¶ And I stood upon¹ the sand of the sea, and saw² a beast rise up out of the sea, having³ seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns⁴, and upon his heads the name⁵ of blasphemy.

And the beast which I saw was like⁶ unto a leopard, and his feet⁷ were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth⁸ as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon⁹ gave¹⁰ him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

And I saw one¹¹ of his heads as it were wounded¹² to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all¹³ the world wondered after the beast.

And they¹⁴ worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they¹⁵ worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like¹⁶ unto the beast? who is able¹⁷ to make war with him?

And there was given unto him a mouth¹⁸ speaking great things and blasphemies; and power¹⁹ was given unto him to continue²⁰ forty and two months.

And he opened²¹ his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his²² tabernacle, and them²³ that dwell in heaven.

And it was given unto him to make²⁴ war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power²⁵ was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

And all²⁶ that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose²⁷ names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb²⁸ slain from²⁹ the foundation of the world.

³⁰If any man have an ear, let him hear.

¶ He that leadeth³¹ into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth³² with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here³³ is the patience and the faith of the saints.

¶ And I beheld another beast coming³⁴ up out of the earth; and he had³⁵ two horns like a lamb, and he spake³⁶ as a dragon.

And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth³⁷ the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

And he doeth³⁸ great wonders, so that he maketh³⁹ fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

And deceiveth⁴⁰ them that dwell⁴¹ on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they⁴² should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

And he had power to give life⁴³ unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak⁴⁴, and cause⁴⁵ that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.

And he causeth all, both⁴⁶ small and great, rich⁴⁷ and poor, free⁴⁸ and bond, to receive⁴⁹ a mark in their right hand, or⁵⁰ in their foreheads:

And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark⁵¹, or the name⁵² of the beast, or the number⁵³ of his name.

Here⁵⁴ is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count⁵⁵ the number⁵⁶ of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.