Revelation 13:3

New Century Version

One of the heads of the beast looked as if it had been killed by a wound, but this death wound was healed. Then the whole world was amazed and followed the beast.

Cross References

Ezekiel 30:24

I will make the arms of the king of Babylon strong and put my sword in his hand. But I will break the arms of the king of Egypt. Then when he faces the king of Babylon, he will cry out in pain like a dying person.

Luke 2:1

At that time, Augustus Caesar sent an order that all people in the countries under Roman rule must list their names in a register.

John 12:19

So the Pharisees said to each other, “You can see that nothing is going right for us. Look! The whole world is following him.”

Acts 8:13

Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed very close to Philip. When he saw the miracles and the powerful things Philip did, Simon was amazed.

Revelation 13:12

This beast stands before the first beast and uses the same power the first beast has. By this power it makes everyone living on earth worship the first beast, who had the death wound that was healed.

Revelation 13:14

It fools those who live on earth by the miracles it has been given the power to do. It does these miracles to serve the first beast. The second beast orders people to make an idol to honor the first beast, the one that was wounded by the deadly sword but sprang to life again.

Revelation 17:10

And they are seven kings. Five of the kings have already been destroyed, one of the kings lives now, and another has not yet come. When he comes, he must stay a short time.

Revelation 17:11

The beast that was once alive, but is not alive now, is also an eighth king. He belongs to the first seven kings, and he will go away to be destroyed.

Revelation 17:13

All ten of these kings have the same purpose, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.

Revelation 17:17

God made the ten horns want to carry out his purpose by agreeing to give the beast their power to rule, until what God has said comes about.

Revelation 17:6

Then I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people and with the blood of those who were killed because of their faith in Jesus. When I saw the woman, I was very amazed.

Revelation 17:8

The beast you saw was once alive but is not alive now. But soon it will come up out of the bottomless pit and go away to be destroyed. There are people who live on earth whose names have not been written in the book of life since the beginning of the world. They will be amazed when they see the beast, because he was once alive, is not alive now, but will come again.