Revelation 13:3 “One of the heads of the beast appeared to have been mortally wounded.…”

Revelation 13:3

One of the heads of the beast appeared to have been mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

World English Bible

One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth marveled at the beast.

American Standard Version

And I saw one of his heads as though it had been smitten unto death; and his death-stroke was healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast;

Geneva Bible 1599

And I sawe one of his heads as it were wounded to death, but his deadly wound was healed, and all the world wondred and folowed the beast.

Darby Translation

and one of his heads [was] as slain to death, and his wound of death had been healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast.

Young's Literal Translation

And I saw one of its heads as slain to death, and its deadly stroke was healed, and all the earth did wonder after the beast,

Bible in Basic English

And I saw one of his heads as if it had been given a death-wound; and his death-wound was made well: and all the earth was wondering at the beast.

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Cross references

“one”

Revelation 13:14 Revelation 17:10 Revelation 13:1 Revelation 13:2

Revelation 13:14 · BSB

Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.

Revelation 17:10 · BSB

There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. But when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.

Revelation 13:1 · BSB

Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.

Revelation 13:2 · BSB

The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.

“and his”

Ezekiel 30:24

Ezekiel 30:24 · BSB

I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.

“all”

Revelation 17:8 Revelation 17:17 Revelation 17:13 Acts 8:13 Revelation 17:6 Luke 2:1

Revelation 17:8 · BSB

The 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…

Revelation 17:17 · BSB

For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

Revelation 17:13 · BSB

These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.

Acts 8:13 · BSB

Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.

Revelation 17:6 · BSB

I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.

Luke 2:1 · BSB

Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.

Also

Revelation 13:12

Revelation 13:12 · BSB

And this beast exercised all the authority of the first beast and caused the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose mortal wound had been healed.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.

4They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”

Read Revelation 13