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Berean Standard Bible

“And the second beast required all people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,”

Revelation 13:16

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Revelation 13 portrays a beast from the sea and a second beast from the earth that promotes its worship. Together they stand for oppressive political power and the deceptive religion that supports it.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And the second beast required all people, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead,

World English Bible (WEB)

He causes all, the small and the great, the rich and the poor, and the free and the slave, to be given marks on their right hands, or on their foreheads;

King James Version (KJV)

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:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their forehead;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And it makes all, the small, and the great, and the rich, and the poor, and the freemen, and the servants, that it may give to them a mark upon their right hand or upon their foreheads,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y hacía que á todos, á los pequeños y grandes, ricos y pobres, libres y siervos, se pusiese una marca en su mano derecha, ó en sus frentes:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

y que pusieran una marca en la mano derecha o en la frente de los habitantes de la tierra, ya fueran grandes o pequeños, ricos, o pobres, libres o esclavos.

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