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 5:2

5:2 And I saw a powerful angel proclaiming in a loud voice: “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?”

Revelation 10:5

10:5 Then ⁵  the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven

Revelation 12:15

12:15 Then ⁶  the serpent spouted water like a river out of his mouth after the woman in an attempt to ⁷  sweep her away by a flood,

Revelation 14:16

14:16 So ⁸  the one seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.

Revelation 16:4

16:4 Then ⁹  the third angel ¹⁰  poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood.

Revelation 16:8

16:8 Then ¹¹  the fourth angel ¹²  poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was permitted to scorch people ¹³  with fire.

Revelation 16:17

16:17 Finally ¹⁴  the seventh angel ¹⁵  poured out his bowl into the air and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying: “It is done!”

Revelation 18:1

Babylon is Destroyed

18:1 After these things I saw another angel, who possessed great authority, coming down out of heaven, and the earth was lit up by his radiance. ¹⁶ 

Revelation 19:7

19:7 Let us rejoice ¹⁷  and exult

and give him glory,

because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come,

and his bride has made herself ready.

Revelation 20:1

The Thousand Year Reign

20:1 Then ¹⁸  I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding ¹⁹  in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain.

Revelation 22:3

22:3 And there will no longer be any curse, ²⁰  and the throne of God and the Lamb will be in the city. ²¹  His ²²  servants ²³  will worship ²⁴  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 ̹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).

[10:5]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[12:15]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[12:15]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “so that he might make her swept away.”

[14:16]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the angel’s directions.

[16:4]  ¹⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:4]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “the third”; the referent (the third angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:8]  ²¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:8]  ²² tn Grk “the fourth”; the referent (the fourth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:8]  ²³ tn Grk “men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") and refers to both men and women.

[16:17]  ²⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “finally” to indicate the conclusion of the seven bowl judgments.

[16:17]  ²⁶ tn Grk “the seventh”; the referent (the seventh angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:1]  ²⁹ tn Grk “glory”; but often in the sense of splendor, brightness, or radiance (see L&N 14.49).

[19:7]  ³³ tn This verb and the next two verbs are hortatory subjunctives (giving exhortations).

[20:1]  ³⁷ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[20:1]  ³⁸ tn The word “holding” is implied. The two clauses “having the key of the abyss” and “a huge chain in his hand” can be construed in two ways: (1) both are controlled by the participle ἔχοντα (econta) and both are modified by the phrase “in his hand” – “having in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain.” (2) The participle ἔχοντα refers only to the key, and the phrase “in his hand” refers only to the chain – “having the key of the abyss and holding a huge chain in his hand.” Because of the stylistic tendency in Rev to use the verb ἔχω (ecw) to mean “hold (something)” and the phrase “in his hand” forming a “bracket” along with the verb ἔχω around both the phrases in question, the first option is preferred.

[22:3]  ⁴¹ tn Or “be anything accursed” (L&N 33.474).

[22:3]  ⁴² tn Grk “in it”; the referent (the city, the new Jerusalem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:3]  ⁴³ 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.

[22:3]  ⁴⁴ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[22:3]  ⁴⁵ tn Or “will serve.”