Revelation 13:3 Cross References - AUV

³ And one of the beast’s heads looked like it had been fatally wounded, but the wound healed and the entire world was amazed and followed after him.

¹ Now it happened in those days that a decree was sent out from Caesar Augustus [the Emperor of the Roman Empire] requiring [people from] the whole empire to be registered [i.e., for taxation purposes].

¹⁹ So, the Pharisees were saying among themselves, “Look, you men are getting nowhere [in this situation]. See, the [whole] world has gone after him.”

¹⁰ Everyone, from the least to the greatest [in importance], was being impressed by him. They were saying, "This man is being called Great [and has] power from God." ¹¹ And people were paying attention to him because he had been amazing them with his magic for a long time.

¹³ And [this] Simon also believed [Philip's message] and was immersed. [After that] he continued [to travel] with Philip and was amazed by the [supernatural] signs and great miracles he saw [him perform].

⁹ The coming [of this lawless person] is according to the work of Satan, [and will be] attended by all kinds of powerful [i.e., miraculous] signs and false wonders, ¹⁰ and all kinds of wicked deception toward those people who are perishing [spiritually], because they refused to love the truth so they could be saved. ¹¹ And this is the reason that God sends them a strong delusion [to influence them]: It is so that they would believe the lie, ¹² in order that all those who have not believed the truth, but have taken pleasure in wrongdoing, would be condemned.

¹ And I saw a beast coming up out of the ocean. It had ten horns and seven heads, and [it had] ten crowns on his horns and on each head there was a blasphemous name [i.e., a name that slandered God]. ² And the beast I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like a bear’s, and his mouth like a lion’s. And the dragon gave him his power, his throne and his great authority.

¹² And he exercises all the authority of the first beast [See verse 1] in his presence [or, “on his behalf”]. And he forced the earth and those who lived on it to worship the first beast, whose [apparently] fatal wound had healed.

¹⁴ [And] by being given [power] to perform these signs in the sight of the [first] beast, he deceived the people on earth. He told them to make a statue to [honor] the [first] beast, who had been wounded by a sword and yet lived [through it].

⁶ And I saw that the woman was drunk on the blood of God’s holy people and on the blood of those [who were killed] witnessing about Jesus. And when I saw her I was greatly amazed.

⁸ The beast you saw once existed, but now does not, and [yet] is about to come up out of the pit and go to [his] destruction. And those people living on the earth, whose names have not been recorded in the book of life from the creation of the world, will be amazed when they see the beast, because he had once existed, but now does not, and yet will come [again].

¹⁰ five have fallen, one continues [to rule], and the other one has not yet come. But when he comes, he must remain for [only] a short time.

¹³ These kings have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.

¹⁷ For God has placed on their hearts [the desire] to carry out His purpose, by agreeing to give their kingdom to the beast until God’s words are fulfilled.