Revelation 1:6

1:6 and has appointed ¹  us as a kingdom, ²  as priests ³  serving his God and Father – to him be the glory and the power for ever and ever! ⁴  Amen.

Revelation 11:17

11:17 with these words: ⁵ 

“We give you thanks, Lord God, the All-Powerful, ⁶ 

the one who is and who was,

because you have taken your great power

and begun to reign. ⁷ 

Revelation 13:5

13:5 The beast ⁸  was given a mouth speaking proud words ⁹  and blasphemies, and he was permitted ¹⁰  to exercise ruling authority ¹¹  for forty-two months.

Revelation 17:12

17:12 The ¹²  ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive ruling authority ¹³  as kings with the beast for one hour.

[1:6]  ¹ tn The verb ποιέω (poiew) can indicate appointment or assignment rather than simply “make” or “do.” See Mark 3:14 (L&N 37.106).

[1:6]  ² tn See BDAG 168 s.v. βασιλεία 1.a for the idea of “he made us a kingdom,” which was translated as “he appointed us (to be or function) as a kingdom” (see the note on the word “appointed” earlier in the verse).

[1:6]  ³ tn Grk “a kingdom, priests.” The term ἱερεῖς (Jiereis) is either in apposition to βασιλείαν (basileian) or as a second complement to the object “us” (ἡμᾶς, Jhmas). The translation retains this ambiguity.

[1:6]  ⁴ tc Both the longer reading τῶν αἰώνων (twn aiwnwn, “to the ages of the ages” or, more idiomatically, “for ever and ever”; found in א C Ï) and the shorter (“for ever”; found in ̹⁸ A P 2050 pc bo) have good ms support. The author uses the longer expression (εἰς [τοὺς] αἰῶνας [τῶν] αἰώνων, ei" [tou"] aiwna" [twn] aiwnwn) in every other instance of αἰών in Revelation, twelve passages in all (1:18; 4:9, 10; 5:13; 7:12; 10:6; 11:15; 14:11; 15:7; 19:3; 20:10; 22:5). Thus, on the one hand, the style of the author is consistent, while on the other hand, the scribes may have been familiar with such a stylistic feature, causing them to add the words here. The issues are more complex than can be presented here; the longer reading, however, is probably original (the shorter reading arising from accidental omission of the genitive phrase due to similarity with the preceding words).

[11:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “saying.”

[11:17]  ⁶ tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”

[11:17]  ⁷ tn The aorist verb ἐβασίλευσας (ebasileusa") has been translated ingressively.

[13:5]  ⁹ tn Grk “and there was given to him.” Here the passive construction has been simplified, the referent (the beast) has been specified for clarity, and καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[13:5]  ¹⁰ tn For the translation “proud words” (Grk “great things” or “important things”) see BDAG 624 s.v. μέγας 4.b.

[13:5]  ¹¹ tn Grk “to it was granted.”

[13:5]  ¹² tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.

[17:12]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[17:12]  ¹⁴ tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.