Revelation 11:9

11:9 For three and a half days those from every ¹  people, tribe, ²  nation, and language will look at their corpses, because they will not permit them to be placed in a tomb. ³ 

Revelation 14:6

Three Angels and Three Messages

14:6 Then ⁴  I saw another ⁵  angel flying directly overhead, ⁶  and he had ⁷  an eternal gospel to proclaim ⁸  to those who live ⁹  on the earth – to every nation, tribe, ¹⁰  language, and people.

Revelation 18:4

18:4 Then ¹¹  I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, so you will not take part in her sins and so you will not receive her plagues,

Revelation 21:3

21:3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Look! The residence ¹²  of God is among human beings. ¹³  He ¹⁴  will live among them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them. ¹⁵ 

[11:9]  ¹ tn The word “every” is not in the Greek text, but is implied by the following list.

[11:9]  ² tn The Greek term καί (kai) has not been translated before this and the following items in the list, since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[11:9]  ³ tn Or “to be buried.”

[14:6]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[14:6]  ⁵ tc Most mss (Ì47 א* Ï sa) lack ἄλλον (allon, “another”) here, but the support for it is stronger (Ì^115vid א² A C P 051 1006 1611 1841 2053 2329 al latt sy bo). The problem that its inclusion represents is that there is no reference to any other angel in the immediate context (the last mention was in 11:15). In this instance, the longer reading is harder. The word was probably intentionally omitted in order to resolve the tension; less likely, it might have been accidentally omitted since its spelling is similar to “angel” (ἄγγελος, angelos).

[14:6]  ⁶ tn L&N 1.10 states, “a point or region of the sky directly above the earth – ‘high in the sky, midpoint in the sky, directly overhead, straight above in the sky.’”

[14:6]  ⁷ tn Grk “having.”

[14:6]  ⁸ tn Or “an eternal gospel to announce as good news.”

[14:6]  ⁹ tn Grk “to those seated on the earth.”

[14:6]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “and tribe,” but καί (kai) has not been translated here or before the following term since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[18:4]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[21:3]  ¹⁰ tn Or “dwelling place”; traditionally, “tabernacle”; literally “tent.”

[21:3]  ¹¹ tn Or “people”; Grk “men” (ἀνθρώπων, anqrwpwn), a generic use of the term. In the translation “human beings” was used here because “people” occurs later in the verse and translates a different Greek word (λαοί, laoi).

[21:3]  ¹² tn Grk “men, and he.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[21:3]  ¹³ tc ‡ Most mss (א Ï^K) do not add the words “[as] their God” (αὐτῶν θεός, autwn qeos) after “he will be with them.” The mss with these words include A 2030 2050 2329 al. The Andreas group (Ï^A) also has the words, but in a different arrangement with the preceding (ἔσται μετ᾿ αὐτῶν θεὸς αὐτῶν, estai met’ autwn qeo" autwn). Not only do the words float, but scribes may have been motivated to make a connection here more directly with Isa 7:14; 8:8; Jer 24:7; 31:33; Zech 8:8. In light of sufficient external evidence as well as the possibility that the longer reading is theologically motivated, the shorter reading is preferred. NA²⁷ places the words in brackets, indicating doubts as to their authenticity.