Revelation 1:12

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 11:8

11:8 Their ⁴  corpses will lie in the street ⁵  of the great city that is symbolically ⁶  called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord was also crucified.

Revelation 12:13

12:13 Now ⁷  when the dragon realized ⁸  that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.

Revelation 19:2

19:2 because his judgments are true and just. ⁹ 

For he has judged ¹⁰  the great prostitute

who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality,

and has avenged the blood of his servants ¹¹  poured out by her own hands!” ¹² 

[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.

[11:8]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[11:8]  ⁵ tn The Greek word πλατεῖα (plateia) refers to a major (broad) street (L&N 1.103).

[11:8]  ⁶ tn Grk “spiritually.”

[12:13]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” because the clause it introduces is clearly resumptive.

[12:13]  ⁸ tn Grk “saw.”

[19:2]  ¹⁰ tn Compare the similar phrase in Rev 16:7.

[19:2]  ¹¹ tn Or “has punished.” See BDAG 568 s.v. κρίνω 5.b.α, describing the OT background which involves both the vindication of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty.

[19:2]  ¹² tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[19:2]  ¹³ tn Grk “from her hand” (referring to her responsibility in causing the blood of God’s followers to be shed).