Revelation 2:8

To the Church in Smyrna

2:8 “To ¹  the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following: ² 

“This is the solemn pronouncement of ³  the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but ⁴  came to life:

Revelation 2:12

To the Church in Pergamum

2:12 “To ⁵  the angel of the church in Pergamum write the following: ⁶ 

“This is the solemn pronouncement of ⁷  the one who has the sharp double-edged sword: ⁸ 

Revelation 5:2

5:2 And I saw a powerful angel proclaiming in a loud voice: “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?”

Revelation 8:8

8:8 Then ⁹  the second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain of burning fire was thrown into the sea. A ¹⁰  third of the sea became blood,

Revelation 9:11

9:11 They have as king over them the angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon. ¹¹ 

Revelation 9:13

9:13 Then ¹²  the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a single voice coming from the ¹³  horns on the golden altar that is before God,

Revelation 9:15

9:15 Then ¹⁴  the four angels who had been prepared for this ¹⁵  hour, day, ¹⁶  month, and year were set free to kill ¹⁷  a third of humanity.

Revelation 10:5

10:5 Then ¹⁸  the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven

Revelation 16:5

16:5 Now ¹⁹  I heard the angel of the waters saying:

“You are just ²⁰  – the one who is and who was,

the Holy One – because you have passed these judgments, ²¹ 

Revelation 18:1

Babylon is Destroyed

18:1 After these things I saw another angel, who possessed great authority, coming down out of heaven, and the earth was lit up by his radiance. ²² 

Revelation 20:1

The Thousand Year Reign

20:1 Then ²³  I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding ²⁴  in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain.

[2:8]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated due to differences between Greek and English style.

[2:8]  ² tn The phrase “the following” after “write” is supplied to clarify that what follows is the content of what is to be written.

[2:8]  ³ tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1.

[2:8]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present between these two phrases.

[2:12]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated due to differences between Greek and English style.

[2:12]  ⁶ tn The phrase “the following” after “write” is supplied to clarify that what follows is the content of what is to be written.

[2:12]  ⁷ tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1.

[2:12]  ⁸ sn On the sharp double-edged sword see 1:16.

[8:8]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[8:8]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[9:11]  ¹³ sn Both the Hebrew Abaddon and the Greek Apollyon mean “Destroyer.”

[9:13]  ¹⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[9:13]  ¹⁸ tc ‡ Several key mss (Ì⁴⁷ א¹ A 0207 1611 2053 2344 pc lat sy^h co) lack the word τεσσάρων (tessarwn, “four”) before κεράτων (keratwn, “horns”). The word seems to have been added by scribes because a “horned” altar (described in the OT [Exod 30:2, 10]) could have only four “horns” or projections at the corners. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.

[9:15]  ²¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[9:15]  ²² tn The Greek article τήν (thn) has been translated with demonstrative force here.

[9:15]  ²³ tn The Greek term καί (kai) has not been translated here and before the following term “month” since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[9:15]  ²⁴ tn Grk “so that they might kill,” but the English infinitive is an equivalent construction to indicate purpose here.

[10:5]  ²⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[16:5]  ²⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the somewhat parenthetical nature of the remarks that follow.

[16:5]  ³⁰ tn Or “righteous,” although the context favors justice as the theme.

[16:5]  ³¹ tn Or “because you have judged these things.” The pronoun ταῦτα (tauta) is neuter gender.

[18:1]  ³³ tn Grk “glory”; but often in the sense of splendor, brightness, or radiance (see L&N 14.49).

[20:1]  ³⁷ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[20:1]  ³⁸ tn The word “holding” is implied. The two clauses “having the key of the abyss” and “a huge chain in his hand” can be construed in two ways: (1) both are controlled by the participle ἔχοντα (econta) and both are modified by the phrase “in his hand” – “having in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge chain.” (2) The participle ἔχοντα refers only to the key, and the phrase “in his hand” refers only to the chain – “having the key of the abyss and holding a huge chain in his hand.” Because of the stylistic tendency in Rev to use the verb ἔχω (ecw) to mean “hold (something)” and the phrase “in his hand” forming a “bracket” along with the verb ἔχω around both the phrases in question, the first option is preferred.