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Revelation 13:3

And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

KJV

καὶ μίαν ἐκ τῶν κεφαλῶν αὐτοῦ ὡς ἐσφαγμένην εἰς θάνατον, καὶ ἡ πληγὴ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦ ἐθεραπεύθη. καὶ ἐθαύμασεν ὅλη ἡ γῆ ὀπίσω τοῦ θηρίου,

Greek NT

Et vidi unum de capitibus suis quasi occisum in mortem : et plaga mortis ejus curata est. Et admirata est universa terra post bestiam.

Vulgate

And I saw one of his heads as though it had been smitten unto death; and his death-stroke was healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast;

ASV

And I saw one of his heads as it were slain to death: and his death's wound was healed. And all the earth was in admiration after the beast.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γῆ
ge
noun · 251×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
θάνατος
thanatos
noun · 120×
θαυμάζω
thaumazo
verb · 43×
θεραπεύω
therapeuo
verb · 43×
θηρίον
therion
noun · 45×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κεφαλή
kephale
noun · 75×
πληγή
plege
noun · 22×
σφάζω
sphazo
verb · 10×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ὀπίσω
opiso
adverb · 35×
o
article · 19778×
ὅλος
olos
adjective · 109×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ὡς | WH/Treg/NIV: ὡς | RP: ὡσεὶ
  • ὡςSBLGNT
  • ὡςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὡσεὶRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐθαυμάσθη | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐθαυμάσθη | RP: ἐθαύμασεν
  • ἐθαυμάσθηSBLGNT
  • ἐθαυμάσθηWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἐθαύμασενRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ὅλη ἡ γῆ | WH/NIV/RP: ὅλη ἡ γῆ | Treg: ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ γῇ
  • ὅλη ἡ γῆSBLGNT
  • ὅλη ἡ γῆWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ γῇTregelles
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Tim 2:16 — But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
  • Acts 4:19 — But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
  • Acts 8:10 — To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
  • Dan 3:7 — Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshi
  • Dan 8:24 — And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
  • Ezek 30:24 — And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
  • Luke 6:26 — Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
  • Ps 37:7 — Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
  • Rev 13:1 — And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
  • Rev 13:8 — And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
  • Rev 13:12 — And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
  • Rev 13:12 — And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
  • Rev 13:14 — And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to
  • Rev 13:14 — And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to
  • Rev 14:9 — And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
  • Rev 16:14 — For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
  • Rev 17:8 — The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book o
  • Rev 17:10 — And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space.
  • Rev 17:13 — These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.
  • Rev 17:17 — For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.