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All the inhabitants of the earth will worship it, all those whose names have not been written from the creation of the world[a] in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.

Whoever has ears should listen to these words:

10 “If anyone is to go into captivity,
    into captivity he will go.
If anyone is destined to be slain by the sword,
    by the sword he must be slain.”

This demands patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of the saints.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 13:8 Written from the creation of the world: some place these words at the very end of the sentence (after the word “slain”). Book of life belonging to the Lamb: see note on Rev 3:5.

All inhabitants of the earth(A) will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life,(B) the Lamb(C) who was slain from the creation of the world.[a](D)

Whoever has ears, let them hear.(E)

10 “If anyone is to go into captivity,
    into captivity they will go.
If anyone is to be killed[b] with the sword,
    with the sword they will be killed.”[c](F)

This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness(G) on the part of God’s people.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 13:8 Or written from the creation of the world in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was slain
  2. Revelation 13:10 Some manuscripts anyone kills
  3. Revelation 13:10 Jer. 15:2