Revelation 1:15

1:15 His feet were like polished bronze ¹  refined ²  in a furnace, and his voice was like the roar ³  of many waters.

Revelation 8:2

8:2 Then ⁴  I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.

Revelation 14:12

14:12 This requires ⁵  the steadfast endurance ⁶  of the saints – those who obey ⁷  God’s commandments and hold to ⁸  their faith in Jesus. ⁹ 

Revelation 21:25

21:25 Its gates will never be closed during the day ¹⁰  (and ¹¹  there will be no night there). ¹² 

[1:15]  ¹ tn The precise meaning of the term translated “polished bronze” (χαλκολιβάνῳ, calkolibanw), which appears nowhere else in Greek literature outside of the book of Revelation (see 2:18), is uncertain. Without question it is some sort of metal. BDAG 1076 s.v. χαλκολίβανον suggests “fine brass/bronze.” L&N 2.57 takes the word to refer to particularly valuable or fine bronze, but notes that the emphasis here and in Rev 2:18 is more on the lustrous quality of the metal.

[1:15]  ² tn Or “that has been heated in a furnace until it glows.”

[1:15]  ³ tn Grk “sound,” but the idea is closer to the roar of a waterfall or rapids.

[8:2]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[14:12]  ⁷ tn Grk “Here is.”

[14:12]  ⁸ tn Or “the perseverance.”

[14:12]  ⁹ tn Grk “who keep.”

[14:12]  ¹⁰ tn The words “hold to” are implied as a repetition of the participle translated “keep” (οἱ τηροῦντες, Joi throunte").

[14:12]  ¹¹ tn Grk “faith of Jesus.” The construction may mean either “faith in Jesus” or “faithful to Jesus.” Either translation implies that ᾿Ιησοῦ (Ihsou) is to be taken as an objective genitive; the difference is more lexical than grammatical because πίστις (pistis) can mean either “faith” or “faithfulness.”

[21:25]  ¹⁰ tn On the translation “during the day” see BDAG 436 s.v. ἡμέρα 1.a, “But also, as in Thu. et al., of time within which someth. occurs, ἡμέρας during the day Rv 21:25.”

[21:25]  ¹¹ tn The Greek connective γάρ (gar) most often expresses some sort of causal connection. However, in this context there is no causal force to the second phrase; γάρ simply expresses continuation or connection. Because of this it has been translated as “and.” See BDAG 189-90 s.v. 2.

[21:25]  ¹² tn The clause has virtually the force of a parenthetical comment.