4:9 And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, 1 and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
5:14 And the four living creatures were saying “Amen,” and the elders threw themselves to the ground 2 and worshiped.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
2 tn Grk “fell down.” 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.”
3 tn Grk “a law of a fleshly command.”