Revelation 17:8

KJV1611 – Modern English

The beast that you saw was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to destruction: and those who dwell on the earth shall marvel, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The beast you saw was, and is not, and is about to ascend from the abyss and go to destruction. Those who dwell on the earth, whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will marvel when they see the beast, because it was, is not, and yet is.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names we not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go into perdition. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, [they] whose name hath not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast, how that he was, and is not, and shall come.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    The best that thou seest was and is not and shall ascende out of the bottomlesse pytt and shall goo into perdicion and they that dwell on the erth shall wondre (whose names are not wrytten in the boke of lyfe from ye begynnynge of the worlde) when they beholde the best that was and ys nott.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The beest that thou seest, was, and is not, and shall ascende out of the bottomlesse pytt, and shal go in to perdicion, and they that dwell on the earth shal wondre (whose names are not wrytten in the boke of life from the begynnynge of the worlde) when they beholde the beest that was, and is not.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    The beast that thou hast seene, was, and is not, and shall ascend out of the bottomles pit, and shall goe into perdition, and they that dwell on the earth, shall wonder (whose names are not written in the booke of life from the foundation of ye world) when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    The beast that thou seest, was, and is not, and shall ascende out of the bottomlesse pyt, and shall go into perdition, and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder (whose names are not written in the booke of lyfe from the begynnyng of the world) when they beholde the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The beast that you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss and to go into destruction. Those who dwell on the earth and whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see that the beast was, and is not, and shall be present.{TR reads "yet is" instead of "shall be present"}

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `The beast that thou didst see: it was, and it is not; and it is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go away to destruction, and wonder shall those dwelling upon the earth, whose names have not been written upon the scroll of the life from the foundation of the world, beholding the beast that was, and is not, although it is.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go into perdition. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, `they' whose name hath not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast, how that he was, and is not, and shall come.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go into perdition. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, [they] whose name hath not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast, how that he was, and is not, and shall come.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    The beast which you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the great deep, and to go into destruction. And those who are on the earth, whose names have not been put in the book of life from the first, will be full of wonder when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and still will be.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The beast that you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss and to go into destruction. Those who dwell on the earth and whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see that the beast was, and is not, and shall be present.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The beast you saw was, and is not, but is about to come up from the abyss and then go to destruction. The inhabitants of the earth– all those whose names have not been written in the book of life since the foundation of the world– will be astounded when they see that the beast was, and is not, but is to come.

Referenced Verses

  • Rev 11:7 : 7 And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.
  • Rev 17:11 : 11 The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and goes to destruction.
  • Rev 19:15-21 : 15 And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should strike the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he has on his robe and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather together for the supper of the great God; 18 That you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great. 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked miracles before him, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with sulfur. 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him who sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh.
  • Matt 25:34 : 34 Then the King will say to those on his right hand, Come, you blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
  • Rev 3:5 : 5 He who overcomes, the same shall be clothed in white garments; and I will not blot out his name from the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
  • Rev 3:10 : 10 Because you have kept the word of my patience, I also will keep you from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.
  • Rev 9:1-2 : 1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth, and to him was given the key to the bottomless pit. 2 And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose from the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit.
  • John 17:24 : 24 Father, I will that those also, whom you have given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which you have given me: for you loved me before the foundation of the world.
  • Acts 15:18 : 18 Known to God are all His works from the beginning of the world.
  • Eph 1:4 : 4 According as He has chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:
  • 2 Thess 2:3-8 : 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come unless there comes a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. 5 Do you not remember that, when I was still with you, I told you these things? 6 And now you know what restrains him, that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity already works: only he who now restrains will do so, until he is taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the breath of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
  • Titus 1:2 : 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began;
  • 1 Pet 1:20 : 20 He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
  • Dan 7:7 : 7 After this, I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and trampled what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.
  • Dan 7:11 : 11 Then I watched because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke. I watched until the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame.
  • Dan 7:26 : 26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and destroy it until the end.
  • Dan 11:45 : 45 And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas, in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
  • Rev 20:10 : 10 And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
  • Rev 20:12 : 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books.
  • Rev 20:15 : 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
  • Rev 13:1-9 : 1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like a bear's feet, and his mouth like a lion's mouth; and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as if it were wounded to death, and his deadly wound was healed, and all the world marveled and followed the beast. 4 And they worshiped the dragon who gave power to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?" 5 And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given to him to continue for forty-two months. 6 And he opened his mouth to blaspheme against God, to blaspheme His name, and His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven. 7 And it was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them, and power was given him over all tribes, tongues, and nations. 8 And all who dwell on the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 9 If anyone has an ear, let him hear. 10 He who leads into captivity shall go into captivity; he who kills with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. 11 And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. 12 And he exercises all the power of the first beast before him and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
  • Rev 14:8-9 : 8 And another angel followed, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 9 And a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 He shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of his indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name. 12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them. 14 And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat one like the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud, Thrust in your sickle, and reap; for the time has come for you to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe. 16 So he who sat on the cloud thrust his sickle on the earth, and the earth was reaped. 17 And another angel came out of the temple in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 18 And another angel came out from the altar, who had power over fire, and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in your sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes are fully ripe. 19 And the angel thrust his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth, and threw it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. 20 And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the horses' bridles, for one thousand six hundred furlongs.
  • Rev 16:1-9 : 1 And I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the bowls of the wrath of God upon the earth. 2 And the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth; and there came a foul and painful sore upon the men who had the mark of the beast, and upon those who worshiped his image. 3 And the second angel poured out his bowl upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man, and every living soul died in the sea. 4 And the third angel poured out his bowl upon the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, You are righteous, O Lord, who are, and were, and shall be, because you have judged thus. 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. 7 And I heard another from the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments. 8 And the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent to give Him glory. 10 And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of pain, 11 and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds. 12 And the sixth angel poured out his bowl upon the great river Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 For they are the spirits of demons, working miracles, which go forth to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. 15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he who watches and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame. 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in Hebrew Armageddon. 17 And the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air; and a loud voice came from the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. 18 And there were voices and thunders and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as has not occurred since men were on the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rev 17:9-13
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    9Here is the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sits.

