Revelation 13:3
And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
Cross-references
Revelation 13:1 introduces the beast with seven heads — verse 3 specifies that one of those heads was mortally wounded.
In Revelation 13:8, the worldwide marvel at the healed wound leads directly to worship of the beast — a cause-and-effect sequence within the same chapter.
In Revelation 13:12, the second beast promotes worship of the first beast, explicitly mentioning the healed mortal wound — directly echoing verse 3.
In Revelation 17:8, the beast 'was, is not, and will come' — this mirrors the fatal wound and healing, describing the same resurrection-like event.
In Revelation 17:10, the seven heads are seven kings; the fatal wound to one head here likely symbolizes a king's death and revival.
In Revelation 12:3, the dragon with seven heads is introduced — the beast's heads derive from the dragon, connecting the wounded head to dragon's authority.
In Revelation 14:9, worship of the beast (with healed wound) leads to judgment — a consequence of the events in verse 3.
In Revelation 17:13, the ten kings give their power to the beast — this parallels the worldwide allegiance to the beast after its wound is healed.
In Revelation 17:17, God directs the kings to give their kingdom to the beast — the same allegiance that follows the healed wound here.
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12 describes the lawless one's counterfeit signs leading to delusion — directly parallel to the beast's deceptive healing.
Daniel 3:7 depicts universal worship of Nebuchadnezzar's image, prefiguring the world's adoration of the beast after his wound heals.
Luke 6:26 warns when all speak well of you, as of false prophets — the worldwide praise of the beast fits this pattern.
In John 12:19, the Pharisees say 'the whole world has gone after him' — the same 'whole world' phrase used here for the beast, contrasting true and false worship.
In Acts 8:10, all gave heed to Simon, calling him the Great Power of God — this resembles the worldwide awe for the beast here, a pattern of false worship.