Revelation 16:11

16:11 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 16:2

16:2 So ⁵  the first angel ⁶  went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Then ⁷  ugly and painful sores ⁸  appeared on the people ⁹  who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

[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.

[16:2]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the directions given by the voice from the temple.

[16:2]  ⁶ tn Grk “the first”; the referent (the first angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:2]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:2]  ⁸ tn Or “ulcerated sores”; the term in the Greek text is singular but is probably best understood as a collective singular.

[16:2]  ⁹ tn Grk ‘the men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") and refers to both men and women.