Revelation 3:2

3:2 Wake up then, and strengthen what remains that was about to die, because I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God.

Revelation 8:9

8:9 and a third of the creatures living in the sea died, and a third of the ships were completely destroyed.


tn The verb ἔμελλον (emellon) is in the imperfect tense.

tn The perfect passive participle has been translated as an intensive (resultative) perfect here.

tn Or “in the judgment.” BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνώπιον 3 states, “in the opinion/judgment of…As a rule…of θεός or κύριος; so after…πεπληρωμένος Rv 3:2.”

tn Or “a third of the living creatures in the sea”; Grk “the third of the creatures which were in the sea, the ones having life.”

tn On the term translated “completely destroyed,” L&N 20.40 states, “to cause the complete destruction of someone or something – ‘to destroy utterly.’ τὸ τρίτον τῶν πλοίων διεφθάρησαν ‘a third of the ships were completely destroyed’ Re 8:9.”