KJV King James Version
For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
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Revelation 17:17
For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
WEB World English Bible
For God has put in their hearts to do what he has in mind, and to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God should be accomplished.
ASV American Standard Version
For God did put in their hearts to do his mind, and to come to one mind, and to give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God should be accomplished.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for God did give into their hearts to do its mind, and to make one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast till the sayings of God may be complete,
Surrounding context — Revelation 17
14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful.
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoγὰρG1063 · garforθεὸςG2316 · theosGodἔδωκενG1325 · didōmito giveεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαρδίαςG2588 · kardiaheartαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heποιῆσαιG4160 · poieōto do/make: doτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoγνώμηνG1106 · gnōmēresolutionαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandποιῆσαιG4160 · poieōto do/make: doμίανG1520 · ehisoneγνώμηνG1106 · gnōmēresolutionκαὶG2532 · kaiandδοῦναιG1325 · didōmito giveτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoβασιλείανG932 · basileiakingdomαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoθηρίῳG2342 · thērionwild animalἄχριG891 · achriuntilτελεσθήσονταιG5055 · teleōto finishοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγοιG3056 · logoswordτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦ.G2316 · theosGod
Cross-references
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart [is] in the hand of the LORD, [as] the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.2 Corinthians 8:16But thanks [be] to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.Revelation 10:7But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.Ezra 7:27Blessed [be] the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put [such a thing] as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which [is] in Jerusalem:John 13:2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s [son], to betray him;Psalm 105:25He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.Luke 22:22And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!James 1:13-17Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:Revelation 17:13These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast.Jeremiah 27:6-7And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.Jeremiah 32:40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.John 13:18I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.John 19:28After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.Luke 22:37For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.Revelation 15:1And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.Daniel 12:7And I heard the man clothed in linen, which [was] upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that [it shall be] for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these [things] shall be finished.John 12:39-40Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
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