Text -- Revelation 13:15 (NET)

13:15 The second beast was empowered to give life to the image of the first beast so that it could speak, and could cause all those who did not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Rev 13:15

¹ tn Grk “it”; the referent (the second beast) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Grk “it was given [permitted] to it [the second beast].”

³ tn Grk “breath,” but in context the point is that the image of the first beast is made to come to life and speak.

⁴ tn Grk “of the beast”; the word “first” has been supplied to specify the referent.