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OET (OET-RV) and it also required each person, whether important or not, and whether rich or poor, free or slave, to have a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.
OET-LV And it_is_making all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, that they_may_give to_them a_mark on the hand of_them the right, or on the forehead of_them,
SR-GNT Καὶ ποιεῖ πάντας, τοὺς μικροὺς καὶ τοὺς μεγάλους, καὶ τοὺς πλουσίους καὶ τοὺς πτωχούς, καὶ τοὺς ἐλευθέρους καὶ τοὺς δούλους, ἵνα δῶσιν αὐτοῖς χάραγμα ἐπὶ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῶν τῆς δεξιᾶς, ἢ ἐπὶ τὸ μέτωπον αὐτῶν, ‡
(Kai poiei pantas, tous mikrous kai tous megalous, kai tous plousious kai tous ptōⱪous, kai tous eleutherous kai tous doulous, hina dōsin autois ⱪaragma epi taʸs ⱪeiros autōn taʸs dexias, aʸ epi to metōpon autōn,)
Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And it causes everyone, the small and the great and the rich and the poor and the free and the slave, that they might give to them a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
UST The beast from the earth also required each person to have a mark on his right hand or on his forehead. This requirement applied to important people and unimportant people. It applied to people who were rich and people who were poor. It applied to free people and to slaves. It applied to everyone!
BSB § And the second beast required all people small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
BLB And it causes all the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the servants, that it should give them a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
AICNT And it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be given a mark on the right hand or {the forehead},[fn]
13:16, the forehead: Later manuscripts read “their foreheads.” TR
OEB High and low, rich and poor, free and enslaved – it causes a brand to be put on the right hand or on the forehead of every one of them,
WEBBE He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands or on their foreheads;
WMBB (Same as above)
NET He also caused everyone (small and great, rich and poor, free and slave ) to obtain a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.
LSV And it makes all, the small, and the great, and the rich, and the poor, and the freemen, and the servants, that it may give to them a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,
FBV He made everyone, whether weak or powerful, rich or poor, free or slave, receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads.
TCNT The second beast required everyone, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
T4T The second beast required also that the first beast’s name be marked {its agents mark the first beast’s name} on the right hand or on the forehead of everyone, those of little social importance and of great social importance, the rich and the poor, free people and slaves. Everyone!
LEB And he causes all people, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, that they give them a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,
BBE And he gives to all, small and great, the poor and those who have wealth, the free and those who are not free, a mark on their right hand or on their brows;
Moff No Moff REV book available
Wymth And he causes all, small and great, rich and poor, free men and slaves, to have stamped upon them a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,
ASV And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their forehead;
DRA And he shall make all, both little and great, rich and poor, freemen and bondmen, to have a character in their right hand, or on their foreheads.
YLT And it maketh all, the small, and the great, and the rich, and the poor, and the freemen, and the servants, that it may give to them a mark upon their right hand or upon their foreheads,
Drby And it causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bondmen, that they should give them a mark upon their right hand or upon their forehead;
RV And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their forehead;
Wbstr And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
KJB-1769 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
KJB-1611 [fn]And he causeth all, both smal and great rich and poore, free and bond, to receiue a marke in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
(And he causeth all, both smal and great rich and poore, free and bond, to receive a marke in their right hand, or in their foreheads:)
13:16 Gr. to giue.
Bshps And he made all both smal & great, rich & poore, free & bonde, to receaue a marke in their right hand, or in their forheads.
(And he made all both smal and great, rich and poore, free and bonde, to receive a marke in their right hand, or in their forheads.)
Gnva And he made all, both small and great, rich and poore, free and bond, to receiue a marke in their right hand or in their foreheads,
(And he made all, both small and great, rich and poore, free and bond, to receive a marke in their right hand or in their foreheads, )
Cvdl And he made all bothe smale and greate, ryche and poore, fre and bond, to receaue a marke in their right hondes, or in their forheades.
(And he made all both small and greate, ryche and poore, free and bond, to receive a marke in their right hands, or in their forheades.)
TNT And he made all bothe smale and grett ryche and poore fre and bond to receave a marke in their right hondes or in their forheddes.
