Revelation 14:5

14:5 and no lie was found on their lips; ¹  they ²  are blameless.

Revelation 9:19

9:19 For the power ³  of the horses resides ⁴  in their mouths and in their tails, because their tails are like snakes, having heads that inflict injuries.

Revelation 10:10

10:10 So ⁵  I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it did taste ⁶  as sweet as honey in my mouth, but ⁷  when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.

Revelation 10:9

10:9 So ⁸  I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He ⁹  said to me, “Take the scroll ¹⁰  and eat it. It ¹¹  will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”

¹ tn Grk “in their mouth was not found a lie.”

² tc Several mss (Ì⁴⁷ א 1 1006 1611 2351 Ï^K pc) have the conjunction “for” (γάρ, gar) here so that the phrase reads: “for they are blameless.” Other important mss (A C P 1854 2053 al lat) lack the word. The shorter reading is to be preferred since the scribes were more likely to make the connection explicit through the addition of “for” than they would have been to omit the conjunction. As it is, the passage without the conjunction makes good sense and evokes a very somber tone.

³ tn See BDAG 352 s.v. ἐξουσία 2, “potential or resource to command, control, or govern, capability, might, power.”

⁴ tn Grk “is.”

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the angel.

⁶ tn Grk “it was.” The idea of taste is implied.

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the voice.

⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁹ tn The words “the scroll” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.