on her forehead was a mystery:(D)

babylon the great(E)

the mother of prostitutes(F)

and of the abominations of the earth.

I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people,(G) the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.

When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.

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