Revelation 14:10-12

14:10 that person ¹  will also drink of the wine of God’s anger ²  that has been mixed undiluted in the cup of his wrath, and he will be tortured with fire and sulfur ³  in front of the holy angels and in front of the Lamb. 14:11 And the smoke from their ⁴  torture will go up ⁵  forever and ever, and those who worship the beast and his image will have ⁶  no rest day or night, along with ⁷  anyone who receives the mark of his name.” 14:12 This requires ⁸  the steadfast endurance ⁹  of the saints – those who obey ¹⁰  God’s commandments and hold to ¹¹  their faith in Jesus. ¹² 

[14:10]  ¹ tn Grk “he himself.”

[14:10]  ² tn The Greek word for “anger” here is θυμός (qumos), a wordplay on the “passion” (θυμός) of the personified city of Babylon in 14:8.

[14:10]  ³ tn Traditionally, “brimstone.”

[14:11]  ⁴ tn The Greek pronoun is plural here even though the verbs in the previous verse are singular.

[14:11]  ⁵ tn The present tense ἀναβαίνει (anabainei) has been translated as a futuristic present (ExSyn 535-36). This is also consistent with the future passive βασανισθήσεται (basanisqhsetai) in v. 10.

[14:11]  ⁶ tn The present tense ἔχουσιν (ecousin) has been translated as a futuristic present to keep the English tense consistent with the previous verb (see note on “will go up” earlier in this verse).

[14:11]  ⁷ tn Grk “and.”

[14:12]  ⁷ tn Grk “Here is.”

[14:12]  ⁸ tn Or “the perseverance.”

[14:12]  ⁹ tn Grk “who keep.”

[14:12]  ¹⁰ tn The words “hold to” are implied as a repetition of the participle translated “keep” (οἱ τηροῦντες, Joi throunte").

[14:12]  ¹¹ tn Grk “faith of Jesus.” The construction may mean either “faith in Jesus” or “faithful to Jesus.” Either translation implies that ᾿Ιησοῦ (Ihsou) is to be taken as an objective genitive; the difference is more lexical than grammatical because πίστις (pistis) can mean either “faith” or “faithfulness.”