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Revelation 1:12

Context

1:12 I 1  turned to see whose voice was speaking to me, 2  and when I did so, 3  I saw seven golden lampstands,

Revelation 1:20

Context
1:20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands is this: 4  The seven stars are the angels 5  of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

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[1:12]  1 tn Throughout the translation John’s use of καί (kai) often reflects the varied usage of the Hebrew conjunction ו (vav). A clause which καί introduces has been translated in terms of its semantic relationship to the clause that preceded it. If the καί seemed redundant, however, it was left untranslated; that is the case in this verse.

[1:12]  2 tn Grk “with me.” The translation “with me” implies that John was engaged in a dialogue with the one speaking to him (e.g., Jesus or an angel) when in reality it was a one-sided conversation, with John doing all the listening. For this reason, μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ (met emou, “with me”) was translated as “to me.”

[1:12]  3 tn Grk “and turning I saw.” The repetition of ἐπιστρέφω (epistrefw) is somewhat redundant in contemporary English and has been translated generally.

[1:20]  4 tn The words “is this” are supplied to make a complete sentence in English.

[1:20]  5 tn Or perhaps “the messengers.”



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