Verse 7

And{G2532} the angel{G32} said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto me{G3427}, Wherefore{G1302} didst thou marvel{G2296}{(G5656)}? I{G1473} will tell{G2046}{(G5692)} thee{G4671} the mystery{G3466} of the woman{G1135}, and{G2532} of the beast{G2342} that carrieth{G941}{(G5723)} her{G846}, which{G3588} hath{G2192}{(G5723)} the seven{G2033} heads{G2776} and{G2532} ten{G1176} horns{G2768}.

Referenced Verses

• Rev 17:1-6 : 1 And{G2532} there came{G2064}{(G5627)} one{G1520} of{G1537} the seven{G2033} angels{G32} which{G3588} had{G2192}{(G5723)} the seven{G2033} vials{G5357}, and{G2532} talked{G2980}{(G5656)} with{G3326} me{G1700}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)} unto me{G3427}, Come hither{G1204}{(G5773)}; I will shew{G1166}{(G5692)} unto thee{G4671} the judgment{G2917} of the great{G3173} whore{G4204} that sitteth{G2521}{(G5740)} upon{G1909} many{G4183} waters{G5204}: 2 With{G3326} whom{G3739} the kings{G935} of the earth{G1093} have committed fornication{G4203}{(G5656)}, and{G2532} the inhabitants{G2730}{(G5723)} of the earth{G1093} have been made drunk{G3184}{(G5681)} with{G1537} the wine{G3631} of her{G846} fornication{G4202}. 3 So{G2532} he carried{G667} me{G3165} away{G667}{(G5656)} in{G1722} the spirit{G4151} into{G1519} the wilderness{G2048}: and{G2532} I saw{G1492}{(G5627)} a woman{G1135} sit{G2521}{(G5740)} upon{G1909} a scarlet coloured{G2847} beast{G2342}, full of{G1073}{(G5723)} names{G3686} of blasphemy{G988}, having{G2192}{(G5723)} seven{G2033} heads{G2776} and{G2532} ten{G1176} horns{G2768}. 4 And{G2532} the woman{G1135} was{G2258}{(G5713)} arrayed{G4016}{(G5772)} in purple{G4209} and{G2532} scarlet colour{G2847}, and{G2532} decked{G5558}{(G5772)} with gold{G5557} and{G2532} precious{G5093} stones{G3037} and{G2532} pearls{G3135}, having{G2192}{(G5723)} a golden{G5552} cup{G4221} in{G1722} her{G846} hand{G5495} full of{G1073}{(G5723)} abominations{G946} and{G2532} filthiness{G168} of her{G846} fornication{G4202}: 5 And{G2532} upon{G1909} her{G846} forehead{G3359} was a name{G3686} written{G1125}{(G5772)}, MYSTERY{G3466}, BABYLON{G897} THE GREAT{G3173}, THE MOTHER{G3384} OF HARLOTS{G4204} AND{G2532} ABOMINATIONS{G946} OF THE EARTH{G1093}. 6 And{G2532} I saw{G1492}{(G5627)} the woman{G1135} drunken{G3184}{(G5723)} with{G1537} the blood{G129} of the saints{G40}, and{G2532} with{G1537} the blood{G129} of the martyrs{G3144} of Jesus{G2424}: and{G2532} when I saw{G1492}{(G5631)} her{G846}, I wondered{G2296}{(G5656)} with great{G3173} admiration{G2295}.
• Rev 17:8 : 8 The beast{G2342} that{G3739} thou sawest{G1492}{(G5627)} was{G2258}{(G5713)}, and{G2532} is{G2076}{(G5748)} not{G3756}; and{G2532} shall{G3195}{(G5719)} ascend{G305}{(G5721)} out of{G1537} the bottomless pit{G12}, and{G2532} go{G5217}{(G5721)} into{G1519} perdition{G684}: and{G2532} they that dwell{G2730}{(G5723)} on{G1909} the earth{G1093} shall wonder{G2296}{(G5695)}, whose{G3739} names{G3686} were{G1125} not{G3756} written{G1125}{(G5769)} in{G1909} the book{G975} of life{G2222} from{G575} the foundation{G2602} of the world{G2889}, when they behold{G991}{(G5723)} the beast{G2342} that was{G3748}{G2258}{(G5713)}, and{G2532} is{G2076}{(G5748)} not{G3756}, and yet{G2539} is{G2076}{(G5748)}.