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Revelation 17:5

NETBible	On¹ her forehead was written a name, a mystery:² “Babylon the Great, the Mother of prostitutes and of the detestable things of the earth.”
NIV © biblegateway Rev 17:5	This title was written on her forehead: MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
NASB © biblegateway Rev 17:5	and on her forehead a name was written, a mystery, "BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH."
NLT © biblegateway Rev 17:5	A mysterious name was written on her forehead: "Babylon the Great, Mother of All Prostitutes and Obscenities in the World."
MSG © biblegateway Rev 17:5	A riddle-name was branded on her forehead: GREAT BABYLON, MOTHER OF WHORES AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
BBE © SABDAweb Rev 17:5	And on her brow was a name, SECRET, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE EVIL WOMEN AND OF THE UNCLEAN THINGS OF THE EARTH.
NRSV © bibleoremus Rev 17:5	and on her forehead was written a name, a mystery: "Babylon the great, mother of whores and of earth’s abominations."
NKJV © biblegateway Rev 17:5	And on her forehead a name was written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
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KJV	And <2532> upon <1909> her <846> forehead <3359> [was] a name <3686> written <1125> (5772)_, MYSTERY <3466>_, BABYLON <897> THE GREAT <3173>_, THE MOTHER <3384> OF HARLOTS <4204> AND <2532> ABOMINATIONS <946> OF THE EARTH <1093>_. {harlots: or, fornications}
NASB © biblegateway Rev 17:5	and on her forehead <3359> a name <3686> was written <1125> , a mystery <3466> , "BABYLON <897> THE GREAT <3173> , THE MOTHER <3384> OF HARLOTS <4204> AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS <946> OF THE EARTH <1093> ."
NET [draft] ITL	On <1909> her <846> forehead <3359> was written <1125> a name <3686> , a mystery <3466> : “Babylon <897> the Great <3173> , the Mother <3384> of prostitutes <4204> and <2532> of the detestable things <946> of the earth <1093> .”
GREEK	kai <2532> CONJ epi <1909> PREP to <3588> T-ASN metwpon <3359> N-ASN authv <846> P-GSF onoma <3686> N-NSN gegrammenon <1125> (5772) V-RPP-NSN musthrion <3466> N-NSN babulwn <897> N-NSF h <3588> T-NSF megalh <3173> A-NSF h <3588> T-NSF mhthr <3384> N-NSF twn <3588> T-GPF pornwn <4204> N-GPF kai <2532> CONJ twn <3588> T-GPN bdelugmatwn <946> N-GPN thv <3588> T-GSF ghv <1093> N-GSF

NETBible

On¹ her forehead was written a name, a mystery:² “Babylon the Great, the Mother of prostitutes and of the detestable things of the earth.”

NET Notes

¹tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

²tn Some translations consider the word μυστήριον (musthrion, “mystery”) a part of the name written (“Mystery Babylon the Great,” so KJV, NIV), but the gender of both ὄνομα (onoma, “name”) and μυστήριον are neuter, while the gender of “Babylon” is feminine. This strongly suggests that μυστήριον should be understood as an appositive to ὄνομα (“a name, i.e., a mystery”).