Revelation 17:11

17:11 The ¹  beast that was, and is not, is himself an eighth king and yet is one of the seven, and is going to destruction.

Revelation 16:15

16:15 (Look! I will come like a thief!

Blessed is the one who stays alert and does not lose ²  his clothes so that he will not have to walk around naked and his shameful condition ³  be seen.) ⁴ 

Revelation 2:6

2:6 But you do have this going for you: ⁵  You hate what the Nicolaitans ⁶  practice ⁷  – practices I also hate.

Revelation 3:16

3:16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going ⁸  to vomit ⁹  you out of my mouth!

Revelation 12:7

War in Heaven

12:7 Then ¹⁰  war broke out in heaven: Michael ¹¹  and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

Revelation 9:9

9:9 They had breastplates ¹²  like iron breastplates, and the sound of their wings was like the noise of many horse-drawn chariots charging into battle.

Revelation 3:10

3:10 Because you have kept ¹³  my admonition ¹⁴  to endure steadfastly, ¹⁵  I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come on the whole world to test those who live on the earth.

Revelation 10:4

10:4 When the seven thunders spoke, I was preparing to write, but ¹⁶  just then ¹⁷  I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders spoke and do not write it down.”

Revelation 12:5

12:5 So ¹⁸  the woman gave birth to a son, a male child, ¹⁹  who is going to rule ²⁰  over all the nations ²¹  with an iron rod. ²²  Her ²³  child was suddenly caught up to God and to his throne,

Revelation 17:1

The Great Prostitute and the Beast

17:1 Then ²⁴  one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke to me. ²⁵  “Come,” he said, “I will show you the condemnation and punishment ²⁶  of the great prostitute who sits on many waters,

Revelation 2:14

2:14 But I have a few things against you: You have some people there who follow the teaching of Balaam, ²⁷  who instructed Balak to put a stumbling block ²⁸  before the people ²⁹  of Israel so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality. ³⁰ 

Revelation 3:9

3:9 Listen! ³¹  I am going to make those people from the synagogue ³²  of Satan – who say they are Jews yet ³³  are not, but are lying – Look, I will make ³⁴  them come and bow down ³⁵  at your feet and acknowledge ³⁶  that I have loved you.

Revelation 6:11

6:11 Each ³⁷  of them was given a long white robe and they were told to rest for a little longer, until the full number was reached ³⁸  of both their fellow servants ³⁹  and their brothers who were going to be killed just as they had been.

Revelation 17:8

17:8 The beast you saw was, and is not, but is about to come up from the abyss ⁴⁰  and then go to destruction. The ⁴¹  inhabitants of the earth – all those whose names have not been written in the book of life since the foundation of the world – will be astounded when they see that ⁴²  the beast was, and is not, but is to come.

[17:11]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[16:15]  ² tn Grk “and keeps.” BDAG 1002 s.v. τηρέω 2.c states “of holding on to someth. so as not to give it up or lose it…τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ Rv 16:15 (or else he will have to go naked).”

[16:15]  ³ tn On the translation of ἀσχημοσύνη (aschmosunh) as “shameful condition” see L&N 25.202. The indefinite third person plural (“and they see”) has been translated as a passive here.

[16:15]  ⁴ sn These lines are parenthetical, forming an aside to the narrative. The speaker here is the Lord Jesus Christ himself rather than the narrator. Many interpreters have seen this verse as so abrupt that it could not be an original part of the work, but the author has used such asides before (1:7; 14:13) and the suddenness here (on the eve of Armageddon) is completely parallel to Jesus’ warning in Mark 13:15-16 and parallels.

[2:6]  ³ tn Grk “But you do have this.” The words “going for you” are supplied to complete the English idiom; other phrases like “in your favor” (NIV) or “to your credit” (NRSV) could also be supplied.

[2:6]  ⁴ sn The Nicolaitans were a sect (sometimes associated with Nicolaus, one of the seven original deacons in the church in Jerusalem according to Acts 6:5) that apparently taught that Christians could engage in immoral behavior with impunity.

[2:6]  ⁵ tn The expression τὰ ἔργα τῶν Νικολαϊτῶν (ta erga twn Nikolaitwn) has been translated as a subjective genitive.

[3:16]  ⁴ tn Or “I intend.”

[3:16]  ⁵ tn This is the literal meaning of the Greek verb ἐμέω (emew). It is usually translated with a much weaker term like “spit out” due to the unpleasant connotations of the English verb “vomit,” as noted by L&N 23.44. The situation confronting the Laodicean church is a dire one, however, and such a term is necessary if the modern reader is to understand the gravity of the situation.

[12:7]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[12:7]  ⁶ sn The archangel Michael had a special role in protecting the nation of Israel in the OT (Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; see also Jude 9).

