16:1 Then 3 I heard a loud voice from the temple declaring to the seven angels: “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God’s wrath.” 4
1 tn Grk “onto a bed,” in this context an idiom for severe illness (L&N 23.152).
2 tn Or “into great distress.” The suffering here is not specified as physical or emotional, and could involve persecution.
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
4 tn Or “anger.” Here τοῦ θυμοῦ (tou qumou) has been translated as a genitive of content.