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 2:12

To the Church in Pergamum

2:12 “To ⁵  the angel of the church in Pergamum write the following: ⁶ 

“This is the solemn pronouncement of ⁷  the one who has the sharp double-edged sword: ⁸ 

Revelation 5:3

5:3 But ⁹  no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look into it.

Revelation 11:16

11:16 Then ¹⁰  the twenty-four elders who are seated on their thrones before God threw themselves down with their faces to the ground ¹¹  and worshiped God

Revelation 13:6

13:6 So ¹²  the beast ¹³  opened his mouth to blaspheme against God – to blaspheme both his name and his dwelling place, ¹⁴  that is, those who dwell in heaven.

Revelation 19:1

19:1 After these things I heard what sounded like the loud voice of a vast throng in heaven, saying,

“Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,

Revelation 21:2

21:2 And I saw the holy city – the new Jerusalem – descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.

[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).

[2:12]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated due to differences between Greek and English style.

[2:12]  ⁶ tn The phrase “the following” after “write” is supplied to clarify that what follows is the content of what is to be written.

[2:12]  ⁷ tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1.

[2:12]  ⁸ sn On the sharp double-edged sword see 1:16.

[5:3]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[11:16]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[11:16]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “they fell down on their faces.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”

[13:6]  ¹⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the permission granted to the beast.

[13:6]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “he” (or “it”); the referent (the beast) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:6]  ¹⁹ tc The reading “and his dwelling place” does not occur in codex C, but its omission is probably due to scribal oversight since the phrase has the same ending as the phrase before it, i.e., they both end in “his” (αὐτοῦ, autou). This is similar to the mistake this scribe made in 12:14 with the omission of the reading “and half a time” (καὶ ἥμισυ καιροῦ, kai {hmisu kairou).