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 5:5

5:5 Then ³  one of the elders said ⁴  to me, “Stop weeping! ⁵  Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; ⁶  thus he can open ⁷  the scroll and its seven seals.”

Revelation 6:2

6:2 So ⁸  I looked, ⁹  and here came ¹⁰  a white horse! The ¹¹  one who rode it ¹²  had a bow, and he was given a crown, ¹³  and as a conqueror ¹⁴  he rode out to conquer.

Revelation 6:15

6:15 Then ¹⁵  the kings of the earth, the ¹⁶  very important people, the generals, ¹⁷  the rich, the powerful, and everyone, slave ¹⁸  and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.

Revelation 9:5

9:5 The locusts ¹⁹  were not given permission ²⁰  to kill ²¹  them, but only to torture ²²  them ²³  for five months, and their torture was like that ²⁴  of a scorpion when it stings a person. ²⁵ 

Revelation 16:18

16:18 Then ²⁶  there were flashes of lightning, roaring, ²⁷  and crashes of thunder, and there was a tremendous earthquake – an earthquake unequaled since humanity ²⁸  has been on the earth, so tremendous was that earthquake.

Revelation 18:10

18:10 They will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment, and will say,

“Woe, woe, O great city,

Babylon the powerful city!

For in a single hour your doom ²⁹  has come!”

[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.

[5:5]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[5:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “says” (a historical present).

[5:5]  ⁵ tn The present imperative with μή (mh) is used here to command cessation of an action in progress (ExSyn 724 lists this verse as an example).

[5:5]  ⁶ tn Or “has been victorious”; traditionally, “has overcome.”

[5:5]  ⁷ tn The infinitive has been translated as an infinitive of result here.

[6:2]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of hearing the voice summon the first rider.

[6:2]  ⁶ tc The reading “and I looked” (καὶ εἶδον, kai eidon) or some slight variation (e.g., ἶδον, idon) has excellent ms support ({א A C P 1611}) and its omission seems to come through the mss that have already placed “and look” (καὶ ἴδε or καὶ βλέπε [kai ide or kai blepe]) after the verb “come” (ἔρχου, ercou) as mentioned in the text-critical note on 6:1. Thus, for these copyists it was redundant to add “and I looked” again.

[6:2]  ⁷ tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).

[6:2]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[6:2]  ⁹ tn Grk “the one sitting on it.”

[6:2]  ¹⁰ sn See the note on the word crown in Rev 3:11.

[6:2]  ¹¹ tn The participle νικῶν (nikwn) has been translated as substantival, the subject of the verb ἐξῆλθεν (exhlqen). Otherwise, as an adverbial participle of manner, it is somewhat redundant: “he rode out conquering and to conquer.”

[6:15]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[6:15]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated; nor is it translated before each of the following categories, since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[6:15]  ⁹ tn Grk “chiliarchs.” A chiliarch was normally a military officer commanding a thousand soldiers, but here probably used of higher-ranking commanders like generals (see L&N 55.15; cf. Rev 6:15).

[6:15]  ¹⁰ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[9:5]  ⁹ tn Grk “It was not permitted to them”; the referent (the locusts) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:5]  ¹⁰ tn The word “permission” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[9:5]  ¹¹ tn The two ἵνα (Jina) clauses of 9:5 are understood to be functioning as epexegetical or complementary clauses related to ἐδόθη (edoqh).

[9:5]  ¹² tn On this term BDAG 168 s.v. βασανισμός states, “1. infliction of severe suffering or pain associated with torture or torment, tormenting, torture Rv 9:5b. – 2. the severe pain experienced through torture, torment vs. 5a; 14:11; 18:10, 15; (w. πένθος) vs. 7.”

[9:5]  ¹³ tn The pronoun “them” is not in the Greek text but is picked up from the previous clause.

[9:5]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “like the torture,” but this is redundant in contemporary English.

[9:5]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “a man”; but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used here in an individualized sense without being limited to the male gender.

[16:18]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:18]  ¹² 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?…).”

[16:18]  ¹³ tn The singular ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used generically here to refer to the human race.

[18:10]  ¹³ tn Or “judgment,” condemnation,” “punishment.” BDAG 569 s.v. κρίσις 1.a.β states, “The word oft. means judgment that goes against a person, condemnation, and the sentence that follows…ἡ κ. σου your judgment Rv 18:10.”