Revelation 13:15

The second beast ¹  was empowered ²  to give life ³  to the image of the first beast ⁴  so that it could speak, and could cause all those who did not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

Ge 2:7; Ps 115:5; Ps 135:16; Ps 135:17; Jer 10:5; Jer 10:14; Jer 51:17; Da 7:20,25; Hab 2:19; Jas 2:26; Re 13:14; Re 16:2,5; Re 17:6,14,17; Re 18:20,24; Re 19:20; Re 20:4

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.