Revelation 1:17

1:17 When ¹  I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but ²  he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,

Revelation 2:18

To the Church in Thyatira

2:18 “To ³  the angel of the church in Thyatira write the following: ⁴ 

“This is the solemn pronouncement of ⁵  the Son of God, the one who has eyes like a fiery flame ⁶  and whose feet are like polished bronze: ⁷ 

Revelation 10:2

10:2 He held ⁸  in his hand a little scroll that was open, and he put his right foot on the sea and his left on the land.

Revelation 11:19

11:19 Then ⁹  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, ¹⁰  crashes of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm. ¹¹ 

Revelation 12:7

War in Heaven

12:7 Then ¹²  war broke out in heaven: Michael ¹³  and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

Revelation 12:9

12:9 So ¹⁴  that huge dragon – the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world – was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.

Revelation 13:3

13:3 One of the beast’s ¹⁵  heads appeared to have been killed, ¹⁶  but the lethal wound had been healed. ¹⁷  And the whole world followed ¹⁸  the beast in amazement;

Revelation 13:12

13:12 He ¹⁹  exercised all the ruling authority ²⁰  of the first beast on his behalf, ²¹  and made the earth and those who inhabit it worship the first beast, the one whose lethal wound had been healed.

Revelation 14:14

14:14 Then ²²  I looked, and a white cloud appeared, ²³  and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man! ²⁴  He had ²⁵  a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.

Revelation 16:10

16:10 Then ²⁶  the fifth angel ²⁷  poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast so that ²⁸  darkness covered his kingdom, ²⁹  and people ³⁰  began to bite ³¹  their tongues because ³²  of their pain.

Revelation 16:12

16:12 Then ³³  the sixth angel ³⁴  poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates and dried up its water ³⁵  to prepare the way ³⁶  for the kings from the east. ³⁷ 

Revelation 19:2

19:2 because his judgments are true and just. ³⁸ 

For he has judged ³⁹  the great prostitute

who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality,

and has avenged the blood of his servants ⁴⁰  poured out by her own hands!” ⁴¹ 

Revelation 22:6

A Final Reminder

22:6 Then ⁴²  the angel ⁴³  said to me, “These words are reliable ⁴⁴  and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants ⁴⁵  what must happen soon.”

[1:17]  ¹ tn Grk “And when.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[1:17]  ² tn Here the Greek conjunction καί (kai) has been translated as a contrastive (“but”) due to the contrast between the two clauses.

[2:18]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated due to differences between Greek and English style.

[2:18]  ⁴ tn The phrase “the following” after “write” is supplied to clarify that what follows is the content of what is to be written.

[2:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1.

[2:18]  ⁶ tn Grk “a flame of fire.” The Greek term πυρός (puros) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

[2:18]  ⁷ tn The precise meaning of the term translated “polished bronze” (χαλκολιβάνῳ, calkolibanw), which appears no where else in Greek literature outside of the book of Revelation (see 1:15), 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 1:15 is more on the lustrous quality of the metal.

[10:2]  ⁵ tn Grk “and having.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “he.”

[11:19]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence on events within the vision.

[11:19]  ⁸ 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]  ⁹ 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.

[12:7]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[12:7]  ¹⁰ sn The archangel Michael had a special role in protecting the nation of Israel in the OT (Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; see also Jude 9).

[12:9]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the war in heaven.

[13:3]  ¹³ tn Grk “one of its heads”; the referent (the beast) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[13:3]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “killed to death,” an expression emphatic in its redundancy. The phrase behind this translation is ὡς ἐσφαγμένον (Jw" ejsfagmenon). The particle ὡς is used in Greek generally for comparison, and in Revelation it is used often to describe the appearance of what the author saw. In this instance, the appearance of the beast’s head did not match reality, because the next phrase shows that in fact it did not die. This text does not affirm that the beast died and was resurrected, but some draw this conclusion because of the only other use of the phrase, which refers to Jesus in 5:6.

[13:3]  ¹⁵ tn The phrase τοῦ θανάτου (tou qanatou) can be translated as an attributive genitive (“deathly wound”) or an objective genitive (the wound which caused death) and the final αὐτοῦ (autou) is either possessive or reference/respect.