[9:9]  ⁶ tn Or perhaps, “scales like iron breastplates” (RSV, NRSV) although the Greek term θώραξ (qwrax) would have to shift its meaning within the clause, and elsewhere in biblical usage (e.g., Eph 6:14; 1 Thess 5:8) it normally means “breastplate.” See also L&N 8.38.

[3:10]  ⁷ tn Or “obey.” For the translation of τηρέω (threw) as “obey” see L&N 36.19. In the Greek there is a wordplay: “because you have kept my word…I will keep you,” though the meaning of τηρέω is different each time.

[3:10]  ⁸ tn The Greek term λόγον (logon) is understood here in the sense of admonition or encouragement.

[3:10]  ⁹ tn Or “to persevere.” Here ὑπομονῆς (Jupomonhs) has been translated as a genitive of reference/respect related to τὸν λόγον (ton logon).

[10:4]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[10:4]  ⁹ tn The words “just then” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[12:5]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the anticipated birth.

[12:5]  ¹⁰ tn On this term BDAG 135 s.v. ἄρσην states: “male…The neut. ἄρσεν Rv 12:5, difft. vs. 13, comes fr. Is 66:7 and is in apposition to υἱόν. On the juxtaposition s. FBoll, ZNW 15, 1914, 253; BOlsson, Glotta 23, ’34, 112.”

[12:5]  ¹¹ tn Grk “shepherd.”

[12:5]  ¹² tn Or “all the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

[12:5]  ¹³ tn Or “scepter.” The Greek term ῥάβδος (rJabdo") can mean either “rod” or “scepter.”

[12:5]  ¹⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[17:1]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[17:1]  ¹¹ tn Grk “with me.” The translation “with me” implies that John was engaged in a dialogue with the one speaking to him (e.g., Jesus or an angel) when in reality it was a one-sided conversation, with John doing all the listening. For this reason, μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ (met’ emou, “with me”) was translated as “to me.”

[17:1]  ¹² tn Here one Greek term, κρίμα (krima), has been translated by the two English terms “condemnation” and “punishment.” See BDAG 567 s.v. 4.b, “mostly in an unfavorable sense, of the condemnatory verdict and sometimes the subsequent punishment itself 2 Pt 2:3; Jd 4…τὸ κ. τῆς πόρνης the condemnation and punishment of the prostitute Rv 17:1.”

[2:14]  ¹¹ sn See Num 22-24; 31:16.

[2:14]  ¹² tn That is, a cause for sinning. An alternate translation is “who instructed Balak to cause the people of Israel to sin by eating food sacrificed to idols…”

[2:14]  ¹³ tn Grk “sons,” but the expression υἱοὶ ᾿Ισραήλ (Juioi Israhl) is an idiom for the people of Israel as an ethnic entity (see L&N 11.58).

[2:14]  ¹⁴ tn Due to the actual events in the OT (Num 22-24; 31:16), πορνεῦσαι (porneusai) is taken to mean “sexual immorality.” BDAG 854 s.v. πορνεύω 1 states, “engage in illicit sex, to fornicate, to whore…W. φαγεῖν εἰδωλόθυτα ‘eat meat offered to idols’ Rv 2:14, 20.”

[3:9]  ¹² tn Grk “behold” (L&N 91.13).

[3:9]  ¹³ sn See the note on synagogue in 2:9.

[3:9]  ¹⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate the contrast between what these people claimed and what they were.

[3:9]  ¹⁵ tn The verb here is ποιέω (poiew), but in this context it has virtually the same meaning as δίδωμι (didwmi) used at the beginning of the verse. Stylistic variation like this is typical of Johannine literature.

[3:9]  ¹⁶ tn The verb here is προσκυνήσουσιν (proskunhsousin), normally used to refer to worship.

[3:9]  ¹⁷ tn Or “and know,” “and recognize.”

[6:11]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[6:11]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “until they had been completed.” The idea of a certain “number” of people is implied by the subject of πληρωθῶσιν (plhrwqwsin).

[6:11]  ¹⁵ tn Though σύνδουλος (sundoulos) has been translated “fellow servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[17:8]  ¹⁴ tn On this term BDAG 2 s.v. ἄβυσσος 2 states, “netherworld, abyss, esp. the abode of the dead Ro 10:7 (Ps 106:26) and of demons Lk 8:31; dungeon where the devil is kept Rv 20:3; abode of the θηρίον, the Antichrist 11:7; 17:8; of ᾿Αβαδδών (q.v.), the angel of the underworld 9:11…φρέαρ τῆς ἀ. 9:1f; capable of being sealed 9:1; 20:1, 3.”

[17:8]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[17:8]  ¹⁶ tn Some translations take the ὅτι (Joti) here as causal: “because he was, and is not, but is to come” (so NIV, NRSV), but it is much more likely that the subject of the ὅτι clause has been assimilated into the main clause: “when they see the beast, that he was…” = “when they see that the beast was” (so BDAG 732 s.v. ὅτι 1.f, where Rev 17:8 is listed).