Revelation 2:27

2:27 he ¹  will rule ²  them with an iron rod ³ 

and like clay jars he will break them to pieces, ⁴ 

Revelation 3:5

3:5 The one who conquers ⁵  will be dressed like them ⁶  in white clothing, ⁷  and I will never ⁸  erase ⁹  his name from the book of life, but ¹⁰  will declare ¹¹  his name before my Father and before his angels.

Revelation 3:21

3:21 I will grant the one ¹²  who conquers ¹³  permission ¹⁴  to sit with me on my throne, just as I too conquered ¹⁵  and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Revelation 14:1

An Interlude: The Song of the 144,000

14:1 Then ¹⁶  I looked, and here was ¹⁷  the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were one hundred and forty-four thousand, who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.

[2:27]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:27]  ² tn Grk “will shepherd.”

[2:27]  ³ tn Or “scepter.” The Greek term ῥάβδος (rJabdo") can mean either “rod” or “scepter.”

[2:27]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 2:9 (with the line introducing the quotation containing a partial allusion to Ps 2:8). See also Rev 12:5, 19:15.

[3:5]  ⁵ tn Or “who overcomes.”

[3:5]  ⁶ tn Grk “thus.”

[3:5]  ⁷ tn Or “white robes.”

[3:5]  ⁸ tn The negation here is with οὐ μή (ou mh), the strongest possible form of negation in Koine Greek.

[3:5]  ⁹ tn Or “will never wipe out.”

[3:5]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[3:5]  ¹¹ tn Grk “will confess.”

[3:21]  ⁹ tn Grk “The one who conquers, to him I will grant.”

[3:21]  ¹⁰ tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.”

[3:21]  ¹¹ tn Grk “I will give [grant] to him.”

[3:21]  ¹² tn Or “have been victorious”; traditionally, “have overcome.”

[14:1]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[14:1]  ¹⁴ tn The phrase “and here was” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).