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 5:4

5:4 So ⁴  I began weeping bitterly ⁵  because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.

Revelation 5:3

5:3 But ⁶  no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look into it.

Revelation 9:20

9:20 The rest of humanity, who had not been killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so that they did not stop worshiping demons and idols made ⁷  of gold, silver, ⁸  bronze, stone, and wood – idols that cannot see or hear or walk about.

[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.

[5:4]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of no one being found worthy to open the scroll.

[5:4]  ⁵ tn Grk “much.”

[5:3]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[9:20]  ¹⁰ tn The word “made” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

[9:20]  ¹¹ tn The Greek conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here or before the following materials in this list, since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.