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Revelation 13:16-18 NWT
16 And it puts under compulsion all persons, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves, that they should give these a mark in their right hand or upon their forehead, 17 and that nobody might be able to buy or sell except a person having the mark, the name of the wild beast or the number of its name. 18 Here is where wisdom comes in: Let the one that has intelligence calculate the number of the wild beast, for it is a man's number; and its number is six hundred and sixty-six.
The number 666 is just 6 three times to affirm completeness in a human. Having the mark of the beast, the mark for destruction, is just those people looking without reservation to the teachings or doctrines of men to save them. [Mat 15:7-11; Col 2:20-23] The wicked have joined a cult and are drinking the Kool-Aid of religious doctrine. Others may have the 666 as the sign of their new name indicating absolute faith in Christ. People who are able to buy and sell and survive life in this old world system, are those who have marked themselves one way or the other. They are using their right hand of power to conduct business and gain wealth through this old world system. Or, they are in service to God making the teachings of Christ the most important thing in their life. It thus becomes the mark in their forehead. Those who love and follow Christ are marked in their forehead to gain life. [Eze 8:17-9:7]
Revelation 13:16-18 ASV
(16) And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their forehead; (17) and that no man should be able to buy or to sell, save he that hath the mark, even the name of the beast or the number of his name. (18) Here is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man: and his number is Six hundred and sixty and six.

Revelation 13:16-18 ASV
(16) And he causeth all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, that there be given them a mark on their right hand, or upon their forehead; (17) and that no man should be able to buy or to sell, save he that hath the mark, even the name of the beast or the number of his name. (18) Here is wisdom. He that hath understanding, let him count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man: and his number is Six hundred and sixty and six.

Revelation 13:16-18 CEV
(16) All people were forced to put a mark on their right hand or forehead. Whether they were powerful or weak, rich or poor, free people or slaves, (17) they all had to have this mark, or else they could not buy or sell anything. This mark stood for the name of the beast and for the number of its name. (18) You need wisdom to understand the number of the beast! But if you are smart enough, you can figure this out. Its number is six hundred sixty-six, and it stands for a person.

Revelation 13:16-18 GNB
(16) The beast forced all the people, small and great, rich and poor, slave and free, to have a mark placed on their right hands or on their foreheads. (17) No one could buy or sell without this mark, that is, the beast's name or the number that stands for the name. (18) This calls for wisdom. Whoever is intelligent can figure out the meaning of the number of the beast, because the number stands for the name of someone. Its number is 666.

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The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation