Revelation 16:6

16:6 because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets,

so ¹  you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!” ² 

Revelation 16:4

16:4 Then ³  the third angel ⁴  poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood.

Revelation 16:8

16:8 Then ⁵  the fourth angel ⁶  poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was permitted to scorch people ⁷  with fire.

Revelation 16:17

16:17 Finally ⁸  the seventh angel ⁹  poured out his bowl into the air and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying: “It is done!”

Revelation 16:1

The Bowls of God’s Wrath

16:1 Then ¹⁰  I heard a loud voice from the temple declaring to the seven angels: “Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls containing God’s wrath.” ¹¹ 

Revelation 16:3

16:3 Next, ¹²  the second angel ¹³  poured out his bowl on the sea and it turned into blood, like that of a corpse, and every living creature that was in the sea died.

Revelation 16:10

16:10 Then ¹⁴  the fifth angel ¹⁵  poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast so that ¹⁶  darkness covered his kingdom, ¹⁷  and people ¹⁸  began to bite ¹⁹  their tongues because ²⁰  of their pain.

Revelation 16:12

16:12 Then ²¹  the sixth angel ²²  poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates and dried up its water ²³  to prepare the way ²⁴  for the kings from the east. ²⁵ 

Revelation 16:2

16:2 So ²⁶  the first angel ²⁷  went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Then ²⁸  ugly and painful sores ²⁹  appeared on the people ³⁰  who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

[16:6]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate that this judgment is the result of what these wicked people did to the saints and prophets.

[16:6]  ² tn Grk “They are worthy”; i.e., of this kind of punishment. By extension, “they got what they deserve.”

[16:4]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:4]  ⁴ tn Grk “the third”; the referent (the third angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:8]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:8]  ⁶ tn Grk “the fourth”; the referent (the fourth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:8]  ⁷ tn Grk “men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") and refers to both men and women.

[16:17]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “finally” to indicate the conclusion of the seven bowl judgments.

[16:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “the seventh”; the referent (the seventh angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:1]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[16:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “anger.” Here τοῦ θυμοῦ (tou qumou) has been translated as a genitive of content.

[16:3]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “next” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:3]  ¹² tn Grk “the second”; the referent (the second angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:10]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:10]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “the fifth”; the referent (the fifth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:10]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so that” to indicate the implied result of the fifth bowl being poured out.

[16:10]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “his kingdom became dark.”

[16:10]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") and refers to both men and women.

[16:10]  ¹⁸ tn On this term BDAG 620 s.v. μασάομαι states, “bite w. acc. τὰς γλώσσας bite their tongues Rv 16:10.”

[16:10]  ¹⁹ tn The preposition ἐκ (ek) has been translated here and twice in the following verse with a causal sense.

[16:12]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:12]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “the sixth”; the referent (the sixth angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:12]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “and its water was dried up.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one.

[16:12]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “in order that the way might be prepared.” Here the passive construction has been translated as an active one.

[16:12]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “from the rising of the sun.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατολή 2.a takes this as a geographical direction: “ἀπὸ ἀ. ἡλίου…from the east Rv 7:2; 16:12; simply ἀπὸ ἀ. …21:13.”

[16:2]  ¹⁷ 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]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “the first”; the referent (the first angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:2]  ¹⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:2]  ²⁰ tn Or “ulcerated sores”; the term in the Greek text is singular but is probably best understood as a collective singular.

[16:2]  ²¹ tn Grk ‘the men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") and refers to both men and women.