Revelation 16:11
Context16:11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their sufferings 1 and because of their sores, 2 but nevertheless 3 they still refused to repent 4 of their deeds.
Revelation 16:13
Context16:13 Then 5 I saw three unclean spirits 6 that looked like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
[16:11] 1 tn Grk “pains” (the same term in Greek [πόνος, ponos] as the last word in v. 11, here translated “sufferings” because it is plural). BDAG 852 s.v. 2 states, “ἐκ τοῦ π. in pain…Rv 16:10; pl. (Gen 41:51; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 146; Test. Jud. 18:4) ἐκ τῶν π. …because of their sufferings vs. 11.”
[16:11] 2 tn Or “ulcerated sores” (see 16:2).
[16:11] 3 tn Grk “and they did not repent.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but nevertheless” to express the contrast here.
[16:11] 4 tn Grk “they did not repent” The addition of “still refused” reflects the hardness of people’s hearts in the context.
[16:13] 5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
[16:13] 6 sn According to the next verse, these three unclean spirits are spirits of demons.