(And he made all both small and great ryche and poor free and bond to receive a marke in their right hands or in their forheddes. )
Wyc And he schal make alle, smale and grete, and riche and pore, and fre men and bonde men, to haue a carecter in her riythoond, ethir in her forheedis; that no man may bie,
(And he shall make all, small and grete, and rich and pore, and free men and bonde men, to have a carecter in her riythoond, ethir in her forheedis; that no man may bie,)
Luth Und machte allesamt, die Kleinen und Großen, die Reichen und Armen, die Freien und Knechte, daß es ihnen ein Malzeichen gab an ihre rechte Hand oder an ihre Stirn,
(And made allesamt, the Kleinen and Großen, the Reichen and Armen, the Freien and servant(s), that it to_them a Malzeichen gave at their/her rechte hand or at their/her Stirn,)
ClVg Et faciet omnes pusillos, et magnos, et divites, et pauperes, et liberos, et servos habere caracterem in dextera manu sua, aut in frontibus suis:[fn]
(And faciet everyone pusillos, and magnos, and divites, and pauperes, and liberos, and servos habere caracterem in dextera by_hand sua, aut in frontibus to_his_own: )
13.16 Habere characterem, etc. In manu et in fronte ponent signa, ut omnes confiteantur suum esse Deum verbo et opere.
13.16 Habere characterem, etc. In by_hand and in fronte ponent signa, as everyone confiteantur his_own esse God verbo and opere.
UGNT καὶ ποιεῖ πάντας, τοὺς μικροὺς καὶ τοὺς μεγάλους, καὶ τοὺς πλουσίους καὶ τοὺς πτωχούς, καὶ τοὺς ἐλευθέρους καὶ τοὺς δούλους, ἵνα δῶσιν αὐτοῖς χάραγμα ἐπὶ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῶν τῆς δεξιᾶς, ἢ ἐπὶ τὸ μέτωπον αὐτῶν,
(kai poiei pantas, tous mikrous kai tous megalous, kai tous plousious kai tous ptōⱪous, kai tous eleutherous kai tous doulous, hina dōsin autois ⱪaragma epi taʸs ⱪeiros autōn taʸs dexias, aʸ epi to metōpon autōn,)
SBL-GNT καὶ ποιεῖ πάντας, τοὺς μικροὺς καὶ τοὺς μεγάλους, καὶ τοὺς πλουσίους καὶ τοὺς πτωχούς, καὶ τοὺς ἐλευθέρους καὶ τοὺς δούλους, ἵνα ⸀δῶσιν αὐτοῖς ⸀χάραγμα ἐπὶ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῶν τῆς δεξιᾶς ἢ ἐπὶ τὸ μέτωπον αὐτῶν,
(kai poiei pantas, tous mikrous kai tous megalous, kai tous plousious kai tous ptōⱪous, kai tous eleutherous kai tous doulous, hina ⸀dōsin autois ⸀ⱪaragma epi taʸs ⱪeiros autōn taʸs dexias aʸ epi to metōpon autōn,)
TC-GNT Καὶ ποιεῖ πάντας, τοὺς μικροὺς καὶ τοὺς μεγάλους, καὶ τοὺς πλουσίους καὶ τοὺς πτωχούς, καὶ τοὺς ἐλευθέρους καὶ τοὺς δούλους, ἵνα [fn]δώσωσιν αὐτοῖς χαράγματα ἐπὶ [fn]τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῶν τῆς δεξιᾶς, ἢ ἐπὶ [fn]τὸ μέτωπον αὐτῶν,
(Kai poiei pantas, tous mikrous kai tous megalous, kai tous plousious kai tous ptōⱪous, kai tous eleutherous kai tous doulous, hina dōsōsin autois ⱪaragmata epi taʸs ⱪeiros autōn taʸs dexias, aʸ epi to metōpon autōn, )
13:16 δωσωσιν αυτοις χαραγματα 𝔐Kpt 21.9% ¦ δωσιν αυτοις χαραγματα 𝔐C PCK 17.6% ¦ δωσιν αυτοις χαραγμα 𝔐A BYZ CT 14.5% ¦ δωσουσιν αυτοις χαραγματα 𝔐Kpt 12.1% ¦ δωσουσιν αυτοις χαραγμα ANT 4.7% ¦ δωση αυτοις χαραγμα TR 3.5%
13:16 της ¦ — K
13:16 το μετωπον ¦ των μετωπων Αν ANT BYZ PCK TR
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
13:11-18 another beast: This second beast, the third member of the evil trinity (see study note on 12:18–13:18), is later called the “false prophet” (16:13). As a high priest of false religion, he leads the world into worshiping the first beast and the dragon (see also 16:13-14).