    10And there are seven kings: five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come; and when he comes, he must continue a short time.

    11The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and goes to destruction.

    12The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but receive authority as kings for one hour with the beast.

    13These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.

  • Rev 17:1-7
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    1Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, Come here; I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters:

    2With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

    3So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

    4And the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication:

    5And on her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

    6And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus; and when I saw her, I marveled with great wonder.

    7And the angel said to me, Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and ten horns.

  • Rev 13:1-5
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    1And I stood upon the sand of the sea and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads the name of blasphemy.

    2And the beast I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like a bear's feet, and his mouth like a lion's mouth; and the dragon gave him his power, and his throne, and great authority.

    3And I saw one of his heads as if it were wounded to death, and his deadly wound was healed, and all the world marveled and followed the beast.

    4And they worshiped the dragon who gave power to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, "Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?"

    5And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given to him to continue for forty-two months.

  • Rev 13:7-8
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    7And it was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them, and power was given him over all tribes, tongues, and nations.

    8And all who dwell on the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

  • Rev 11:7
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    7And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, overcome them, and kill them.

  • Rev 13:11-15
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    11And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon.

    12And he exercises all the power of the first beast before him and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

    13And he performs great signs, so that he makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men.

    14And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast, saying to those who dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived.

    15And he had power to give life to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

  • Rev 17:15-18
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    15Then he said to me, The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.

    16The ten horns which you saw on the beast will hate the prostitute, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.

    17For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill his purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

    18The woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.

  • Rev 19:19-20
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    19And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him who sat on the horse, and against his army.

    20And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked miracles before him, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with sulfur.

  • Rev 13:17-18
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    17And that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast or the number of his name.

    18Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: his number is six hundred sixty-six.

  • Dan 7:6-7
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    6After this, I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.

    7After this, I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and trampled what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.

  • Rev 20:3-4
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    3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were fulfilled; and after that, he must be released for a little while.

    4And I saw thrones, and those who sat on them, and judgment was given to them: and I saw the souls of those who were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

  • Rev 14:11
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    11And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.

  • Dan 7:11
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    11Then I watched because of the voice of the great words which the horn spoke. I watched until the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame.

  • Rev 4:7
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    7The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle.

  • Rev 14:9
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    9And a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand,

  • Rev 20:10
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    10And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

  • Dan 7:17
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    17These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.

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    3And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns on his heads.

  • Rev 12:17
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    17So the dragon became enraged with the woman, and went off to make war with the rest of her children, who keep the commandments of God and hold to the testimony of Jesus.

  • Rev 11:11
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    11And after three and a half days, the Spirit of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on those who saw them.

  • Rev 9:5
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    5And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented for five months; and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it strikes a man.

  • Rev 9:2
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    2And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose from the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit.

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    8And will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together for battle; the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.

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    23Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.