Revelation 1:11

1:11 saying: “Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches – to Ephesus, ¹  Smyrna, ²  Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

Revelation 2:1

To the Church in Ephesus

2:1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus, ³  write the following: ⁴ 

“This is the solemn pronouncement of ⁵  the one who has a firm grasp on ⁶  the seven stars in his right hand ⁷  – the one who walks among the seven golden ⁸  lampstands:

Revelation 10:4

10:4 When the seven thunders spoke, I was preparing to write, but ⁹  just then ¹⁰  I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders spoke and do not write it down.”

Revelation 19:9

19:9 Then ¹¹  the angel ¹²  said to me, “Write the following: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!” He also said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

Revelation 21:5

21:5 And the one seated on the throne said: “Look! I am making all things new!” Then ¹³  he said to me, “Write it down, ¹⁴  because these words are reliable ¹⁵  and true.”

[1:11]  ¹ map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[1:11]  ² tn Grk “and to Smyrna.” For stylistic reasons the conjunction καί (kai) and the preposition εἰς (eis) have not been translated before the remaining elements of the list. In lists with more than two elements contemporary English generally does not repeat the conjunction except between the next to last and last elements.

[2:1]  ³ map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[2:1]  ⁴ tn The phrase “the following” after “write” is supplied to clarify that what follows is the content of what is to be written.

[2:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” The expression τάδε λέγει (tade legei) occurs eight times in the NT, seven of which are in Rev 2-3. “The pronoun is used to add solemnity to the prophetic utterance that follows. …In classical drama, it was used to introduce a new actor to the scene (Smyth, Greek Grammar, 307 [§1241]). But the τάδε λέγει formula in the NT derives from the OT, where it was used to introduce a prophetic utterance (BAGD, s.v. ὅδε, 1)” (ExSyn 328). Thus, the translation “this is the solemn pronouncement of” for τάδε λέγει is very much in keeping with the OT connotations of this expression.

[2:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “holds,” but the term (i.e., κρατῶν, kratwn) with an accusative object, along with the context, argues for a sense of firmness. (Cf. ExSyn 132.)

[2:1]  ⁷ sn On seven stars in his right hand see 1:16.

[2:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “lampstands of gold” with the genitive τῶν χρυσῶν (twn cruswn) translated as an attributive genitive.

[10:4]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[10:4]  ¹⁰ tn The words “just then” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[19:9]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[19:9]  ¹² tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:5]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[21:5]  ¹⁴ tn The words “it down” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[21:5]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “faithful.”