17 and he decrees that no one will be able to buy or to sell, except the one who has the (A)mark, either (B)the name of the beast or (C)the number of his name. 18 (D)Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for the number is that (E)of a [a]man; and his number is [b]six hundred and sixty-six.

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  1. Revelation 13:18 Or human
  2. Revelation 13:18 I.e., spelled out in Gr as 600 + 60 + 6; one early ms has the letters for 616

17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark,(A) which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.(B)

18 This calls for wisdom.(C) Let the person who has insight calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man.[a](D) That number is 666.

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  1. Revelation 13:18 Or is humanity’s number