Revelation 13:17

13:17 Thus no one was allowed to buy ¹  or sell things ²  unless he bore ³  the mark of the beast – that is, his name or his number. ⁴ 

Revelation 15:7

15:7 Then ⁵  one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath ⁶  of God who lives forever and ever,

Revelation 16:5

16:5 Now ⁷  I heard the angel of the waters saying:

“You are just ⁸  – the one who is and who was,

the Holy One – because you have passed these judgments, ⁹ 

[13:17]  ¹ tn Grk “and that no one be able to buy or sell.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Although the ἵνα (Jina) is left untranslated, the English conjunction “thus” is used to indicate that this is a result clause.

[13:17]  ² tn The word “things” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context. In the context of buying and selling, food could be primarily in view, but the more general “things” was used in the translation because the context is not specific.

[13:17]  ³ tn Grk “except the one who had.”

[13:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “his name or the number of his name.”

[15:7]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[15:7]  ⁶ tn Or “anger.”

[16:5]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the somewhat parenthetical nature of the remarks that follow.

[16:5]  ¹⁰ tn Or “righteous,” although the context favors justice as the theme.

[16:5]  ¹¹ tn Or “because you have judged these things.” The pronoun ταῦτα (tauta) is neuter gender.