Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months. New Living Translation Then the beast was allowed to speak great blasphemies against God. And he was given authority to do whatever he wanted for forty-two months. English Standard Version And the beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. Berean Standard Bible The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months. Berean Literal Bible And a mouth was given to it, speaking great things and blasphemy, and it was given authority to act forty and two months. King James Bible And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. New King James Version And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months. New American Standard Bible A mouth was given to him speaking arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him. NASB 1995 There was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him. NASB 1977 And there was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies; and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him. Legacy Standard Bible And there was given to him a mouth speaking great boasts and blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him. Amplified Bible And the beast was given a mouth (the power of speech), uttering great things and arrogant and blasphemous words, and he was given freedom and authority to act and to do as he pleased for forty-two months (three and a half years). Christian Standard Bible The beast was given a mouth to utter boasts and blasphemies. It was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. Holman Christian Standard Bible A mouth was given to him to speak boasts and blasphemies. He was also given authority to act for 42 months. American Standard Version and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty and two months. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And a mouth that speaks great things and blasphemy was given to it, and authority was given to it to work 42 months. Contemporary English Version The beast was allowed to brag and claim to be God, and for 42 months it was allowed to rule. Douay-Rheims Bible And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things, and blasphemies: and power was given to him to do two and forty months. English Revised Version and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty and two months. GOD'S WORD® Translation The beast was allowed to speak arrogant and insulting things. It was given authority to act for 42 months. Good News Translation The beast was allowed to make proud claims which were insulting to God, and it was permitted to have authority for forty-two months. International Standard Version The beast was allowed to speak arrogant and blasphemous things, and it was given authority for 42 months. Literal Standard Version And there was given to it a mouth speaking great things, and slanders, and there was given to it authority to make war forty-two months, Majority Standard Bible The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to make war for 42 months. New American Bible The beast was given a mouth uttering proud boasts and blasphemies, and it was given authority to act for forty-two months. NET Bible The beast was given a mouth speaking proud words and blasphemies, and he was permitted to exercise ruling authority for forty-two months. New Revised Standard Version The beast was given a mouth uttering haughty and blasphemous words, and it was allowed to exercise authority for forty-two months. New Heart English Bible A mouth was given to him speaking proud words and blasphemies. There was given to him authority to act for forty-two months. Webster's Bible Translation And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given to him to continue forty and two months. Weymouth New Testament And there was given him a mouth full of boastful and blasphemous words; and liberty of action was granted him for forty-two months. World English Bible A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him. Young's Literal Translation And there was given to it a mouth speaking great things, and evil-speakings, and there was given to it authority to make war forty-two months, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Beast from the Sea…4They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?” 5 The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months. 6And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.… Cross References Psalm 12:3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue. Daniel 7:8 While I was contemplating the horns, suddenly another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like those of a man and a mouth that spoke words of arrogance. Daniel 7:11 Then I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire. Daniel 8:14 He said to me, "It will take 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be properly restored." Daniel 11:36 Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must be accomplished. Daniel 12:12 Blessed is he who waits and reaches the end of the 1,335 days. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness--the son of destruction--is revealed. Treasury of Scripture And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given to him to continue forty and two months. a mouth. Daniel 7:8,11,25 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things… Daniel 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. and power. Revelation 11:2,3 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months… Revelation 12:6,14 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days… to continue. Revelation 13:7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. Revelation 11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. Jump to Previous Act Action Allowed Arrogant Authority Beast Blasphemies Blasphemous Blasphemy Boastful Career Continue Evil-Speakings Exercise Forty Forty-Two Full Granted Great Haughty Liberty Months Mouth Power Pride Pursue Speaking Utter Uttering War WordsJump to Next Act Action Allowed Arrogant Authority Beast Blasphemies Blasphemous Blasphemy Boastful Career Continue Evil-Speakings Exercise Forty Forty-Two Full Granted Great Haughty Liberty Months Mouth Power Pride Pursue Speaking Utter Uttering War WordsRevelation 13 1. A beast rises out of the sea with seven heads and ten horns, to whom the dragon gives his power.11. Another beast comes out of the earth, 14. causes an image to be made of the former beast, 15. and that men should worship it, 16. and receive his mark. (5) And there was given . . .--In these verses the words and the works of the wild beast are described. The 5th verse tells us that the liberty to speak and work was given to him. There is consolation in the words: he has no power beyond what is given; behind his reckless and apparently irresistible power there stands the veiled but real power of God. "Thou couldest have no power" (the saints may take up their Lord's words) "against me, except it were given thee from above." He speaks great things, and blasphemy. And there was given him authority to act (literally, to do) forty-two months. Again the familiar period, the limited time of the world-power.Verse 5. - And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies. So the horn which sprang from the fourth beast of Daniel 7:8 had given to it "a mouth speaking great things." The power of the beast is, after all, only held by the consent of God, who for his own good purpose permits him to exercise it for a time. The "great things" are the promises of superior power and good, with which the devil seeks to allure men, as he did Adam and Eve at the first. All attempts to decry God's omnipotence and the power of Christ are blasphemies. And power was given unto him to continue forty and two months; or, to work forty and two months. Again note the power is given to him; that is, he holds it only subject to the will of God. The "forty and two months," or three years and a half, signify the period of the world's existence. (For a full discussion of the subject, see on Revelation 11:2.) It is the "little time" of Revelation 6:10, 11, during which will be fulfilled the number of the saints. It is the "little season" of Revelation 20:3, during which Satan is "loosed," that is, during which he has this power to work given to him (cf. Revelation 11:2, 3; Revelation 12:14). The different readings in this passage, though resting on insufficient authority, serve to amplify the meaning. א reads πουιῆσαι ὅ θέλει, "to do what he willeth." Ποιῆσαι with πόλεμον, "to wage war," is found in 13 and others, and is the marginal reading of the Authorized Version, but is rightly omitted in the Revised Version. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek [The beast]αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. was given ἐδόθη (edothē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. a mouth στόμα (stoma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 4750: The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. to speak λαλοῦν (laloun) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. arrogant μεγάλα (megala) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. blasphemous [words], βλασφημίας (blasphēmias) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's 988: Abusive or scurrilous language, blasphemy. From blasphemos; vilification. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. authority ἐξουσία (exousia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1849: From exesti; privilege, i.e. force, capacity, competency, freedom, or mastery, delegated influence. to act ποιῆσαι (poiēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. for 42 τεσσεράκοντα (tesserakonta) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 5062: Forty. The decade of tessares; forty. months. μῆνας (mēnas) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3376: A (lunar) month. A primary word; a month. 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