Revelation 13:16

And he gives to all, small and great, the poor and those who have wealth, the free and those who are not free, a mark on their right hand or on their brows;

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In The King James Version

And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

In Context

15And he had power to give breath to the image of the beast, so that words might come from the image of the beast, and that he might have all those who did not give worship to the image of the beast put to death.

17So that no man might be able to do trade but he who has the mark, even the name of the beast or the number of his name.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 6:8Let them be fixed as a sign on your hand, and marked on your brow;

2 Chronicles 15:13And that anyone, small or great, man or woman, who was not true to the Lord, the God of Israel, would be put to death.

Psalms 49:2\49:1\Give attention to this, all you peoples; let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world.

Ezekiel 9:4The Lord said to him, Go through the town, through the middle of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the brows of the men who are sorrowing and crying for all the disgusting things which are done in it.

Acts 26:22And so, by God's help, I am here today, witnessing to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come about;

Galatians 3:28There is no Jew or Greek, servant or free, male or female: because you are all one in Jesus Christ.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 13:12-18

The Second Beast. ( a. d. 95.) 11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 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. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which… Read the whole commentary →

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