Revelation 17:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.”

Revelation 17:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Revelation 17:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Revelation 17:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness. I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored beast, full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns.”

Revelation 17:3 — World English Bible

Revelation 17:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness: and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-colored beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. ”

Revelation 17:3 — American Standard Version

Revelation 17:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he carried me away to a wilderness in the Spirit, and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of evil-speaking, having seven heads and ten horns,”

Revelation 17:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Revelation 17:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he carried me away in spirit to a desert; and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. ”

Revelation 17:3 — Darby Translation

Revelation 17:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So he caried me away into the wildernesse in the Spirit, and I sawe a woman sit vpon a skarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemie, which had seuen heads, and tenne hornes.”

Revelation 17:3 — Geneva Bible

Revelation 17:3 in Context — Revelation 17

1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.

3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

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What Does Revelation 17:3 Mean?

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