Revelation 6:11

6:11 Each ¹  of them was given a long white robe and they were told to rest for a little longer, until the full number was reached ²  of both their fellow servants ³  and their brothers who were going to be killed just as they had been.

Revelation 9:4

9:4 They ⁴  were told ⁵  not to damage the grass of the earth, or any green plant or tree, but only those people ⁶  who did not have the seal of God on their ⁷  forehead.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn Grk “until they had been completed.” The idea of a certain “number” of people is implied by the subject of πληρωθῶσιν (plhrwqwsin).

³ tn Though σύνδουλος (sundoulos) has been translated “fellow servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁵ tn The dative indirect object (αὐταῖς, autais) was converted into the subject (“they”) as this more closely approximates English usage. The following ἵ῞να (Jina) is taken as substantival, introducing a direct object clause. In this case, because it is reported speech, the ἵνα is similar to the declarative ὅτι (Joti).

⁶ tn Grk “men”; but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense here of both men and women.

⁷ tn The article τῶν (twn) has been translated as a possessive pronoun here (ExSyn 215).