Revelation 17:7

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.”

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BSBPD

““Why are you so amazed?” said the angel. “I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and the ten horns.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the messenger said to me, `Wherefore didst thou wonder? I--I will tell thee the secret of the woman and of the beast that <FI>is<Fi> carrying her, which hath the seven heads and the ten horns.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Revelation 17:7 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Revelation 17:1Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters.
  2. Revelation 17:8The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.

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