The Antichrist
The term antichrist appears only in John’s letters (1 Jn 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 Jn 1:7). John expected many antichrists to appear in history (1 Jn 2:18), all of whom would deny that Jesus is both divine and human (1 Jn 2:22; 4:2-3; 2 Jn 1:7).
Paul speaks of a “man of lawlessness,” who will come in the last days to stir up rebellion against God (2 Thes 2:1-12). This figure will “come to do the work of Satan,” chiefly by means of deception. Though not specifically labeled as “antichrist,” this “man of lawlessness,” like the “antichrists” described in John’s letters, will stand in opposition to the truth.
In Revelation 13, the hostile spirit opposed to Christ is personified by “another beast” who serves the dragon (Satan) and the first beast. The number of this antichrist, 666, probably stood for Nero and perhaps for the emperor Domitian (see study note on 17:8). Emperor worship—which proclaimed “Caesar is Lord!”—was a pseudo-religion that stood in opposition to proclaiming Christ as Lord.
Whether John expected a final antichrist even greater than a political figure like Nero or Domitian is uncertain. Either way, Christians must take seriously the presence of evil and its opposition to Christ in the people and power structures of the world. Resisting these enemies may lead to persecution and even death, but our hope rests in ultimate victory through Christ.
Passages for Further Study
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
ποιεῖ
˱it˲_/is/_making
The pronoun it refers to the second beast, not to the image of the first beast. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “the second beast causes”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
τοὺς μικροὺς καὶ τοὺς μεγάλους, καὶ τοὺς πλουσίους καὶ τοὺς πτωχούς, καὶ τοὺς ἐλευθέρους καὶ τοὺς δούλους
the small and the great and the rich and the poor and the free and the slaves
John is using the adjectives small, great, rich, poor, free, and slave as nouns to mean certain kinds of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate these words with equivalent phrases. Alternate translation: “small people and great people and rich people and poor people and free people and slaves”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism
τοὺς μικροὺς καὶ τοὺς μεγάλους, καὶ τοὺς πλουσίους καὶ τοὺς πτωχούς, καὶ τοὺς ἐλευθέρους καὶ τοὺς δούλους
the small and the great and the rich and the poor and the free and the slaves
John is using two extremes of importance, small and great, to mean people across the entire range of importance. John is using two extremes of wealth, rich and poor, to mean people across the entire range of wealth. John is using two extremes of status, free and slave, to mean people across the entire range of status. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use equivalent expressions or plain language. Alternate translation: “no matter what their importance and no matter what their wealth and no matter what their status”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
τοὺς μικροὺς καὶ τοὺς μεγάλους, καὶ τοὺς πλουσίους καὶ τοὺς πτωχούς, καὶ τοὺς ἐλευθέρους καὶ τοὺς δούλους
the small and the great and the rich and the poor and the free and the slaves
These three phrases mean similar things. John is using repetition to emphasize the idea that the phrases express. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them. Alternate translation: “people of every different kind”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
τοὺς μικροὺς καὶ τοὺς μεγάλους,
the small and the great
John is speaking as if unimportant people were literally small and as if important people were literally large or great. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the unimportant and the important” or “unimportant people and important people”
Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns
δῶσιν αὐτοῖς
˱they˲_/may/_give ˱to˲_them
The pronoun they is an indefinite pronoun that does not refer to anyone in the immediate context. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this with a different expression that does not use an indefinite pronoun. Alternate translation: “they might have to receive”