Revelation 12:12

12:12 Therefore you heavens rejoice, and all who reside in them!

But ¹  woe to the earth and the sea

because the devil has come down to you!

He ²  is filled with terrible anger,

for he knows that he only has a little time!”

John 8:44

8:44 You people ³  are from ⁴  your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. ⁵  He ⁶  was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, ⁷  because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, ⁸  he speaks according to his own nature, ⁹  because he is a liar and the father of lies. ¹⁰ 

John 8:1

8:1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. ¹¹ 

John 5:8

5:8 Jesus said to him, “Stand up! Pick up your mat ¹²  and walk.”

[12:12]  ¹ tn The word “But” is not in the Greek text, but the contrast is clearly implied. This is a case of asyndeton (lack of a connective).

[12:12]  ² tn Grk “and is filled,” a continuation of the previous sentence. Because English tends to use shorter sentences (especially when exclamations are involved), a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[8:44]  ³ tn The word “people” is supplied in the translation to clarify that the Greek pronoun and verb are plural.

[8:44]  ⁴ tn Many translations read “You are of your father the devil” (KJV, ASV, RSV, NASB) or “You belong to your father, the devil” (NIV), but the Greek preposition ἐκ (ek) emphasizes the idea of source or origin. Jesus said his opponents were the devil’s very offspring (a statement which would certainly infuriate them).

[8:44]  ⁵ tn Grk “the desires of your father you want to do.”

[8:44]  ⁶ tn Grk “That one” (referring to the devil).

[8:44]  ⁷ tn Grk “he does not stand in the truth” (in the sense of maintaining, upholding, or accepting the validity of it).

[8:44]  ⁸ tn Grk “Whenever he speaks the lie.”

[8:44]  ⁹ tn Grk “he speaks from his own.”

[8:44]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “because he is a liar and the father of it.”

[8:1]  ¹¹ sn The Mount of Olives is a hill running north to south about 1.8 mi (3 km) long, lying east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley. It was named for the large number of olive trees that grew on it.

[5:8]  ¹² tn Or “pallet,” “mattress,” “cot,” or “stretcher.” Some of these items, however, are rather substantial (e.g., “mattress”) and would probably give the modern English reader a false impression.