Rev 13:1 | HCSB | STEP | And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea . He had 10 horns and seven heads . On his horns were 10 diadems , and on his heads were blasphemous names .

‏ Revelation of John 13:1

1 And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. ^a He ^{▼▼The beasts in Rv 13:1,11 are customarily referred to as “he” or “him” rather than “it.” The Gk word for a beast (therion) is grammatically neuter.} had 10 horns and seven heads. On his horns were 10 diadems, ^c and on his heads were blasphemous names. ^{▼▼Other mss read heads was a blasphemous name
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