19:7 Let us rejoice 1 and exult
and give him glory,
because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready.
19:8 She was permitted to be dressed in bright, clean, fine linen” 2 (for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints). 3
19:9 Then 4 the angel 5 said to me, “Write the following: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!” He also said to me, “These are the true words of God.” 19:10 So 6 I threw myself down 7 at his feet to worship him, but 8 he said, “Do not do this! 9 I am only 10 a fellow servant 11 with you and your brothers 12 who hold to the testimony about 13 Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
19:11 Then 14 I saw heaven opened and here came 15 a white horse! The 16 one riding it was called “Faithful” and “True,” and with justice 17 he judges and goes to war. 19:12 His eyes are like a fiery 18 flame and there are many diadem crowns 19 on his head. He has 20 a name written 21 that no one knows except himself. 19:13 He is dressed in clothing dipped 22 in blood, and he is called 23 the Word of God. 19:14 The 24 armies that are in heaven, dressed in white, clean, fine linen, 25 were following him on white horses.
1 tn This verb and the next two verbs are hortatory subjunctives (giving exhortations).
2 tn On the term translated “fine linen,” BDAG 185 s.v. βύσσινος states, “made of fine linen, subst. τὸ β. fine linen, linen garment…Rv 18:12…16; 19:8, 14.”
3 sn This phrase is treated as a parenthetical explanation by the author.
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
4 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the angel’s announcement.
5 tn Grk “I fell down at his feet.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”
6 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
7 tn On the elliptical expression ὅρα μή (Jora mh) BDAG 720 s.v. ὁράω B.2 states: “Elliptically…ὅρα μή (sc. ποιήσῃς) watch out! don’t do that! Rv 19:10; 22:9.”
8 tn The lowliness of a slave is emphasized in the Greek text with the emphatic position of σύνδουλος (sundoulo"). The use of “only” helps to bring this nuance out in English.
9 tn Grk “fellow slave.” See the note on the word “servants” in v. 2.
10 tn The Greek term “brother” literally refers to family relationships, but here it is used in a broader sense to connote familial relationships within the family of God (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.a).
11 tn The genitive ᾿Ιησοῦ (Ihsou) has been translated as an objective genitive here. A subjective genitive, also possible, would produce the meaning “who hold to what Jesus testifies.”
5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
6 tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).
7 tn A new sentence was started in the translation at this point and καί (kai) was not translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
8 tn Or “in righteousness,” but since the context here involves the punishment of the wicked and the vindication of the saints, “justice” was preferred.
6 tn The genitive noun πυρός (puros) has been translated as an attributive genitive (see also Rev 1:14).
7 tn For the translation of διάδημα (diadhma) as “diadem crown” see L&N 6.196.
8 tn Grk “head, having.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
9 tn Although many translations supply a prepositional phrase to specify what the name was written on (“upon Him,” NASB; “on him,” NIV), there is no location for the name specified in the Greek text.
7 tc It appears that “dipped” (βεβαμμένον, bebammenon), supported by several uncials and other witnesses (A 051 Ï), is the original reading. Due to the lack of the preposition “in” (ἐν, en) after the verb (βεβαμμένον αἵματι, bebammenon {aimati), and also probably because of literary allusions to Isa 63:3, several
8 tn Grk “the name of him is called.”
8 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
9 tn On the term translated “fine linen,” BDAG 185 s.v. βύσσινος states, “made of fine linen, subst. τὸ β. fine linen, linen garment…Rv 18:12, 16; 19:8, 14.”