Revelation 17:13

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
These have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.

King James Version (1611)
These haue one minde, and shall giue their power and strength vnto the beast.

King James Version
These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.

New American Standard Bible
"These have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.

New Century Version
All ten of these kings have the same purpose, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.

English Standard Version
These are of one mind, and they hand over their power and authority to the beast.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"These have one purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.

Berean Standard Bible
These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.

Contemporary English Version
They all think alike and will give their power and authority to the beast.

Complete Jewish Bible
They have one mind, and they hand over their power and authority to the beast.

Darby Translation
These have one mind, and give their power and authority to the beast.

Easy-to-Read Version
All ten of these rulers have the same purpose. And they will give their power and authority to the beast.

Geneva Bible (1587)
These haue one minde, and shall giue their power, and authoritie vnto the beast.

George Lamsa Translation
These are in one accord, and they shall give their strength and authority to the beast.

Good News Translation
These ten all have the same purpose, and they give their power and authority to the beast.

Lexham English Bible
These have one opinion, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.

Literal Translation
These have one mind, and their power and authority they shall give up to the beast.

Amplified Bible
"These [kings] have one purpose [one mind, one common goal], and they give their power and authority to the beast.

American Standard Version
These have one mind, and they give their power and authority unto the beast.

Bible in Basic English
These have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.

Hebrew Names Version
These have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.

International Standard Version
They have one purpose: to give their power and authority to the beast.

Etheridge Translation
They have one will, and their power and their authority unto the beast of prey they will give.

Murdock Translation
They have one mind; and they will give their power and authority unto the beast of prey.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
These haue one mynde, and shal geue their power & strength vnto the beast.

English Revised Version
These have one mind, and they give their power and authority unto the beast.

World English Bible
These have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
These have one mind, and give their power and authority to the wild beast.

Weymouth's New Testament
They have one common policy, and they are to give their power and authority to the Wild Beast.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
These han a counsel, and schulen bitake her vertu and power to the beeste.

Update Bible Version
These have one mind, and they give their power and authority to the beast.

Webster's Bible Translation
These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength to the beast.

New English Translation
These kings have a single intent, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.

New King James Version
These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.

New Living Translation
They will all agree to give him their power and authority.

New Life Bible
They agree to give the right and the power to the red wild animal.

New Revised Standard
These are united in yielding their power and authority to the beast;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
These, have, one mind, and, their power and authority, unto the wild-beast, they give.

Douay-Rheims Bible
These have one design: and their strength and power they shall deliver to the beast.

Revised Standard Version
These are of one mind and give over their power and authority to the beast;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
These have one mynde and shall geve their power and strenghte vnto ye beste.

Young's Literal Translation
these have one mind, and their own power and authority to the beast they shall give over;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
These haue one mynde, and shal geue their power and stregth vnto ye beeste.

Mace New Testament (1729)
they all agree in this, to give their power and strength to the beast.

Simplified Cowboy Version
These ten kings will only have one purpose—to make the beast stronger.

