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Revelation 17:5-7
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Revelation 17:5-7
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
5 and a name having been written upon her forehead, a mystery[a]: “Babylon the Great, the mother of the prostitutes and of the abominations of the earth”. 6 And I saw the woman being-drunk from the blood of the saints, and[b] from the blood of the witnesses of Jesus.
The Angel Explains The Mystery of The Great Prostitute And The Beast
And having seen her, I wondered with great wonder. 7 And the angel said to me, “For what reason do you wonder? I will tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast carrying her— the one having the seven heads and the ten horns.
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- Revelation 17:5 Or, forehead: “Mystery Babylon the Great.
- Revelation 17:6 Or, even.
Revelation 17:5-7
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Revelation 17:5-7
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5 The name written on her forehead was a mystery:(A)
6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people,(D) the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.
When I saw her, I was greatly astonished. 7 Then the angel said to me: “Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery(E) of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns.(F)
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