'And1I saw2a beast6rising7out of3the4sea,5with8ten10horns9and11seven13heads,12with14ten19diadems20on15its18horns17and21blasphemous27names26on22its25heads.24 And1the2beast3that4I saw5was6like7a leopard;8its12feet11werelike13a bear’s,14and15its18mouth17waslike19a lion’s21mouth.20And22to it24the25dragon26gave23his29power28and30his33throne32and34great36authority.35 One2of3its6heads5seemed7to have8a mortal10wound,8but11its16mortal15wound13was healed,17and18the21whole20earth22marveled19as theyfollowed23the24beast.25 And1they worshiped2the3dragon,4for5he had given6hisauthority8to the9beast,10and11they worshiped12the13beast,14saying,15“Who16islike17the18beast,19and20who21can22fight23against24it?”25 And1[the beast]3was given2a mouth4uttering5haughty6and7blasphemous words,8and9it11was allowed10to exercise13authority12forforty15-two17months.14 It opened2its5mouth4[to utter]6blasphemies7against8God,10blaspheming11his14name13and15his18dwelling,17that is,those19who dwell23in20heaven.22 Also1it3was [allowed]2to make4war5on6the7saints8and9to conquer10them.11And12authority15was given13it14over16every17tribe18and19people20and21language22and23nation,24 and1all4who dwell6on7earth9will worship2it,3everyone10whose15name14has12not11been written12before25the foundation26of the world27in16the17book18of life20of the21Lamb22who was slain.24 If1anyone2has3an ear,4let him hear:5 If1anyone2isto be taken captive,34to5captivity6he goes;7if8anyone9is to be slain12with10the sword,11with14the sword15musthe13be slain.16Here17is18a call forthe19endurance20and21faith23of the24saints.25 Then1I saw2another3beast4rising5out of6the7earth.8It had10two12horns11like13a lamb14and15it spoke16like17a dragon.18 It exercises8all7the2authority3of the4first5beast6in9its10presence,9and11makes12the13earth14and15its inhabitants171819worship21the22first25beast,23whose32mortal31wound29was healed.27 It performs2great4signs,3even6making8fire7come down12from9heaven11to13earth15in front of16people,18 and1by8the9signs10that11it13is allowed12to work14in the presence15of the16beast17it deceives2those3who dwell4on5earth,7telling18them19to make24an image25for the26beast27that28was29wounded31by the32sword33and34yet lived.35 And1it3was allowed2to give4breath5to the6image7of the8beast,9so that10the13image14of the15beast16might12even11speak12and17might cause18those who20would23not22worship23the24image25of the26beast27to be slain.28 Also1it causes2all,3bothsmall5and6great,8both9rich11and12poor,14both15free17and18slave,20to be marked212224on25the26right30hand27or31the33forehead,34 so that2no3one4can5buy6or7sell8unless910he has12the13mark,14that is,the15name16of the17beast18or19the20number21of23its24name.23 [This calls for]14wisdom:3let8the one5who has6understanding7calculate8the9number10of the11beast,12for14it is16the number13of a man,15and17his20number19is666.212223