Revelation 11:3

11:3 And I will grant my two witnesses authority ¹  to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.

Revelation 11:1

The Fate of the Two Witnesses

11:1 Then ²  a measuring rod ³  like a staff was given to me, and I was told, ⁴  “Get up and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and the ones who worship there.

Revelation 11:8

11:8 Their ⁵  corpses will lie in the street ⁶  of the great city that is symbolically ⁷  called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord was also crucified.

[11:3]  ¹ tn The word “authority” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. “Power” would be another alternative that could be supplied here.

[11:1]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

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

[11:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “saying.”

[11:8]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[11:8]  ⁴ tn The Greek word πλατεῖα (plateia) refers to a major (broad) street (L&N 1.103).

[11:8]  ⁵ tn Grk “spiritually.”