Revelation 17:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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:”

Revelation 17:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Revelation 17:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Revelation 17:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of the sexual immorality of the earth.”

Revelation 17:4 — World English Bible

Revelation 17:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, even the unclean things of her fornication, ”

Revelation 17:4 — American Standard Version

Revelation 17:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the woman was arrayed with purple and scarlet-colour, and gilded with gold, and precious stone, and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and uncleanness of her whoredom,”

Revelation 17:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Revelation 17:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and had ornaments of gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the unclean things of her fornication; ”

Revelation 17:4 — Darby Translation

Revelation 17:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the woman was arayed in purple and skarlet, and gilded with golde, and precious stones, and pearles, and had a cup of gold in her hand, full of abominations, and filthines of her fornication.”

Revelation 17:4 — Geneva Bible

Revelation 17:4 in Context — Revelation 17

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.

6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

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What Does Revelation 17:4 Mean?

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