Contextual Overview

⁷Great Babylon, Mother of Whores One of the Seven Angels who carried the seven bowls came and invited me, "Come, I'll show you the judgment of the great Whore who sits enthroned over many waters, the Whore with whom the kings of the earth have gone whoring, show you the judgment on earth dwellers drunk on her whorish lust." In the Spirit he carried me out in the desert. I saw a woman mounted on a Scarlet Beast. Stuffed with blasphemies, the Beast had seven heads and ten horns. The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, festooned with gold and gems and pearls. She held a gold chalice in her hand, brimming with defiling obscenities, her foul fornications. A riddle-name was branded on her forehead: great babylon, mother of whores and abominations of the earth . I could see that the woman was drunk, drunk on the blood of God's holy people, drunk on the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. Astonished, I rubbed my eyes. I shook my head in wonder. The Angel said, "Does this surprise you? Let me tell you the riddle of the woman and the Beast she rides, the Beast with seven heads and ten horns. The Beast you saw once was, is no longer, and is about to ascend from the Abyss and head straight for Hell. Earth dwellers whose names weren't written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will be dazzled when they see the Beast that once was, is no longer, and is to come. "But don't drop your guard. Use your head. The seven heads are seven hills; they are where the woman sits. They are also seven kings: five dead, one living, the other not yet here—and when he does come his time will be brief. The Beast that once was and is no longer is both an eighth and one of the seven—and headed for Hell. "The ten horns you saw are ten kings, but they're not yet in power. They will come to power with the Scarlet Beast, but won't last long—a very brief reign. These kings will agree to turn over their power and authority to the Beast. They will go to war against the Lamb but the Lamb will defeat them, proof that he is Lord over all lords, King over all kings, and those with him will be the called, chosen, and faithful." The Angel continued, "The waters you saw on which the Whore was enthroned are peoples and crowds, nations and languages. And the ten horns you saw, together with the Beast, will turn on the Whore—they'll hate her, violate her, strip her naked, rip her apart with their teeth, then set fire to her. It was God who put the idea in their heads to turn over their rule to the Beast until the words of God are completed. The woman you saw is the great city, tyrannizing the kings of the earth." ⁸Great Babylon, Mother of Whores One of the Seven Angels who carried the seven bowls came and invited me, "Come, I'll show you the judgment of the great Whore who sits enthroned over many waters, the Whore with whom the kings of the earth have gone whoring, show you the judgment on earth dwellers drunk on her whorish lust." In the Spirit he carried me out in the desert. I saw a woman mounted on a Scarlet Beast. Stuffed with blasphemies, the Beast had seven heads and ten horns. The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, festooned with gold and gems and pearls. She held a gold chalice in her hand, brimming with defiling obscenities, her foul fornications. A riddle-name was branded on her forehead: great babylon, mother of whores and abominations of the earth . I could see that the woman was drunk, drunk on the blood of God's holy people, drunk on the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. Astonished, I rubbed my eyes. I shook my head in wonder. The Angel said, "Does this surprise you? Let me tell you the riddle of the woman and the Beast she rides, the Beast with seven heads and ten horns. The Beast you saw once was, is no longer, and is about to ascend from the Abyss and head straight for Hell. Earth dwellers whose names weren't written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will be dazzled when they see the Beast that once was, is no longer, and is to come. ⁹"But don't drop your guard. Use your head. The seven heads are seven hills; they are where the woman sits. They are also seven kings: five dead, one living, the other not yet here—and when he does come his time will be brief. The Beast that once was and is no longer is both an eighth and one of the seven—and headed for Hell. ¹²"The ten horns you saw are ten kings, but they're not yet in power. They will come to power with the Scarlet Beast, but won't last long—a very brief reign. These kings will agree to turn over their power and authority to the Beast. They will go to war against the Lamb but the Lamb will defeat them, proof that he is Lord over all lords, King over all kings, and those with him will be the called, chosen, and faithful."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

one: Philippians 1:27, Philippians 2:2

shall: Revelation 17:17, Isaiah 10:5-7, Ezekiel 38:10, Acts 4:28

Reciprocal: Psalms 83:5 - For Jeremiah 4:30 - in vain Jeremiah 28:14 - that they Lamentations 1:2 - among Ezekiel 16:25 - and hast made Ezekiel 23:9 - General Daniel 3:3 - the princes Daniel 7:24 - the ten Daniel 8:24 - but Daniel 11:44 - east Luke 23:12 - General Acts 19:28 - and cried Revelation 13:3 - all Revelation 17:2 - General Revelation 17:16 - these Revelation 18:9 - the kings

Cross-References

Genesis 37:36
In Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials, manager of his household affairs.

Genesis 39:1
After Joseph had been taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelites, Potiphar an Egyptian, one of Pharaoh's officials and the manager of his household, bought him from them.

Exodus 21:2
"When you buy a Hebrew slave, he will serve six years. The seventh year he goes free, for nothing. If he came in single he leaves single. If he came in married he leaves with his wife. If the master gives him a wife and she gave him sons and daughters, the wife and children stay with the master and he leaves by himself. But suppose the slave should say, ‘I love my master and my wife and children—I don't want my freedom,' then his master is to bring him before God and to a door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl, a sign that he is a slave for life.

