Revelation 1:20

1:20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands is this: ¹  The seven stars are the angels ²  of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

Revelation 2:10

2:10 Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown ³  into prison so you may be tested, ⁴  and you will experience suffering ⁵  for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself. ⁶ 

Revelation 3:1

To the Church in Sardis

3:1 “To ⁷  the angel of the church in Sardis write the following: ⁸ 

“This is the solemn pronouncement of ⁹  the one who holds ¹⁰  the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a reputation ¹¹  that you are alive, but ¹²  in reality ¹³  you are dead.

Revelation 3:9

3:9 Listen! ¹⁴  I am going to make those people from the synagogue ¹⁵  of Satan – who say they are Jews yet ¹⁶  are not, but are lying – Look, I will make ¹⁷  them come and bow down ¹⁸  at your feet and acknowledge ¹⁹  that I have loved you.

Revelation 8:7

8:7 The ²⁰  first angel blew his trumpet, and there was hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was thrown at the earth so that ²¹  a third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

Revelation 8:12

8:12 Then ²²  the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. And there was no light for a third of the day ²³  and for a third of the night likewise.

Revelation 11:6

11:6 These two have the power ²⁴  to close up the sky so that it does not rain during the time ²⁵  they are prophesying. They ²⁶  have power ²⁷  to turn the waters to blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague whenever they want.

[1:20]  ¹ tn The words “is this” are supplied to make a complete sentence in English.

[1:20]  ² tn Or perhaps “the messengers.”

[2:10]  ³ tn Grk “is about to throw some of you,” but the force is causative in context.

[2:10]  ⁴ tn Or “tempted.”

[2:10]  ⁵ tn Or “experience persecution,” “will be in distress” (see L&N 22.2).

[2:10]  ⁶ tn Grk “crown of life,” with the genitive “of life” (τῆς ζωῆς, th" zwh") functioning in apposition to “crown” (στέφανον, stefanon): “the crown that consists of life.”

[3:1]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated due to differences between Greek and English style.

[3:1]  ⁶ tn The phrase “the following” after “write” is supplied to clarify that what follows is the content of what is to be written.

[3:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1.

[3:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “who has” (cf. 1:16).

[3:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “a name.”

[3:1]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[3:1]  ¹¹ tn The prepositional phrase “in reality” is supplied in the translation to make explicit the idea that their being alive was only an illusion.

[3:9]  ⁷ tn Grk “behold” (L&N 91.13).

[3:9]  ⁸ sn See the note on synagogue in 2:9.

[3:9]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate the contrast between what these people claimed and what they were.

[3:9]  ¹⁰ tn The verb here is ποιέω (poiew), but in this context it has virtually the same meaning as δίδωμι (didwmi) used at the beginning of the verse. Stylistic variation like this is typical of Johannine literature.

[3:9]  ¹¹ tn The verb here is προσκυνήσουσιν (proskunhsousin), normally used to refer to worship.

[3:9]  ¹² tn Or “and know,” “and recognize.”

[8:7]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[8:7]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so that” because what follows has the logical force of a result clause.

[8:12]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[8:12]  ¹² tn Grk “the day did not shine [with respect to] the third of it.”

[11:6]  ¹³ tn Or “authority.”

[11:6]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “the days.”

[11:6]  ¹⁵ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[11:6]  ¹⁶ tn Or “authority.”