Revelation 17
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ΚαὶAndἦλθενcameεἷςoneἐκofτῶνtheἑπτὰsevenἀγγέλωνangelsτῶνthoseἐχόντωνhavingτὰςtheἑπτὰsevenφιάλαςbowlsκαὶandἐλάλησενspokeμετ᾽withἐμοῦmeλέγωνsayingμοι·to me:δεῦρο,Come here,δείξωI will showσοιyouτὸtheκρίμαpunishmentτῆςof theπόρνηςprostituteτῆςtheμεγάληςgreatτῆςwhoκαθημένηςis sittingἐπὶuponτῶνtheὑδάτωνwatersτῶνtheπολλῶν,many,
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καὶAndἡtheγυνὴwomanἦνwasπεριβεβλημένηclothed inπορφυροῦνpurpleκαὶandκόκκινονscarletκαὶandκεχρυσωμένηadornedχρυσίῳwith goldκαὶandλίθῳwith stoneτιμίῳpreciousκαὶandμαργαρίταις,with pearls,ἔχουσαholdingποτήριονa cupχρυσοῦνgoldenἐνinτῇtheχειρὶhandαὐτῆςof herγέμονbeing fullβδελυγμάτωνof abominationsκαὶandτὰtheἀκάθαρταunclean thingsτῆςof theπορνείαςsexual immoralityαὐτῆς.of her.
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ΤὸTheθηρίονbeastὃthatεἶδες,you sawἦνwasκαὶandοὐκnotἔστινisκαὶandμέλλειis aboutἀναβαίνεινto come upἐκout ofτῆςtheἀβύσσουabyssκαὶandεἰςintoἀπώλειανdestructionὑπάγει.go.καὶandθαυμασθήσονταιwill be astonishedοἱthoseκατοικοῦντεςdwellingἐπὶonτῆςtheγῆς,earth,ὧνwhoseοὐnotγέγραπταιhas been writtenτὸtheὄνομαnameἐπὶinτὸtheβιβλίονbookτῆςtheζωῆςof lifeἀπὸfromκαταβολῆςthe foundationκόσμου,of the world,βλεπόντωνseeingτὸtheθηρίονbeastὅτιthatἦνwasκαὶandοὐκnotἔστινisκαὶand yetπαρέσται.it will exist.
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καὶAndτὰtheδέκαtenκέραταhornsἃthatεἶδεςyou sawκαὶandτὸtheθηρίον,beast,οὗτοιtheseμισήσουσινwill hateτὴνtheπόρνηνprostituteκαὶandἠρημωμένηνdesolatedποιήσουσινthey will makeαὐτὴνherκαὶandγυμνὴνnakedποιήσουσινthey will makeαὐτήνherκαὶandτὰςtheσάρκαςfleshαὐτῆςof herφάγονταιthey will eatκαὶandαὐτὴνherκατακαύσουσινthey will burnἐνwithπυρί.fire.
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