Revelation 1:2

1:2 who then ¹  testified to everything that he saw concerning the word of God and the testimony about ²  Jesus Christ.

Revelation 19:13

19:13 He is dressed in clothing dipped ³  in blood, and he is called ⁴  the Word of God.

Revelation 22:7

22:7 (Look! I am coming soon!

Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy expressed in this book.) ⁵ 

Revelation 1:3

1:3 Blessed is the one who reads the words of this ⁶  prophecy aloud, ⁷  and blessed are ⁸  those who hear and obey ⁹  the things written in it, because the time is near! ¹⁰ 

Revelation 22:10

22:10 Then ¹¹  he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy contained in this book, because the time is near.

Revelation 1:9

1:9 I, John, your brother and the one who shares ¹²  with you in the persecution, kingdom, and endurance that ¹³  are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus. ¹⁴ 

Revelation 3:10

3:10 Because you have kept ¹⁵  my admonition ¹⁶  to endure steadfastly, ¹⁷  I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth.

Revelation 6:9

6:9 Now ¹⁸  when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed ¹⁹  because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given.

Revelation 12:11

12:11 But ²⁰  they overcame him

by the blood of the Lamb

and by the word of their testimony,

and they did not love their lives ²¹  so much that they were afraid to die.

Revelation 17:17

17:17 For God has put into their minds ²²  to carry out his purpose ²³  by making ²⁴  a decision ²⁵  to give their royal power ²⁶  to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled. ²⁷ 

Revelation 19:9

19:9 Then ²⁸  the angel ²⁹  said to me, “Write the following: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!” He also said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

Revelation 21:5

21:5 And the one seated on the throne said: “Look! I am making all things new!” Then ³⁰  he said to me, “Write it down, ³¹  because these words are reliable ³²  and true.”

Revelation 22:6

A Final Reminder

22:6 Then ³³  the angel ³⁴  said to me, “These words are reliable ³⁵  and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants ³⁶  what must happen soon.”

Revelation 22:9

22:9 But ³⁷  he said to me, “Do not do this! ³⁸  I am a fellow servant ³⁹  with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those who obey ⁴⁰  the words of this book. Worship God!”

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 ⁴¹  in this book.

Revelation 3:8

3:8 ‘I know your deeds. (Look! I have put ⁴²  in front of you an open door that no one can shut.) ⁴³  I know ⁴⁴  that you have little strength, ⁴⁵  but ⁴⁶  you have obeyed ⁴⁷  my word and have not denied my name.

Revelation 22:19

22:19 And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life ⁴⁸  and in the holy city that are described in this book.

Revelation 20:4

20:4 Then ⁴⁹  I saw thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge. ⁵⁰  I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. These ⁵¹  had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. They ⁵²  came to life ⁵³  and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

[1:2]  ¹ tn “Then” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied to make the chronological succession clear in the translation.

[1:2]  ² tn The genitive phrase “about Jesus Christ” is taken as an objective genitive.

[19:13]  ³ tc It appears that “dipped” (βεβαμμένον, bebammenon), supported by several uncials and other witnesses (A 051 Ï), is the original reading. Due to the lack of the preposition “in” (ἐν, en) after the verb (βεβαμμένον αἵματι, bebammenon {aimati), and also probably because of literary allusions to Isa 63:3, several mss and versions seem to have changed the text to “sprinkled” (either ῥεραντισμένον [rJerantismenon] in P 2329 al; ἐρραντισμένον [errantismenon] in 1006 1841; ἐρραμμένον [errammenon] in 2053 2062; or ῥεραμμένον [rJerammenon] in 1611; or in one case περιρεραμμένον [perirerammenon] in א^[2]). The reading most likely to give rise to the others is “dipped.”

[19:13]  ⁴ tn Grk “the name of him is called.”

[22:7]  ⁵ sn These lines are parenthetical, forming an aside to the narrative. The speaker here is the Lord Jesus Christ himself rather than the narrator.

[1:3]  ⁷ tn The word “this” is used to translate the Greek article τῆς (ths), bringing out its demonstrative force.

[1:3]  ⁸ tn The word “aloud” has been supplied to indicate that in the original historical setting reading would usually refer to reading out loud in public rather than silently to oneself.

[1:3]  ⁹ tn The words “blessed are” are repeated from the beginning of this verse for stylistic reasons and for clarity.

[1:3]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “keep.” L&N 36.19 has “to continue to obey orders or commandments – ‘to obey, to keep commandments, obedience.’”

[1:3]  ¹¹ sn The time refers to the time when the things prophesied would happen.

[22:10]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[1:9]  ¹¹ tn The translation attempts to bring out the verbal idea in συγκοινωνός (sunkoinwno", “co-sharer”); John was suffering for his faith at the time he wrote this.

