Discovery BoxRevelation 1:6
Context1:6 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 2:26
Context2:26 And to the one who conquers 5 and who continues in 6 my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations 7 –
Revelation 9:11
Context9:11 They have as king over them the angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon. 8
Revelation 11:1
Context11:1 Then 9 a measuring rod 10 like a staff was given to me, and I was told, 11 “Get up and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and the ones who worship there.
Revelation 16:8
Context16:8 Then 12 the fourth angel 13 poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was permitted to scorch people 14 with fire.
Revelation 19:7
Context19:7 Let us rejoice 15 and exult
and give him glory,
because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready.
Revelation 22:3
Context22:3 And there will no longer be any curse, 16 and the throne of God and the Lamb will be in the city. 17 His 18 servants 19 will worship 20 him,
[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 Ì18 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).
[2:26] 5 tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.”
[2:26] 6 tn Grk “keeps.” In a context that speaks of “holding on to what you have,” the idea here is one of continued faithful behavior (BDAG 1002 s.v. τηρέω 3 has “ὁ τηρῶν τὰ ἔργα μου the one who takes my deeds to heart Rv 2:26”).
[2:26] 7 tn Or “over the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).
[9:11] 9 sn Both the Hebrew Abaddon and the Greek Apollyon mean “Destroyer.”
[11:1] 13 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
[11:1] 14 tn Grk “a reed” (but these were used for measuring). Cf. Ezek 40:3ff.
[16:8] 17 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
[16:8] 18 tn Grk “the fourth”; the referent (the fourth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[16:8] 19 tn Grk “men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") and refers to both men and women.
[19:7] 21 tn This verb and the next two verbs are hortatory subjunctives (giving exhortations).
[22:3] 25 tn Or “be anything accursed” (L&N 33.474).
[22:3] 26 tn Grk “in it”; the referent (the city, the new Jerusalem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[22:3] 27 tn Grk “city, and his.” Although this is a continuation of the previous sentence in Greek, a new sentence was started here in the translation because of the introduction of the Lamb’s followers.
