Revelation 1:16

1:16 He held ¹  seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His ²  face shone like the sun shining at full strength.

Revelation 3:21

3:21 I will grant the one ³  who conquers ⁴  permission ⁵  to sit with me on my throne, just as I too conquered ⁶  and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Revelation 11:19

11:19 Then ⁷  the temple of God in heaven was opened and the ark of his covenant was visible within his temple. And there were flashes of lightning, roaring, ⁸  crashes of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. ⁹ 

Revelation 13:10

13:10 If anyone is meant for captivity,

into captivity he will go.

If anyone is to be killed by the sword, ¹⁰ 

then by the sword he must be killed.

This ¹¹  requires steadfast endurance ¹²  and faith from the saints.

Revelation 14:10

14:10 that person ¹³  will also drink of the wine of God’s anger ¹⁴  that has been mixed undiluted in the cup of his wrath, and he will be tortured with fire and sulfur ¹⁵  in front of the holy angels and in front of the Lamb.

Revelation 15:1

The Final Plagues

15:1 Then ¹⁶  I saw another great and astounding sign in heaven: seven angels who have seven final plagues ¹⁷  (they are final because in them God’s anger is completed).

Revelation 18:8

18:8 For this reason, she will experience her plagues ¹⁸  in a single day: disease, ¹⁹  mourning, ²⁰  and famine, and she will be burned down ²¹  with fire, because the Lord God who judges her is powerful!”

Revelation 20:13

20:13 The ²²  sea gave up the dead that were in it, and Death ²³  and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each one was judged according to his deeds.

[1:16]  ¹ tn Grk “and having.” In the Greek text this is a continuation of the previous sentence, but because contemporary English style employs much shorter sentences, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “he.”

[1:16]  ² tn This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but a new sentence was started here in the translation.

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

[3:21]  ⁴ tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.”

[3:21]  ⁵ tn Grk “I will give [grant] to him.”

[3:21]  ⁶ tn Or “have been victorious”; traditionally, “have overcome.”

[11:19]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence on events within the vision.

[11:19]  ⁶ tn Or “sounds,” “voices.” It is not entirely clear what this refers to. BDAG 1071 s.v. φωνή 1 states, “In Rv we have ἀστραπαὶ καὶ φωναὶ καὶ βρονταί (cp. Ex 19:16) 4:5; 8:5; 11:19; 16:18 (are certain other sounds in nature thought of here in addition to thunder, as e.g. the roar of the storm?…).”

[11:19]  ⁷ tn Although BDAG 1075 s.v. χάλαζα gives the meaning “hail” here, it is not clear whether the adjective μεγάλη (megalh) refers to the intensity of the storm or the size of the individual hailstones, or both.

[13:10]  ⁷ tc Many mss (C 051* 2351 Ï^A pc) read “if anyone will kill with the sword, it is necessary for him to be killed with the sword” (εἴ τις ἐν μαχαίρῃ ἀποκτενεῖ, δεῖ αὐτὸν ἐν μαχαίρῃ ἀποκτανθῆναι). Other mss (א 1006 1611* 1854 al) are similar except that they read a present tense “kills” (ἀποκτείνει, apokteinei) in this sentence. Both of these variants may be regarded as essentially saying the same thing. On the other hand, codex A reads “if anyone is to be killed by the sword, he is to be killed by the sword” (εἴ τις ἐν μαχαίρῃ ἀποκτανθῆναι αὐτὸν ἐν μαχαίρῃ ἀποκτανθῆναι). Thus the first two variants convey the idea of retribution, while the last variant, supported by codex A, does not. (There are actually a dozen variants here, evidence that scribes found the original text quite difficult. Only the most important variants are discussed in this note.) The first two variants seem to be in line with Jesus’ comments in Matt 26:52: “everyone who takes up the sword will die by the sword.” The last variant, however, seems to be taking up an idea found in Jer 15:2: “Those destined for death, to death; those for the sword, to the sword; those for starvation, to starvation; those for captivity, to captivity.” Though G. B. Caird, Revelation (HNTC), 169-70, gives four arguments in favor of the first reading (i.e., “whoever kills with the sword must with the sword be killed”), the arguments he puts forward can be read equally as well to support the latter alternative. In the end, the reading in codex A seems to be original. The fact that this sentence seems to be in parallel with 10a (which simply focuses on God’s will and suffering passively and is therefore akin to the reading in codex A), and that it most likely gave rise to the others as the most difficult reading, argues for its authenticity.

[13:10]  ⁸ tn On ὧδε (Jwde) here, BDAG 1101 s.v. 2 states: “a ref. to a present event, object, or circumstance, in this case, at this point, on this occasion, under these circumstances…in this case moreover 1 Cor 4:2. ὧδε ἡ σοφία ἐστίν…Rv 13:18; cf. 17:9. ὧδέ ἐστιν ἡ ὑπομονή…13:10; 14:12.”

[13:10]  ⁹ tn Or “perseverance.”

[14:10]  ⁹ tn Grk “he himself.”

[14:10]  ¹⁰ tn The Greek word for “anger” here is θυμός (qumos), a wordplay on the “passion” (θυμός) of the personified city of Babylon in 14:8.

[14:10]  ¹¹ tn Traditionally, “brimstone.”

[15:1]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[15:1]  ¹² tn Grk “seven plagues – the last ones.”

[18:8]  ¹³ tn Grk “For this reason, her plagues will come.”

[18:8]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “death.” θάνατος (qanatos) can in particular contexts refer to a manner of death, specifically a contagious disease (see BDAG 443 s.v. 3; L&N 23.158).

[18:8]  ¹⁵ tn This is the same Greek word (πένθος, penqo") translated “grief” in vv. 7-8.

[18:8]  ¹⁶ tn Here “burned down” was used to translate κατακαυθήσεται (katakauqhsetai) because a city is in view.

[20:13]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[20:13]  ¹⁶ sn Here Death is personified (cf. 1 Cor 15:55).