Revelation 19:2

19:2 because his judgments are true and just. ¹ 

For he has judged ²  the great prostitute

who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality,

and has avenged the blood of his servants ³  poured out by her own hands!” ⁴ 

Revelation 19:11

The Son of God Goes to War

19:11 Then ⁵  I saw heaven opened and here came ⁶  a white horse! The ⁷  one riding it was called “Faithful” and “True,” and with justice ⁸  he judges and goes to war.

[19:2]  ¹ tn Compare the similar phrase in Rev 16:7.

[19:2]  ² tn Or “has punished.” See BDAG 568 s.v. κρίνω 5.b.α, describing the OT background which involves both the vindication of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty.

[19:2]  ³ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[19:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “from her hand” (referring to her responsibility in causing the blood of God’s followers to be shed).

[19:11]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[19:11]  ⁶ tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).

[19:11]  ⁷ tn A new sentence was started in the translation at this point and καί (kai) was not translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[19:11]  ⁸ tn Or “in righteousness,” but since the context here involves the punishment of the wicked and the vindication of the saints, “justice” was preferred.