Hebrews 1:14

1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those ¹  who will inherit salvation?

Revelation 7:11-14

7:11 And all the angels stood ²  there in a circle around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground ³  before the throne and worshiped God, 7:12 saying,

“Amen! Praise and glory,

and wisdom and thanksgiving,

and honor and power and strength

be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”

7:13 Then ⁴  one of the elders asked ⁵  me, “These dressed in long white robes – who are they and where have they come from?” 7:14 So ⁶  I said to him, “My lord, you know the answer.” ⁷  Then ⁸  he said to me, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They ⁹  have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb!

Revelation 17:6-7

17:6 I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of those who testified to Jesus. ¹⁰  I ¹¹  was greatly astounded ¹²  when I saw her. 17:7 But ¹³  the angel said to me, “Why are you astounded? I will interpret ¹⁴  for you the mystery of the woman and of the beast with the seven heads and ten horns that carries her.

[1:14]  ¹ tn Grk “sent for service for the sake of those.”

[7:11]  ² tn The verb is pluperfect, but the force is simple past. See ExSyn 586.

[7:11]  ³ tn Grk “they fell down on their faces.” 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.”

[7:13]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[7:13]  ⁵ tn Grk “spoke” or “declared to,” but in the context “asked” reads more naturally in English.

[7:14]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the previous question.

[7:14]  ⁷ tn Though the expression “the answer” is not in the Greek text, it is clearly implied. Direct objects in Greek were frequently omitted when clear from the context.

[7:14]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[7:14]  ⁹ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[17:6]  ¹⁰ tn Or “of the witnesses to Jesus.” Here the genitive ᾿Ιησοῦ (Ihsou) is taken as an objective genitive; Jesus is the object of their testimony.

[17:6]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[17:6]  ¹² tn Grk “I marveled a great marvel” (an idiom for great astonishment).

[17:7]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[17:7]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “I will tell you,” but since what follows is the angel’s interpretation of the vision, “interpret for you” is the preferred translation here.