Exodus 21:16
"If someone kidnaps a person, the penalty is death, regardless of whether the person has been sold or is still held in possession.

Nehemiah 5:8
The "Great Protest" A great protest was mounted by the people, including the wives, against their fellow Jews. Some said, "We have big families, and we need food just to survive." Others said, "We're having to mortgage our fields and vineyards and homes to get enough grain to keep from starving." And others said, "We're having to borrow money to pay the royal tax on our fields and vineyards. Look: We're the same flesh and blood as our brothers here; our children are just as good as theirs. Yet here we are having to sell our children off as slaves—some of our daughters have already been sold—and we can't do anything about it because our fields and vineyards are owned by somebody else." I got really angry when I heard their protest and complaints. After thinking it over, I called the nobles and officials on the carpet. I said, "Each one of you is gouging his brother." Then I called a big meeting to deal with them. I told them, "We did everything we could to buy back our Jewish brothers who had to sell themselves as slaves to foreigners. And now you're selling these same brothers back into debt slavery! Does that mean that we have to buy them back again?" They said nothing. What could they say?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

These have one mind,.... The princes of these kingdoms, and their subjects, become, in time, of one religion; first they were Arians, and then Papists; and for a long series of time there was great unity between them, with respect to religious sentiments, being zealously attached to the church of Rome, its principles and practices:

and shall give their power and strength unto the beast; the Papal antichrist, the eighth king, and seventh head; to him they have given power to exercise all ecclesiastical authority in their kingdoms; as to ordain bishops, and deliver the pall to whom they will; to excommunicate offenders, and even lay their kingdoms under an interdict when they pleased; and have assisted and defended the popes of Rome with all their force, with all their might and main, and to the utmost of their power, and have engaged in what have been called the holy wars, at their motion; they have given their riches and wealth, which are called the forces of strength, Job 36:19 which they have, by various methods, drained them of; hence the whore of Rome came to be decked with gold, and pearls, and precious stones; yea, they have given them their kingdoms, and have received them from them, and become tributary to them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

These have one mind - That is, they are united in the promotion of the same object. Though in some respects wholly independent of each other, yet they may be regarded as, in fact, so far united that they tend to promote the same ultimate end. As a fact in history, all these kingdoms, though of different origin, and though not infrequently engaged in war with each other, became Roman Catholics, and were united in the support of the papacy. It was with propriety, therefore, that they should be regarded as so closely connected with that power that they could be represented as “ten horns” on the seven-headed monster.

And shall give their power and strength unto the beast - Shall lend their influence to the support of the papacy, and become the upholders of that power. The meaning, according to the interpretation above proposed, is, that they would all become papal kingdoms, and supporters of the papal power. It is unnecessary to pause to show how true this has been in history. At first, most of the people out of whom these kingdoms sprang were pagans; then many of them embraced Christianity under the prevailing form of Arianism, and this fact was for a time a bar to their perfect adhesion to the Roman see; but they were all ultimately brought wholly under its influence, and became its supporters. In 496 a.d., Clovis, the king of the Franks, on occasion of his victory over the Allemanni, embraced the Catholic faith, and so received the title, transmitted downward through nearly thirteen hundred years to the French kings as his successors, of “the oldest son of the church”; in the course of the sixth century, the kings of Burgundy, Bavaria, Spain, Portugal, England, embraced the same religion, and became the defenders of the papacy. It is well known that each one of the powers above enumerated as constituting these ten kingdoms, became subject to the papacy, and continued so during their separate existence, or when merged into some other power, until the Reformation in the sixteenth century. All “their power and strength was given unto the beast”; all was made subservient to the purposes of papal Rome.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 17:13. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.] Therefore the ten horns must constitute the principal strength of the Latin empire; that is to say, this empire is to be composed of the dominions of ten monarchs independent of each other in every other sense except in their implicit obedience to the Latin Church. The beast in this and the preceding verse is distinguished from its horns, as the WHOLE Latin empire is distinguished in history from its constituent powers. Revelation 17:16.