Revelation 17 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Doom of Babylon

17 (A)Then one of the (B)seven angels who had the (C)seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you (D)the judgment of the (E)great prostitute who (F)sits on many waters, 2 with whom (G)the kings of the earth committed acts of sexual immorality, and (H)those who live on the earth (I)became drunk with the wine of her sexual immorality.” 3 And (J)he carried me away [a](K)in the Spirit (L)into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting on a (M)scarlet beast, full of (N)blasphemous names, having (O)seven heads and ten horns. 4 The woman (P)was clothed in purple and scarlet, and [b]adorned with gold, precious [c]stones, and pearls, holding in her hand (Q)a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her sexual immorality, 5 and on her forehead a name was written, [d]a (R)mystery: “(S)BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF (T)THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.” 6 And I saw the woman drunk with (U)the blood of the [e]saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered [f]greatly. 7 And the angel said to me, “Why [g]do you wonder? I will tell you the (V)mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the (W)seven heads and the ten horns.

8 “(X)The beast that you saw (Y)was, and is not, and is about to (Z)come up out of the (AA)abyss and [h](AB)go to destruction. And (AC)those who live on the earth, (AD)whose names have not been written in the book of life (AE)from the foundation of the world, will (AF)wonder when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and will [i]come. 9 (AG)Here is the mind which has wisdom. The (AH)seven heads are seven mountains upon which the woman sits, 10 and they are seven (AI)kings; five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must remain a little while. 11 The beast which (AJ)was, and is not, is himself also an eighth and is one of the seven, and he (AK)goes to destruction. 12 The (AL)ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast (AM)for one hour. 13 These have (AN)one [j]purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.

Victory for the Lamb

14 These will wage (AO)war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will (AP)overcome them because He is (AQ)Lord of lords and (AR)King of kings; and (AS)those who are with Him are the (AT)called and chosen and faithful.”

15 And he *said to me, “The (AU)waters which you saw where the prostitute sits are (AV)peoples and multitudes, and nations and languages. 16 And the (AW)ten horns which you saw, and the beast, these will hate the prostitute and will make her (AX)desolate and (AY)naked, and will (AZ)eat her flesh and will (BA)burn her up with fire. 17 For (BB)God has put it in their hearts to execute His [k]purpose [l]by (BC)having a common purpose, and by giving their kingdom to the beast, until the (BD)words of God will be fulfilled. 18 The woman whom you saw is (BE)the great city, which [m]reigns over the kings of the earth.”

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 17:3 Or in spirit
  2. Revelation 17:4 Lit gilded
  3. Revelation 17:4 Lit stone
  4. Revelation 17:5 Or “MYSTERY...”
  5. Revelation 17:6 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
  6. Revelation 17:6 Lit with great wonder
  7. Revelation 17:7 Lit have you wondered
  8. Revelation 17:8 One early ms is going
  9. Revelation 17:8 Lit be present
  10. Revelation 17:13 Or mind
  11. Revelation 17:17 Or mind
  12. Revelation 17:17 Lit even to do one mind and to give
  13. Revelation 17:18 Lit has a kingdom

Cross references

  1. Revelation 17:1 : Rev 1:1; 21:9
  2. Revelation 17:1 : Rev 15:1
  3. Revelation 17:1 : Rev 15:7
  4. Revelation 17:1 : Rev 16:19
  5. Revelation 17:1 : Is 1:21; Jer 2:20; Nah 3:4; Rev 17:5, 15f; 19:2
  6. Revelation 17:1 : Jer 51:13; Rev 17:15
  7. Revelation 17:2 : Rev 2:22; 18:3, 9
  8. Revelation 17:2 : Rev 3:10; 17:8
  9. Revelation 17:2 : Rev 14:8
  10. Revelation 17:3 : Rev 21:10
  11. Revelation 17:3 : Rev 1:10
  12. Revelation 17:3 : Rev 12:6, 14; 21:10
  13. Revelation 17:3 : Matt 27:28; Rev 18:12, 16
  14. Revelation 17:3 : Rev 13:1
  15. Revelation 17:3 : Rev 12:3; 17:7, 9, 12, 16
  16. Revelation 17:4 : Ezek 28:13; Rev 18:12, 16
  17. Revelation 17:4 : Jer 51:7; Rev 18:6
  18. Revelation 17:5 : 2 Thess 2:7; Rev 1:20; 17:7
  19. Revelation 17:5 : Rev 14:8; 16:19
  20. Revelation 17:5 : Rev 17:2
  21. Revelation 17:6 : Rev 16:6
  22. Revelation 17:7 : 2 Thess 2:7; Rev 1:20; 17:5
  23. Revelation 17:7 : Rev 17:3
  24. Revelation 17:8 : Dan 7:7
  25. Revelation 17:8 : Rev 13:3, 12, 14; 17:11
  26. Revelation 17:8 : Rev 11:7; 13:1
  27. Revelation 17:8 : Rev 9:1; 13:1
  28. Revelation 17:8 : Rev 13:10; 17:11
  29. Revelation 17:8 : Rev 3:10
  30. Revelation 17:8 : Ps 69:28; Rev 3:5
  31. Revelation 17:8 : Matt 25:34; Rev 13:8
  32. Revelation 17:8 : Rev 13:3
  33. Revelation 17:9 : Rev 13:18
  34. Revelation 17:9 : Rev 17:3
  35. Revelation 17:10 : Rev 10:11
  36. Revelation 17:11 : Rev 13:3, 12, 14; 17:8
  37. Revelation 17:11 : Rev 13:10; 17:8
  38. Revelation 17:12 : Dan 7:24; Rev 12:3; 13:1; 17:16
  39. Revelation 17:12 : Rev 18:10, 17, 19
  40. Revelation 17:13 : Rev 17:17
  41. Revelation 17:14 : Rev 16:14
  42. Revelation 17:14 : Rev 3:21
  43. Revelation 17:14 : 1 Tim 6:15; Rev 19:16
  44. Revelation 17:14 : 1 Tim 6:15; Rev 19:16
  45. Revelation 17:14 : Rev 2:10f
  46. Revelation 17:14 : Matt 22:14
  47. Revelation 17:15 : Is 8:7; Jer 47:2; Rev 17:1
  48. Revelation 17:15 : Rev 5:9
  49. Revelation 17:16 : Rev 17:12
  50. Revelation 17:16 : Rev 18:17, 19
  51. Revelation 17:16 : Ezek 16:37, 39
  52. Revelation 17:16 : Rev 19:18
  53. Revelation 17:16 : Rev 18:8
  54. Revelation 17:17 : 2 Cor 8:16
  55. Revelation 17:17 : Rev 17:13
  56. Revelation 17:17 : Rev 10:7
  57. Revelation 17:18 : Rev 11:8; 16:19

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