There was given to him (εδοθη αυτω). First aorist passive indicative of διδωμ, to give, as in next line and verse 7. Perhaps a ref…

And there was given to him a mouth speaking great things. John does not say by whom this was given; but we may suppose that it wa…

And there was given . . .—In these verses the words and the works of the wild beast are described. The 5th verse …

(See comments on v.1.) The period of the beast’s authority is given as “forty-two months,” the same period already referred to in 11:2–3; 12:6, 13 …

And there was given unto him a mouth
The beast is said to have a mouth before, like the mouth of a lion, ([Reference…

The apostle, standing on the shore, saw a savage beast rise out of the sea—a tyrannical, idolatrous, persecuting power, springing up out of the tro…