Revelation 6:2

6:2 So ¹  I looked, ²  and here came ³  a white horse! The ⁴  one who rode it ⁵  had a bow, and he was given a crown, ⁶  and as a conqueror ⁷  he rode out to conquer.

Revelation 11:17

11:17 with these words: ⁸ 

“We give you thanks, Lord God, the All-Powerful, ⁹ 

the one who is and who was,

because you have taken your great power

and begun to reign. ¹⁰ 

Revelation 19:12

19:12 His eyes are like a fiery ¹¹  flame and there are many diadem crowns ¹²  on his head. He has ¹³  a name written ¹⁴  that no one knows except himself.

Psalms 21:3

21:3 For you bring him ¹⁵  rich ¹⁶  blessings; ¹⁷ 

you place a golden crown on his head.

Hebrews 2:9

2:9 but we see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little while, ¹⁸  now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, ¹⁹  so that by God’s grace he would experience ²⁰  death on behalf of everyone.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of hearing the voice summon the first rider.

² tc The reading “and I looked” (καὶ εἶδον, kai eidon) or some slight variation (e.g., ἶδον, idon) has excellent ms support ({א A C P 1611}) and its omission seems to come through the mss that have already placed “and look” (καὶ ἴδε or καὶ βλέπε [kai ide or kai blepe]) after the verb “come” (ἔρχου, ercou) as mentioned in the text-critical note on 6:1. Thus, for these copyists it was redundant to add “and I looked” again.

³ tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).

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

⁵ tn Grk “the one sitting on it.”

⁶ sn See the note on the word crown in Rev 3:11.

⁷ tn The participle νικῶν (nikwn) has been translated as substantival, the subject of the verb ἐξῆλθεν (exhlqen). Otherwise, as an adverbial participle of manner, it is somewhat redundant: “he rode out conquering and to conquer.”

⁸ tn Grk “saying.”

⁹ tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”

¹⁰ tn The aorist verb ἐβασίλευσας (ebasileusa") has been translated ingressively.

¹¹ tn The genitive noun πυρός (puros) has been translated as an attributive genitive (see also Rev 1:14).

¹² tn For the translation of διάδημα (diadhma) as “diadem crown” see L&N 6.196.

¹³ tn Grk “head, having.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ tn Or “meet him [with].”

¹⁶ tn Heb “good.”

¹⁷ sn You bring him rich blessings. The following context indicates that God’s “blessings” include deliverance/protection, vindication, sustained life, and a long, stable reign (see also Pss 3:8; 24:5).

¹⁸ tn Or “who was made a little lower than the angels.”

¹⁹ tn Grk “because of the suffering of death.”

²⁰ tn Grk “would taste.” Here the Greek verb does not mean “sample a small amount” (as a typical English reader might infer from the word “taste”), but “experience something cognitively or emotionally; come to know something” (cf. BDAG 195 s.v. γεύομαι 2).