The Beast from the Sea

Revelation 13:10

In 9 translations

BSB: “If anyone is destined for captivity, into captivity he will go; if anyone is to die by the sword, by the sword he must be killed.” Here is a call for the perseverance and faith of the saints.NE, WH, and BYZ if anyone killsSee Jeremiah 15:2.
KJV: He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
WEB: If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.TR reads “If anyone leads into captivity, into captivity he goes. If anyone will kill with the sword, he must be killed with a sword.” instead of “If anyone is to go into captivity, he will go into captivity. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, he must be killed.”
ASV: If any man is for captivity, into captivity he goeth: if any man shall kill with the sword, with the sword must he be killed. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
LSV: if anyone [goes] into captivity, into captivity he goes; if anyone is to be killed with sword, it is necessary of him by sword to be killed; here is the endurance and the faith of the holy ones.
YLT: if any one a captivity doth gather, into captivity he doth go away; if any one by sword doth kill, it behoveth him by sword to be killed; here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.
DBY: If any one [leads] into captivity, he goes into captivity. If any one shall kill with [the] sword, he must with [the] sword be killed. Here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.
DRC: He that shall lead into captivity, shall go into captivity: he that shall kill by the sword, must be killed by the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
GNV: If any leade into captiuitie, hee shall go into captiuitie: if any kill with a sword, he must be killed by a sword: here is the patience and the faith of the Saints.

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read εἰς (“into”); Byzantine text read ἔχει (“has”).
In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include συνάγει (“gathers”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus include εἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν (“into captivity”); Tyndale House, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010) read ἀποκτανθῆναι (“is to be killed”); Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἀποκτενεῖ (“will kill”).

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)

Spelling of μαχαίρῃ: Textus Receptus: μαχαίρᾳ.
In STEPBible’s comparison, Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include δεῖ (“it is necessary for”); NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010) do not include this wording.
Spelling of μαχαίρῃ: Textus Receptus: μαχαίρᾳ.

SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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SBLGNT: εἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν, εἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read εἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν, εἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν; Tregelles read εἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἔχει αἰχμαλωσίαν.
SBLGNT: ἀποκτανθῆναι. Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀποκτανθῆναι; Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read ἀποκτενεῖ δεῖ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: εἴ τις εἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν, εἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν ὑπάγει· εἴ τις ἐν μαχαίρῃ ἀποκτανθῆναι αὐτὸν ἐν μαχαίρῃ ἀποκτανθῆναι. ὧδέ ἐστιν ἡ ὑπομονὴ καὶ ἡ πίστις τῶν ἁγίων.
RP2018: Εἴ τις ἔχει αἰχμαλωσίαν, ὑπάγει· εἴ τις ἐν μαχαίρᾳ ἀποκτενεῖ, δεῖ αὐτὸν ἐν μαχαίρᾳ ἀποκτανθῆναι. Ὧδέ ἐστιν ἡ ὑπομονὴ καὶ ἡ πίστις τῶν ἁγίων.
TR-Boyd: Εἴ τις αἰχμαλωσίαν συνάγει, εἰς αἰχμαλωσίαν ὑπάγει· εἴ τις ἐν μαχαίρᾳ ἀποκτενεῖ, δεῖ αὐτὸν ἐν μαχαίρᾳ ἀποκτανθῆναι. Ὧδέ ἐστιν ἡ ὑπομονὴ καὶ ἡ πίστις τῶν ἁγίων.
SCR1894: ει τις αιχμαλωσιαν συναγει εις αιχμαλωσιαν υπαγει ει τις εν μαχαιρα αποκτενει δει αυτον εν μαχαιρα αποκτανθηναι ωδε εστιν η υπομονη και η πιστις των αγιων

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

Jeremiah 15:2If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and…
Isaiah 33:1Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.
Revelation 14:12Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
Revelation 3:10Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
Luke 21:19By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.
Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
James 5:7–8Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because…
Revelation 2:2I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.
Luke 18:1–8Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men. And there was a widow in that town who kept…
James 1:2–4Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and…
Matthew 26:52“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
Hebrews 10:36–37You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. For, “In just a little while, He who is coming will come and will not delay.
Lamentations 3:26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
Habakkuk 2:3For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
Jeremiah 43:11He will come and strike down the land of Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword.
Revelation 16:6For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”

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