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 3:20

3:20 Listen! ³  I am standing at the door and knocking! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door I will come into his home ⁴  and share a meal with him, and he with me.

Revelation 6:2

6:2 So ⁵  I looked, ⁶  and here came ⁷  a white horse! The ⁸  one who rode it ⁹  had a bow, and he was given a crown, ¹⁰  and as a conqueror ¹¹  he rode out to conquer.

Revelation 6:4-5

6:4 And another horse, fiery red, ¹²  came out, and the one who rode it ¹³  was granted permission ¹⁴  to take peace from the earth, so that people would butcher ¹⁵  one another, and he was given a huge sword.

6:5 Then ¹⁶  when the Lamb opened the third seal I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” So ¹⁷  I looked, ¹⁸  and here came ¹⁹  a black horse! The ²⁰  one who rode it ²¹  had a balance scale ²²  in his hand.

Revelation 8:5

8:5 Then ²³  the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it on the earth, and there were crashes of thunder, roaring, ²⁴  flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

Revelation 9:6

9:6 In ²⁵  those days people ²⁶  will seek death, but ²⁷  will not be able to ²⁸  find it; they will long to die, but death will flee from them.

Revelation 11:5

11:5 If ²⁹  anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths ³⁰  and completely consumes ³¹  their enemies. If ³²  anyone wants to harm them, they must be killed this way.

Revelation 12:11

12:11 But ³³  they overcame him

by the blood of the Lamb

and by the word of their testimony,

and they did not love their lives ³⁴  so much that they were afraid to die.

Revelation 13:8

13:8 and all those who live on the earth will worship the beast, ³⁵  everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world ³⁶  in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was killed. ³⁷ 

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, ³⁸ 

then by the sword he must be killed.

This ³⁹  requires steadfast endurance ⁴⁰  and faith from the saints.

Revelation 17:10

17:10 five have fallen; one is, ⁴¹  and the other has not yet come, but whenever he does come, he must remain for only a brief time.

Revelation 19:5

19:5 Then ⁴²  a voice came from the throne, saying:

“Praise our God

all you his servants,

and all you who fear Him,

both the small and the great!”

Revelation 19:11

The Son of God Goes to War

19:11 Then ⁴³  I saw heaven opened and here came ⁴⁴  a white horse! The ⁴⁵  one riding it was called “Faithful” and “True,” and with justice ⁴⁶  he judges and goes to war.

Revelation 22:18

22:18 I testify to the one who hears the words of the prophecy contained in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described ⁴⁷  in this book.

[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.

[3:20]  ³ tn Grk “Behold.”

[3:20]  ⁴ tn Grk “come in to him.”

[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.”

[6:4]  ⁷ tn L&N 79.31 states, “‘fiery red’ (probably with a tinge of yellow or orange).”

[6:4]  ⁸ tn Grk “the one sitting on it.”

[6:4]  ⁹ tn The word “permission” is implied; Grk “it was given to him to take peace from the earth.”

[6:4]  ¹⁰ tn BDAG 979 s.v. σφάζω states, “Of the killing of a person by violence…σφάζειν τινά butcher or murder someone (4 Km 10:7; Jer 52:10; Manetho: 609 fgm. 8, 76 Jac. [in Jos., C. Ap. 1, 76]; Demetr.[?]: 722 fgm. 7; Ar. 10, 9) 1J 3:12; Rv 6:4. Pass. (Hdt. 5, 5) 5:9; 6:9; 18:24.”

[6:5]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[6:5]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the summons by the third creature.

[6:5]  ¹¹ 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 have 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) in 6:1. Thus, for these copyists it was redundant to add “and I looked” again.

[6:5]  ¹² tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).

[6:5]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[6:5]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “the one sitting on it.”

[6:5]  ¹⁵ sn A balance scale would have been a rod held by a rope in the middle with pans attached to both ends for measuring.

[8:5]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[8:5]  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?…).”

[9:6]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[9:6]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “men”; but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense here of both men and women.

[9:6]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[9:6]  ¹⁶ tn The phrase “not be able to” was used in the translation to emphasize the strong negation (οὐ μή, ou mh) in the Greek text.

[11:5]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[11:5]  ¹⁶ tn This is a collective singular in Greek.

[11:5]  ¹⁷ tn See L&N 20.45 for the translation of κατεσθίω (katesqiw) as “to destroy utterly, to consume completely.”

[11:5]  ¹⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[12:11]  ¹⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast.

[12:11]  ¹⁸ sn They did not love their lives. See Matt 16:25; Luke 17:33; John 12:25.

[13:8]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “it”; the referent (the beast) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:8]  ²⁰ tn The prepositional phrase “since the foundation of the world” is traditionally translated as a modifier of the immediately preceding phrase in the Greek text, “the Lamb who was killed” (so also G. B. Caird, Revelation [HNTC], 168), but it is more likely that the phrase “since the foundation of the world” modifies the verb “written” (as translated above). Confirmation of this can be found in Rev 17:8 where the phrase “written in the book of life since the foundation of the world” occurs with no ambiguity.

[13:8]  ²¹ tn Or “slaughtered”; traditionally, “slain.”

[13:10]  ²¹ 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]  ²² 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]  ²³ tn Or “perseverance.”

[17:10]  ²³ tn That is, one currently reigns.

[19:5]  ²⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[19:11]  ²⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[19:11]  ²⁸ tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).

[19:11]  ²⁹ tn A new sentence was started in the translation at this point and καί (kai) was not translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[19:11]  ³⁰ tn Or “in righteousness,” but since the context here involves the punishment of the wicked and the vindication of the saints, “justice” was preferred.

[22:18]  ²⁹ tn Grk “written.”