Revelation 14:13

14:13 Then ¹  I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this:

‘Blessed are the dead,

those who die in the Lord from this moment on!’”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they can rest from their hard work, ²  because their deeds will follow them.” ³ 

Revelation 14:15

14:15 Then ⁴  another angel came out of the temple, shouting in a loud voice to the one seated on the cloud, “Use ⁵  your sickle and start to reap, ⁶  because the time to reap has come, since the earth’s harvest is ripe!”

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

² tn Or “from their trouble” (L&N 22.7).

³ tn Grk “their deeds will follow with them.”

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

⁵ tn Grk “Send out.”

⁶ tn The aorist θέρισον (qerison) has been translated ingressively.