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12 It exercises all the authority of the first beast on its behalf, and it makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose fatal wound[a] had been healed. 13 It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in the sight of all,(A) 14 and by the signs that it is allowed to perform on behalf of the beast it deceives the inhabitants of earth, telling them to make an image for the beast that had been wounded by the sword[b] and yet lived,(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 13.12 Gk whose plague of its death
  2. 13.14 Or that had received the plague of the sword

12 It exercised all the authority(A) of the first beast on its behalf,(B) and made the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast,(C) whose fatal wound had been healed.(D) 13 And it performed great signs,(E) even causing fire to come down from heaven(F) to the earth in full view of the people. 14 Because of the signs(G) it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived(H) the inhabitants of the earth.(I) It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.(J)

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