And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand , or in their foreheads:
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Gill's Exposition
And that no man might buy or sell,.... Either in an ecclesiastical sense, as to, be in any church office, or perform any such service, to say Mass, hear confession, give absolution, sell pardons and…
Barnes' Notes
And he caused all - He claims jurisdiction, in the matters here referred to, over all classes of persons, and compels them to do his will. This is the second beast, and, according to the…
Adam Clarke
And he caused all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark - To ascertain the meaning of the mark which the two-horned beast causes all orders and degrees of men in the…
Those who think the first beast signifies Rome pagan by this second beast would understand Rome papal, which promotes idolatry and tyranny, but in a more soft and lamb-like manner: those that…
Cambridge Bible
to receive Lit. that they give them.
a mark The word for "mark" is not the same as in Gal 6:17, but the image is, as there, that of the brand put upon slaves to identify them; pagan devotees sometimes…
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