That no man should be able to buy or to sell (ινα μη τις δυνητα αγορασα η πωλησα). Final clause with ινα and present middle subjun…

And that no man might buy or sell. That is, this mighty power would claim jurisdiction over the traffic of the world, and endeavor to make…

And he causeth . . .—Better, And he [that is, probably, the second wild beast, and not the image, as in …

Those having the “mark” can “buy or sell,” those without it cannot. This statement apparently refers to some sort of socioeconomic sanctions that w…

And that no man might buy or sell Either in an ecclesiastical sense, as to, be in any church office, or perform any such …

Those who understand the first beast to denote a worldly power also consider the second to be a persecuting and assumed power, which acts under the…