Revelation 19:3

19:3 Then ¹  a second time the crowd shouted, “Hallelujah!” The smoke rises from her forever and ever. ² 

Revelation 1:6

1:6 and has appointed ³  us as a kingdom, ⁴  as priests ⁵  serving his God and Father – to him be the glory and the power for ever and ever! ⁶  Amen.

Revelation 4:9

4:9 And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, ⁷  and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,

Revelation 1:18

1:18 and the one who lives! I ⁸  was dead, but look, now I am alive – forever and ever – and I hold the keys of death and of Hades! ⁹ 

Revelation 4:10

4:10 the twenty-four elders throw themselves to the ground ¹⁰  before the one who sits on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and they offer their crowns ¹¹  before his ¹²  throne, saying:

Revelation 7:12

7:12 saying,

“Amen! Praise and glory,

and wisdom and thanksgiving,

and honor and power and strength

be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”

Revelation 11:15

The Seventh Trumpet

11:15 Then ¹³  the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying:

“The kingdom of the world

has become the kingdom of our Lord

and of his Christ, ¹⁴ 

and he will reign for ever and ever.”

Revelation 15:7

15:7 Then ¹⁵  one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath ¹⁶  of God who lives forever and ever,

Revelation 20:10

20:10 And the devil who deceived ¹⁷  them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, ¹⁸  where the beast and the false prophet are ¹⁹  too, and they will be tormented there day and night forever and ever.

Revelation 22:5

22:5 Night will be no more, and they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.

Revelation 5:13

5:13 Then ²⁰  I heard every creature – in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them – singing: ²¹ 

“To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb

be praise, honor, glory, and ruling power ²²  forever and ever!”

Revelation 10:6

10:6 and swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, and the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, “There will be no more delay! ²³ 

Revelation 14:11

14:11 And the smoke from their ²⁴  torture will go up ²⁵  forever and ever, and those who worship the beast and his image will have ²⁶  no rest day or night, along with ²⁷  anyone who receives the mark of his name.”

[19:3]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[19:3]  ² tn Or “her smoke ascends forever and ever.”

[1:6]  ³ tn The verb ποιέω (poiew) can indicate appointment or assignment rather than simply “make” or “do.” See Mark 3:14 (L&N 37.106).

[1:6]  ⁴ tn See BDAG 168 s.v. βασιλεία 1.a for the idea of “he made us a kingdom,” which was translated as “he appointed us (to be or function) as a kingdom” (see the note on the word “appointed” earlier in the verse).

[1:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “a kingdom, priests.” The term ἱερεῖς (Jiereis) is either in apposition to βασιλείαν (basileian) or as a second complement to the object “us” (ἡμᾶς, Jhmas). The translation retains this ambiguity.

[1:6]  ⁶ tc Both the longer reading τῶν αἰώνων (twn aiwnwn, “to the ages of the ages” or, more idiomatically, “for ever and ever”; found in א C Ï) and the shorter (“for ever”; found in ̹⁸ A P 2050 pc bo) have good ms support. The author uses the longer expression (εἰς [τοὺς] αἰῶνας [τῶν] αἰώνων, ei" [tou"] aiwna" [twn] aiwnwn) in every other instance of αἰών in Revelation, twelve passages in all (1:18; 4:9, 10; 5:13; 7:12; 10:6; 11:15; 14:11; 15:7; 19:3; 20:10; 22:5). Thus, on the one hand, the style of the author is consistent, while on the other hand, the scribes may have been familiar with such a stylistic feature, causing them to add the words here. The issues are more complex than can be presented here; the longer reading, however, is probably original (the shorter reading arising from accidental omission of the genitive phrase due to similarity with the preceding words).

[4:9]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[1:18]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[1:18]  ⁸ tn Concerning “Hades” BDAG 19 s.v. ᾅδης 1 and 2 states: “Orig. proper noun, god of the nether world, ‘Hades’, then the nether world, Hades as place of the dead, Ac 2:27, 31 (Ps 15:10; Eccl 9:10; PGM 1, 179; 16, 8; Philo, Mos. 1, 195; Jos., Bell. 1, 596, Ant. 6, 332). Of Jonah’s fish ἐκ τοῦ κατωτάτου ᾅδου. In the depths, contrasted w. heaven ἕως (τοῦ) ᾅδου Mt 11:23; Lk 10:15 (PsSol 15:10; cp.; Is 14:11, 15); ἐν τῷ ᾅδῃ 16:23; ἐν ῝Αιδου ApcPt Rainer. Accessible by gates (but the pl. is also used [e.g. Hom., X., Ael. Aristid. 47, 20 K.=23 p. 450 D.] when only one gate is meant), hence πύλαι ᾅδου (Il. 5, 646; Is 38:10; Wsd 16:13; 3 Macc 5:51; Pss. Sol. 16:2. – Lucian, Menipp. 6 the magicians can open τοῦ ῝Αιδου τὰς πύλας and conduct people in and out safely) Mt 16:18…locked ἔχω τὰς κλεῖς τοῦ θανάτου καὶ τοῦ ᾅδου Rv 1:18 (the genitives are either obj. [Ps.-Apollod. 3, 12, 6, 10 Aeacus, the son of Zeus holds the κλεῖς τοῦ ῝Αιδου; SEG VIII, 574, 3 (III ad) τῷ τὰς κλεῖδας ἔχοντι τῶν καθ᾿ ῝Αιδου (restored)] or possess.; in the latter case death and Hades are personif.; s. 2)…Hades personif.…w. θάνατος (cp. Is 28:15; Job 38:17…) Rv 6:8; 20:13f.”

[4:10]  ⁹ tn Grk “the twenty-four elders fall down.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”

[4:10]  ¹⁰ sn See the note on the word crown in Rev 3:11.

[4:10]  ¹¹ tn The pronoun “his” is understood from the demonstrative force of the article τοῦ (tou) before θρόνου (qronou).

[11:15]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[11:15]  ¹² tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[15:7]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[15:7]  ¹⁴ tn Or “anger.”

[20:10]  ¹⁵ tn Or “misled.”

[20:10]  ¹⁶ tn Traditionally, “brimstone.”

[20:10]  ¹⁷ tn The verb in this clause is elided. In keeping with the previous past tenses some translations supply a past tense verb here (“were”), but in view of the future tense that follows (“they will be tormented”), a present tense verb was used to provide a transition from the previous past tense to the future tense that follows.

[5:13]  ¹⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[5:13]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “saying.”

[5:13]  ¹⁹ tn Or “dominion.”

[10:6]  ¹⁹ tn On this phrase see BDAG 1092 s.v. χρόνος.

[14:11]  ²¹ tn The Greek pronoun is plural here even though the verbs in the previous verse are singular.

[14:11]  ²² tn The present tense ἀναβαίνει (anabainei) has been translated as a futuristic present (ExSyn 535-36). This is also consistent with the future passive βασανισθήσεται (basanisqhsetai) in v. 10.

[14:11]  ²³ tn The present tense ἔχουσιν (ecousin) has been translated as a futuristic present to keep the English tense consistent with the previous verb (see note on “will go up” earlier in this verse).

[14:11]  ²⁴ tn Grk “and.”