[13:3]  ¹⁶ tn On the phrase “the whole world followed the beast in amazement,” BDAG 445 s.v. θαυμάζω 2 states, “wonder, be amazed…Rv 17:8. In pregnant constr. ἐθαυμάσθη ὅλη ἡ γῆ ὀπίσω τ. θηρίου the whole world followed the beast, full of wonder 13:3 (here wonder becomes worship: cp. Ael. Aristid. 13 p. 290 D.; 39 p. 747 of Dionysus and Heracles, οἳ ὑφ᾿ ἡμῶν ἐθαυμάσθησαν. Sir 7:29; Jos., Ant. 3, 65. – The act. is also found in this sense: Cebes 2, 3 θ. τινά = ‘admire’ or ‘venerate’ someone; Epict. 1, 17, 19 θ. τὸν θεόν).”

[13:12]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[13:12]  ¹⁶ tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.

[13:12]  ¹⁷ tn For this meaning see BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνώπιον 4.b, “by the authority of, on behalf of Rv 13:12, 14; 19:20.”

[14:14]  ¹⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[14:14]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “and behold, a white cloud.”

[14:14]  ¹⁹ tn This phrase constitutes an allusion to Dan 7:13. Concerning υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου (Juio" tou anqrwpou), BDAG 1026 s.v. υἱός 2.d.γ says: “ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου lit. ‘the son of the man’…‘the human being, the human one, the man’…On Israelite thought contemporary w. Jesus and alleged knowledge of a heavenly being looked upon as a ‘Son of Man’ or ‘Man’, who exercises Messianic functions such as judging the world (metaph., pictorial passages in En 46-48; 4 Esdr 13:3, 51f)…Outside the gospels: Ac 7:56…Rv 1:13; 14:14 (both after Da 7:13…).” The term “son” here in this expression is anarthrous and as such lacks specificity. Some commentators and translations take the expression as an allusion to Daniel 7:13 and not to “the son of man” found in gospel traditions (e.g., Mark 8:31; 9:12; cf. D. E. Aune, Revelation [WBC], 2:800-801; cf. also NIV). Other commentators and versions, however, take the phrase “son of man” as definite, involving allusions to Dan 7:13 and “the son of man” gospel traditions (see G. K. Beale, Revelation [NIGTC], 771-72; NRSV).

[14:14]  ²⁰ tn Grk “like a son of man, having.” In the Greek text this is a continuation of the previous sentence.

[16:10]  ¹⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:10]  ²⁰ tn Grk “the fifth”; the referent (the fifth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:10]  ²¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so that” to indicate the implied result of the fifth bowl being poured out.

[16:10]  ²² tn Grk “his kingdom became dark.”

[16:10]  ²³ tn Grk “men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") and refers to both men and women.

[16:10]  ²⁴ tn On this term BDAG 620 s.v. μασάομαι states, “bite w. acc. τὰς γλώσσας bite their tongues Rv 16:10.”

[16:10]  ²⁵ tn The preposition ἐκ (ek) has been translated here and twice in the following verse with a causal sense.

[16:12]  ²¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:12]  ²² tn Grk “the sixth”; the referent (the sixth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:12]  ²³ tn Grk “and its water was dried up.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one.

[16:12]  ²⁴ tn Grk “in order that the way might be prepared.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one.

[16:12]  ²⁵ tn Grk “from the rising of the sun.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατολή 2.a takes this as a geographical direction: “ἀπὸ ἀ. ἡλίου…from the east Rv 7:2; 16:12; simply ἀπὸ ἀ. …21:13.”

[19:2]  ²³ tn Compare the similar phrase in Rev 16:7.

[19:2]  ²⁴ tn Or “has punished.” See BDAG 568 s.v. κρίνω 5.b.α, describing the OT background which involves both the vindication of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty.

[19:2]  ²⁵ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[19:2]  ²⁶ tn Grk “from her hand” (referring to her responsibility in causing the blood of God’s followers to be shed).

[22:6]  ²⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[22:6]  ²⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel mentioned in 21:9, 15; 22:1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:6]  ²⁷ tn Grk “faithful.”

[22:6]  ²⁸ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.