Revelation 13:14-16

Worldwide English (New Testament)

¹⁴ It fools the people who live on earth by the wonderful things which it has been given power to do, while the first beast looks on. It tells the people on earth to make an idol like the first beast that was cut by the big knife but lived.

¹⁵ It was given power to make the idol of the beast live. The idol of the beast could speak and command all those who would not worship the idol to be killed.

¹⁶ It makes all the people take a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads. That means all people, those who are great and those who are not great, the poor, free men, and slaves.