Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
And one of the beast's heads looked like it had been fatally wounded, but the wound healed and the entire world was amazed and followed after him.
New American Standard Bible
I saw one of his heads as if it had been
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.
Holman Bible
One of his heads appeared to be fatally wounded,
International Standard Version
One of the beast's heads looked like it had sustained a mortal wound, but its fatal wound was healed. Rapt with amazement, the whole world followed the beast.
A Conservative Version
And one of its heads was as in death, having been killed. And its deadly wound was healed. And the whole earth marveled behind 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;
Amplified
I saw one of his heads which seemed to have a fatal wound, but his fatal wound was healed; and the entire earth followed after the beast in amazement.
Anderson New Testament
And I saw one of his heads as if it had been wounded even to death; and his deadly wound was healed; and all the earth wondered 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.
Common New Testament
One of its heads seemed to have a fatal wound, but its fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth followed the beast with wonder.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and I saw one of his heads, as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world went wondring after 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.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
And I saw one of its heads wounded, as it were, to death; and yet its mortal wound was healed. And the whole earth wondered, and followed after the wild beast;
Godbey New Testament
And I saw one of his heads as it had been smitten unto death; and the wound of his death was healed. And the whole earth wondered after the beast:
Goodspeed New Testament
One of its heads seemed to have received a mortal wound, but its mortal wound had been healed. And the whole earth followed the animal in wonder,
John Wesley New Testament
And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and the whole world wondered after the wild beast, And worshiped the dragon,
Julia Smith Translation
And I saw one of his heads as slaughtered to death; and his deathblow was healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast.
King James 2000
And I saw one of his heads as if it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world marveled after the beast.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And one of its heads [appeared] as though slaughtered to death, and its {fatal wound} had been healed. And the whole earth was astonished [and followed] after the beast.
Modern King James verseion
And I saw one of its heads as having been slain to death, and its deadly wound was healed. And all the earth marveled after the beast.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world wondered at the beast,
Moffatt New Testament
One of his heads looked as if it had been slain and killed, but the deadly wound was healed, and the whole earth went after him in wonder,
Montgomery New Testament
And I saw that one of his heads seemed to have been mortally wounded, but its deadly wound had been healed. The whole earth was following the beast, wondering.
NET Bible
One of the beast's heads appeared to have been killed, but the lethal wound had been healed. And the whole world followed the beast in amazement;
New Heart English Bible
One of his heads looked like it had been wounded fatally. His fatal wound was healed, and the whole earth was amazed and followed the beast.
Noyes New Testament
And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed. And the whole earth wondered after the beast.
Sawyer New Testament
And one of his heads [was as if] mortally wounded, and its mortal wound was healed. And all the earth wondered after the beast,
The Emphasized Bible
And I saw one of his heads, showing that it had been slain unto death, and, the stroke of his death, was healed. And the whole earth marveled after the wild-beast,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And I saw one of his heads as if wounded unto death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the earth wondered after the beast.
Twentieth Century New Testament
One of its heads seemed to me to have been mortally wounded, but its deadly wound had been healed. The whole earth followed the Beast, wondering;
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
I saw that one of his heads seemed to have been mortally wounded; but his mortal wound was healed, and the whole world was amazed and followed him.
Williams New Testament
I saw that one of his heads seemed to have been mortally wounded, but its mortal wound had been healed. And the whole world was so amazed that they followed the wild 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.
Worrell New Testament
and I saw one of his heads, as if smitten to death. And his death-stroke was healed; and all the earth wondered after the beast.
Worsley New Testament
And I saw one of his heads as it were mortally wounded, but his deadly wound was healed: and all the earth wondered and went after the beast.
Youngs 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,
Themes
Empires/world powers » The beast from the sea and the beast from the earth
Name » Those whose names are not written in the book of life
Vision » Of john on the island of patmos » The beast rising out of the sea
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Interlinear
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
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Thaumazo
References
Fausets
Morish
Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 13:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The First Beast From The Sea
2 And the beast I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like a bear's, and his mouth like a lion's. And the dragon gave him his power, his throne and his great authority. 3 And one of the beast's heads looked like it had been fatally wounded, but the wound healed and the entire world was amazed and followed after him. 4 And they [all] worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast. And they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast?" and "Who is able to wage war against him?"
Cross References
Revelation 17:8
The beast you saw once existed, but now does not, and [yet] is about to come up out of the pit and go to [his] destruction. And those people living on the earth, whose names have not been recorded in the book of life from the creation of the world, will be amazed when they see the beast, because he had once existed, but now does not, and yet will come [again].
Revelation 13:14
[And] by being given [power] to perform these signs in the sight of the [first] beast, he deceived the people on earth. He told them to make a statue to [honor] the [first] beast, who had been wounded by a sword and yet lived [through it].
Revelation 17:13
These kings have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.
Luke 2:1
Now it happened in those days that a decree was sent out from Caesar Augustus [the Emperor of the Roman Empire] requiring [people from] the whole empire to be registered [i.e., for taxation purposes].
John 12:19
So, the Pharisees were saying among themselves, "Look, you men are getting nowhere [in this situation]. See, the [whole] world has gone after him."
Acts 8:10-11
Everyone, from the least to the greatest [in importance], was being impressed by him. They were saying, "This man is being called Great [and has] power from God."
Acts 8:13
And [this] Simon also believed [Philip's message] and was immersed. [After that] he continued [to travel] with Philip and was amazed by the [supernatural] signs and great miracles he saw [him perform].
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
The coming [of this lawless person] is according to the work of Satan, [and will be] attended by all kinds of powerful [i.e., miraculous] signs and false wonders,
Revelation 13:1-2
And I saw a beast coming up out of the ocean. It had ten horns and seven heads, and [it had] ten crowns on his horns and on each head there was a blasphemous name [i.e., a name that slandered God].
Revelation 13:12
And he exercises all the authority of the first beast [See verse 1] in his presence [or, "on his behalf"]. And he forced the earth and those who lived on it to worship the first beast, whose [apparently] fatal wound had healed.
Revelation 17:6
And I saw that the woman was drunk on the blood of God's holy people and on the blood of those [who were killed] witnessing about Jesus. And when I saw her I was greatly amazed.
Revelation 17:10
five have fallen, one continues [to rule], and the other one has not yet come. But when he comes, he must remain for [only] a short time.
Revelation 17:17
For God has placed on their hearts [the desire] to carry out His purpose, by agreeing to give their kingdom to the beast until God's words are fulfilled.