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Revelation 18

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revelation.18.rev182Fallen

καὶ φυλακὴ παντὸς θηρίου ἀκαθάρτου / —

TEXTTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

Does Babylon also become a prison for every unclean beast?

NA28 includes a prison for every unclean and hated beast after the spirit and bird clauses. Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, NIV, and the Byzantine text omit the beast clause.

Why this default

The expanded reading is retained because NA28 judges the beast clause part of the text, and its added third prison image forms a coherent escalation after spirits and birds despite substantial omission support.

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Project defaulta prison of every unclean bird, and a prison of every unclean and hated beast

Project default · NA28 beast clause

Witnessesbeast clause included — NA28
Alternativea prison of every unclean and hated bird

Alternate text · clause omitted

Witnessesbeast clause omitted — WH, Tregelles, NIV, Byzantine text

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Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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