¹⁰ Because you have ^(A)kept ^(B)My ^[a]word of perseverance, ^(C)I also will keep you from the hour of the ^[b](D)testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole ^[c](E)world, to ^[d]test ^(F)those who live on the earth.

¹⁴ And he ^(A)deceives ^(B)those who live on the earth because of ^(C)the signs which it was given him to perform ^[a](D)in the presence of the beast, telling those who live on the earth to make an image to the beast who *had the ^(E)wound of the sword and has come to life. ¹⁵ And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast would even ^[b]speak and cause ^(F)all who do not ^(G)worship the image of the beast to be killed. ¹⁶ And he causes all, ^(H)the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, ^[c]to be given a ^(I)mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, ¹⁷ and he decrees that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the ^(J)mark, either ^(K)the name of the beast or ^(L)the number of his name. ^18 (M)Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that ^(N)of a ^[d]man; and his number is ^[e]six hundred and sixty-six.