Revelation 17:10-12

Contemporary English Version

¹⁰ Five of the kings are dead. One is ruling now, and the other one has not yet come. But when he does, he will rule for only a little while.

¹¹ You also saw a beast that used to be and no longer is. That beast is one of the seven kings who will return as the eighth king, but only to be destroyed.

^12 (A) The ten horns you saw are ten more kings, who have not yet come into power, and they will rule with the beast for only a short time.