Revelation 13:3 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

³ One of its heads seemed to have received a death blow, but its fatal wound had been healed. In amazement the whole earth followed the beast.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And one of his heads seemed to have a deadly wound. But his death stroke was healed; and the whole earth went after the beast in amazement and admiration.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ 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;

Common English Bible

³ One of its heads appeared to have been slain and killed, but its deadly wound was healed. So the whole earth was amazed and followed the beast.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And I saw that one of its heads seemed to be slain unto death, but his deadly wound was healed. And the entire world was in wonder following the beast.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And I saw one of his heads as it were slain to death: and his death's wound was healed. And all the earth was in admiration after the beast.

Revelation 13:3 Cross References

Ezekiel 30:24

I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him with the groans of one mortally wounded.

Luke 2:1

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.

John 12:19

The Pharisees then said to one another, “You see, you can do nothing. Look, the world has gone after him!”

Acts 8:13

Even Simon himself believed. After being baptized, he stayed constantly with Philip and was amazed when he saw the signs and great miracles that took place.

Revelation 13:12

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 had been healed.

Revelation 13:14

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 and yet lived,

Revelation 17:10

of whom five have fallen, one is living, and the other has not yet come, and when he comes he must remain only a little while.

Revelation 17:11

As for the beast that was and is not, it is an eighth, but it belongs to the seven, and it goes to destruction.

Revelation 17:13

These are united in yielding their power and authority to the beast;

Revelation 17:17

For God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by agreeing to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God will be fulfilled.

Revelation 17:6

And I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of the witnesses to Jesus. When I saw her, I was greatly amazed.

Revelation 17:8

The beast that you saw was and is not and is about to ascend from the bottomless pit and go to destruction. And the inhabitants of the earth, whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will be amazed when they see the beast, because it was and is not and is to come.