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And I saw (κα). No verb (ειδον) in the old MSS., but clearly understood from verse 2.As though it had been smitten
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
And I saw one of his heads, as it were wounded to death. The phrase "wounded to death" properly means that it received a mortal wound; tha…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
And I saw . . .—Translate, And (I saw) one from among his heads as if having been slain [The expression is the same as th…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The beast has a fatal wound, but the wound is healed. This results in great, worldwide influence, acceptance, and worship of both the beast and the…
John Gill
JohnGill
And I saw one of his heads
Not the Capitoline mountain, or the Capitol, the temple of Jupiter, built on that hill, w…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson