Revelation 18:23-24

18:23 Even the light from a lamp

will never shine in you again!

The voices of the bridegroom and his bride

will never be heard in you again.

For your merchants were the tycoons of the world,

because all the nations ¹  were deceived by your magic spells! ² 

18:24 The ³  blood of the saints and prophets was found in her, ⁴ 

along with the blood ⁵  of all those who had been killed on the earth.”

[18:23]  ¹ tn Or “all the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

[18:23]  ² tn On the term φαρμακεία (farmakeia, “magic spells”) see L&N 53.100: “the use of magic, often involving drugs and the casting of spells upon people – ‘to practice magic, to cast spells upon, to engage in sorcery, magic, sorcery.’ φαρμακεία: ἐν τῇ φαρμακείᾳ σου ἐπλανήθησαν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ‘with your magic spells you deceived all the peoples (of the world)’ Re 18:23.”

[18:24]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[18:24]  ⁴ tn The shift in pronouns from second to third person corresponds to the Greek text.

[18:24]  ⁵ tn Grk “and of all.” The phrase “along with the blood” has been repeated from the previous clause for stylistic reasons.