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Revelation 13:18 KJV
Revelation · chapter 13 · verse 18
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.Revelation 13:18 · King James Version
Revelation 13:18 in context
16And 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:
17And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
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Key words (Strong's)
- understandingnousthe mind, comprising alike the faculties of perceiving and understanding and those of…G3563 →
- wisdomsophiawisdom, broad and full of intelligence used of the knowledge of very diverse matters, the…G4678 →
- numberarithmosa fixed and definite number, an indefinite number, a multitudeG706 →
- countpsēphizōto count with pebbles, to compute, calculate, reckon, to give one's vote by casting a…G5585 →
- beastthērionan animal, a wild animal, wild beast, beast, metaph. a brutal, bestial man, savage…G2342 →
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— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-18