Revelation 17:4-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 The woman was wearing purple and scarlet and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls.(A) She held in her hand a gold cup that was filled with the abominable and sordid deeds of her harlotry. 5 On her forehead was written a name, which is a mystery, “Babylon the great, the mother of harlots and of the abominations of the earth.” 6 [a]I saw that the woman was drunk on the blood of the holy ones and on the blood of the witnesses to Jesus.
Meaning of the Beast and Harlot.[b] When I saw her I was greatly amazed.
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