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 7:3

7:3 “Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees until we have put a seal on the foreheads of the servants ⁵  of our God.”

Revelation 7:12

7:12 saying,

“Amen! Praise and glory,

and wisdom and thanksgiving,

and honor and power and strength

be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”

Revelation 11:1

The Fate of the Two Witnesses

11:1 Then ⁶  a measuring rod ⁷  like a staff was given to me, and I was told, ⁸  “Get up and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and the ones who worship there.

Revelation 11:17

11:17 with these words: ⁹ 

“We give you thanks, Lord God, the All-Powerful, ¹⁰ 

the one who is and who was,

because you have taken your great power

and begun to reign. ¹¹ 

Revelation 12:6

12:6 and she ¹²  fled into the wilderness ¹³  where a place had been prepared for her ¹⁴  by God, so she could be taken care of ¹⁵  for 1,260 days.

Revelation 15:7

15:7 Then ¹⁶  one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath ¹⁷  of God who lives forever and ever,

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 19:4-5

19:4 The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures threw themselves to the ground ¹⁸  and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne, saying: “Amen! Hallelujah!”

19:5 Then ¹⁹  a voice came from the throne, saying:

“Praise our God

all you his servants,

and all you who fear Him,

both the small and the great!”

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.

Revelation 21:10

21:10 So ²⁰  he took me away in the Spirit ²¹  to a huge, majestic mountain ²²  and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.

Revelation 21:23

21:23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Revelation 22:1

22:1 Then ²³  the angel ²⁴  showed me the river of the water of life – water as clear as crystal – pouring out ²⁵  from the throne of God and of the Lamb,

Revelation 22:3

22:3 And there will no longer be any curse, ²⁶  and the throne of God and the Lamb will be in the city. ²⁷  His ²⁸  servants ²⁹  will worship ³⁰  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).

[7:3]  ⁵ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[11:1]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[11:1]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “a reed” (but these were used for measuring). Cf. Ezek 40:3ff.

[11:1]  ¹¹ tn Grk “saying.”

[11:17]  ¹³ tn Grk “saying.”

[11:17]  ¹⁴ 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]  ¹⁵ tn The aorist verb ἐβασίλευσας (ebasileusa") has been translated ingressively.

[12:6]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “and the woman,” which would be somewhat redundant in English.

[12:6]  ¹⁸ tn Or “desert.”

[12:6]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “where she has there a place prepared by God.”

[12:6]  ²⁰ tn Grk “so they can take care of her.”

[15:7]  ²¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[15:7]  ²² tn Or “anger.”

[19:4]  ²⁵ tn Grk “creatures fell down.” 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.”

[19:5]  ²⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[21:10]  ³³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the angel’s invitation.

[21:10]  ³⁴ tn Or “in the spirit.” “Spirit” could refer either to the Holy Spirit or the human spirit, but in either case John was in “a state of spiritual exaltation best described as a trance” (R. H. Mounce, Revelation [NICNT], 75).

[21:10]  ³⁵ tn Grk “to a mountain great and high.”

[22:1]  ³⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[22:1]  ³⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel mentioned in 21:9, 15) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:1]  ³⁹ tn Grk “proceeding.” Water is more naturally thought to pour out or flow out in English idiom.

[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.”