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 22:12

22:12 (Look! I am coming soon,

and my reward is with me to pay ⁴  each one according to what he has done!

Revelation 3:4

3:4 But you have a few individuals ⁵  in Sardis who have not stained ⁶  their clothes, and they will walk with me dressed ⁷  in white, because they are worthy.

Revelation 21:15

21:15 The angel ⁸  who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city and its foundation stones and wall.

Revelation 3:18

3:18 take my advice ⁹  and buy gold from me refined by fire so you can become rich! Buy from me ¹⁰  white clothing so you can be clothed and your shameful nakedness ¹¹  will not be exposed, and buy eye salve ¹²  to put on your eyes so you can see!

Revelation 3:20-21

3:20 Listen! ¹³  I am standing at the door and knocking! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come into his home ¹⁴  and share a meal with him, and he with me. 3:21 I will grant the one ¹⁵  who conquers ¹⁶  permission ¹⁷  to sit with me on my throne, just as I too conquered ¹⁸  and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Revelation 17:1

The Great Prostitute and the Beast

17:1 Then ¹⁹  one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke to me. ²⁰  “Come,” he said, “I will show you the condemnation and punishment ²¹  of the great prostitute who sits on many waters,

Revelation 4:1

The Amazing Scene in Heaven

4:1 After these things I looked, and there was ²²  a door standing open in heaven! ²³  And the first voice I had heard speaking to me ²⁴  like a trumpet ²⁵  said: “Come up here so that ²⁶  I can show you what must happen after these things.”

Revelation 10:8

10:8 Then ²⁷  the voice I had heard from heaven began to speak ²⁸  to me ²⁹  again, ³⁰  “Go and take the open ³¹  scroll in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”

Revelation 21:9

The New Jerusalem Descends

21:9 Then ³²  one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and spoke to me, ³³  saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb!”

[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.

[22:12]  ⁴ tn The Greek term may be translated either “pay” or “pay back” and has something of a double meaning here. However, because of the mention of “wages” (“reward,” another wordplay with two meanings) in the previous clause, the translation “pay” for ἀποδοῦναι (apodounai) was used here.

[3:4]  ⁷ tn Grk “a few names”; here ὄνομα (onoma) is used by figurative extension to mean “person” or “people”; according to L&N 9.19 there is “the possible implication of existence or relevance as individuals.”

[3:4]  ⁸ tn Or “soiled” (so NAB, NRSV, NIV); NCV “have kept their clothes unstained”; CEV “have not dirtied your clothes with sin.”

[3:4]  ⁹ tn The word “dressed” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[21:15]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “the one”; the referent (the angel of v. 9) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:18]  ¹³ tn Grk “I counsel you to buy.”

[3:18]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “rich, and.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation, repeating the words “Buy from me” to make the connection clear for the English reader.

[3:18]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “the shame of the nakedness of you,” which has been translated as an attributed genitive like καινότητι ζωῆς (kainothti zwh") in Rom 6:4 (ExSyn 89-90).

[3:18]  ¹⁶ sn The city of Laodicea had a famous medical school and exported a powder (called a “Phrygian powder”) that was widely used as an eye salve. It was applied to the eyes in the form of a paste the consistency of dough (the Greek term for the salve here, κολλούριον, kollourion [Latin collyrium], is a diminutive form of the word for a long roll of bread).

[3:20]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “Behold.”

[3:20]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “come in to him.”

[3:21]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “The one who conquers, to him I will grant.”

[3:21]  ²⁰ tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.”

[3:21]  ²¹ tn Grk “I will give [grant] to him.”

[3:21]  ²² tn Or “have been victorious”; traditionally, “have overcome.”

[17:1]  ²² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[17:1]  ²³ 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.”

[17:1]  ²⁴ tn Here one Greek term, κρίμα (krima), has been translated by the two English terms “condemnation” and “punishment.” See BDAG 567 s.v. 4.b, “mostly in an unfavorable sense, of the condemnatory verdict and sometimes the subsequent punishment itself 2 Pt 2:3; Jd 4…τὸ κ. τῆς πόρνης the condemnation and punishment of the prostitute Rv 17:1.”

[4:1]  ²⁵ tn Grk “and behold.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

[4:1]  ²⁶ tn Or “in the sky” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).

[4:1]  ²⁷ 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.”

[4:1]  ²⁸ sn The phrase speaking to me like a trumpet refers back to Rev 1:10.

[4:1]  ²⁹ tn The conjunction καί (kai), much like the vav-consecutive in Hebrew, appears to be introducing a final/purpose clause here rather than a coordinate clause.

[10:8]  ²⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[10:8]  ²⁹ tn The participle λαλοῦσαν (lalousan) has been translated as “began to speak.” The use of πάλιν (palin) indicates an ingressive idea.

[10:8]  ³⁰ 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.”

[10:8]  ³¹ tn Grk “again, saying.” The participle λέγουσαν (legousan) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[10:8]  ³² tn The perfect passive participle ἠνεῳγμένον (hnewgmenon) is in second attributive position and has been translated as an attributive adjective.

[21:9]  ³¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[21:9]  ³² 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.” See also v. 15.