12 And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, (A)whose deadly wound was healed.

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12 He (A)exercises all the authority of the first beast [a](B)in his presence. And he makes (C)the earth and those who live on it (D)worship the first beast, whose (E)fatal wound was healed.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 13:12 Or by his authority

12 He[a] exercised all the ruling authority[b] of the first beast on his behalf,[c] and made the earth and those who inhabit it worship the first beast, the one whose lethal wound had been healed.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 13:12 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  2. Revelation 13:12 tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.
  3. Revelation 13:12 tn For this meaning see BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνώπιον 4.b, “by the authority of, on behalf of Rv 13:12, 14; 19:20.”