Revelation 17:8

Full Chapter

September 18, 2025

KJV

The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

BSB

The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.

WEB

The beast that you saw was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss and to go into destruction. Those who dwell on the earth and whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see that the beast was, and is not, and shall be present.

YLT

‘The beast that thou didst see: it was, and it is not; and it is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go away to destruction, and wonder shall those dwelling upon the earth, whose names have not been written upon the scroll of the life from the foundation of the world, beholding the beast that was, and is not, although it is.

F.O.G Original

(8) The beast that you saw was and is not and is about to come up from the netherworld-abyss and is going to destruction. Those who reside on the land, whose name isn’t written in the scroll of life from the foundation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast that was and isn’t and will come.

F.O.G

F.O.G MSG

⁸The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.ᵃ

Footnotes:

⁸ᵃ The beast that was, and is not, and yet is: This mysterious phrase describes a satanic power that had influence, lost it, but will return with even greater deception before its final destruction.