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The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath
1 Then I heard a loud voice * from the temple ¦ — K BYZfrom the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go pour out on the earth the † seven ¦ — PCK TRseven bowls of the wrath of God.”
2 So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Then harmful and painful sores came upon the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.
3 The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it turned into blood, like that of a dead person, and every ‡ living ¦ — K BYZ HFliving creature in the sea died.
4 The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say,
“Yoʋ are just, O § Holy One, who is and who was, ¦ Lord, who is and who was and who is to come, SCR ¦ Lord, who is and who was, the Holy One, STHoly One, who is and who was,
for yoʋ have brought these judgments.
6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,
and yoʋ have given them blood to drink;
it is what they deserve.”
7 And I heard * the ¦ another from the TRthe altar say,
“Yes, Lord God, the Almighty,
true and just are yoʋr judgments.”
8 The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and the sun was permitted to scorch people with fire. 9 People were scorched with intense heat, and they blasphemed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues, but they did not repent and give him glory.
10 The fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and the beast's kingdom was plunged into darkness. People gnawed their tongues in agony 11 and blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and sores, but they did not repent of their works.
12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the east. 13 Then I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 14 They are demonic spirits performing † signs, who ¦ signs to Αν STsigns, who go out to the kings ‡ of ¦ of the earth and of TRof the whole world to assemble them for battle on § that ¦ the CTthat great day of God, the Almighty. 15 (“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his garments on, so that he will not walk around naked and have people see his shame.”) 16 Then they assembled the kings at the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon.
17 The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came from the throne of * the temple of heaven ¦ the temple CT ¦ heaven Ανthe temple of heaven, saying, “It is done!” 18 Then there were † flashes of lightning, peals of thunder, rumblings, and ¦ flashes of lightning, peals of thunder, and rumblings, and there was Αν BYZ PCK ¦ rumblings, peals of thunder, and flashes of lightning, and there was TR ¦ flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder, and there was ANT CTflashes of lightning, peals of thunder, rumblings, and a great earthquake such as had not occurred since ‡ men have ¦ man has NAmen have been on the earth, so great was the quake. 19 The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of his wrath. 20 Every island fled, and no mountain could be found. 21 And great hailstones, about the weight of a talent, fell on people from heaven, and they blasphemed God for the plague of the hail, because the plague was so severe.
*16:1 from the temple ¦ — K BYZ
†16:1 seven ¦ — PCK TR
‡16:3 living ¦ — K BYZ HF
§16:5 Holy One, who is and who was, ¦ Lord, who is and who was and who is to come, SCR ¦ Lord, who is and who was, the Holy One, ST
*16:7 the ¦ another from the TR
†16:14 signs, who ¦ signs to Αν ST
‡16:14 of ¦ of the earth and of TR
§16:14 that ¦ the CT
*16:17 the temple of heaven ¦ the temple CT ¦ heaven Αν
†16:18 flashes of lightning, peals of thunder, rumblings, and ¦ flashes of lightning, peals of thunder, and rumblings, and there was Αν BYZ PCK ¦ rumblings, peals of thunder, and flashes of lightning, and there was TR ¦ flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder, and there was ANT CT
‡16:18 men have ¦ man has NA