[1:9]  ¹² tn The prepositional phrase ἐν ᾿Ιησοῦ (en Ihsou) could be taken with ὑπομονῇ (Jupomonh) as the translation does or with the more distant συγκοινωνός (sunkoinwno"), in which case the translation would read “your brother and the one who shares with you in Jesus in the persecution, kingdom, and endurance.”

[1:9]  ¹³ tn The phrase “about Jesus” has been translated as an objective genitive.

[3:10]  ¹³ tn Or “obey.” For the translation of τηρέω (threw) as “obey” see L&N 36.19. In the Greek there is a wordplay: “because you have kept my word…I will keep you,” though the meaning of τηρέω is different each time.

[3:10]  ¹⁴ tn The Greek term λόγον (logon) is understood here in the sense of admonition or encouragement.

[3:10]  ¹⁵ tn Or “to persevere.” Here ὑπομονῆς (Jupomonhs) has been translated as a genitive of reference/respect related to τὸν λόγον (ton logon).

[6:9]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of a new and somewhat different topic after the introduction of the four riders.

[6:9]  ¹⁶ tn Or “murdered.” See the note on the word “butcher” in 6:4.

[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.

[17:17]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “hearts.”

[17:17]  ²⁰ tn Or “his intent.”

[17:17]  ²¹ tn The infinitive ποιῆσαι (poihsai) was translated here as giving the logical means by which God’s purpose was carried out.

[17:17]  ²² tn On this term BDAG 203 s.v. γνώμη 4 states, “declaration, decision, resolution…of God Rv 17:17.”

[17:17]  ²³ tn For this translation see BDAG 168 s.v. βασιλεία 1.a, “kingship, royal power, royal rule.”

[17:17]  ²⁴ tn Or “completed.”

[19:9]  ²¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[19:9]  ²² tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:5]  ²³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[21:5]  ²⁴ tn The words “it down” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[21:5]  ²⁵ tn Grk “faithful.”

[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.

[22:9]  ²⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present here.

[22:9]  ²⁸ tn On the elliptical expression ὅρα μή ({ora mh) BDAG 720 s.v. ὁράω B.2 states: “Elliptically…ὅρα μή (sc. ποιήσῃς) watch out! don’t do that! Rv 19:10; 22:9.”

[22:9]  ²⁹ tn Grk “fellow slave.” Though σύνδουλος (sundoulos) is here translated “fellow servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[22:9]  ³⁰ tn Grk “keep” (an idiom for obedience).

[22:18]  ²⁹ tn Grk “written.”

[3:8]  ³¹ tn Grk “I have given.”

[3:8]  ³² tn Grk “to shut it,” but English would leave the direct object understood in this case.

[3:8]  ³³ tn This translation is based on connecting the ὅτι (Joti) clause with the οἶδα (oida) at the beginning of the verse, giving the content of what is known (see also 3:1, 3:15 for parallels). Because of the intervening clause that is virtually parenthetical (see the note on the word “shut” earlier in this verse), the words “I know that” from the beginning of the verse had to be repeated to make this connection clear for the English reader. However, the ὅτι could be understood as introducing a causal subordinate clause instead and thus translated, “because you have.”

[3:8]  ³⁴ tn Or “little power.”

[3:8]  ³⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[3:8]  ³⁶ tn Grk “and having kept.” The participle ἐτήρησας (ethrhsas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. For the translation of τηρέω (threw) as “obey” see L&N 36.19. This is the same word that is used in 3:10 (there translated “kept”) where there is a play on words.

[22:19]  ³³ tc The Textus Receptus, on which the KJV rests, reads “the book” of life (ἀπὸ βίβλου, apo biblou) instead of “the tree” of life. When the Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus translated the NT he had access to no Greek mss for the last six verses of Revelation. So he translated the Latin Vulgate back into Greek at this point. As a result he created seventeen textual variants which were not in any Greek mss. The most notorious of these is this reading. It is thus decidedly inauthentic, while “the tree” of life, found in the best and virtually all Greek mss, is clearly authentic. The confusion was most likely due to an intra-Latin switch: The form of the word for “tree” in Latin in this passage is ligno; the word for “book” is libro. The two-letter difference accounts for an accidental alteration in some Latin mss; that “book of life” as well as “tree of life” is a common expression in the Apocalypse probably accounts for why this was not noticed by Erasmus or the KJV translators. (This textual problem is not discussed in NA²⁷.)

[20:4]  ³⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[20:4]  ³⁶ tn Grk “I saw thrones, and those seated on them, and judgment was given to them.” BDAG 567 s.v. κρίμα 3 says, “judging, judgment, the κρίμα ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς authority to judge was given to them Rv 20:4.”

[20:4]  ³⁷ tn Grk “God, and who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “these” as subject.

[20:4]  ³⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[20:4]  ³⁹ tn On the use of the aorist ἔζησαν (ezhsan) BDAG 425 s.v. ζάω 1.a.β says, “of dead persons who return to life become alive again: of humans in general (3 Km 17:23) Mt 9:18; Ac 9:41; 20:12; Rv 20:4, 5.”