Revelation 3:2
Context3:2 Wake up then, and strengthen what remains that was about 1 to die, because I have not found your deeds complete 2 in the sight 3 of my God.
Revelation 21:5
Context21:5 And the one seated on the throne said: “Look! I am making all things new!” Then 4 he said to me, “Write it down, 5 because these words are reliable 6 and true.”


[3:2] 1 tn The verb ἔμελλον (emellon) is in the imperfect tense.
[3:2] 2 tn The perfect passive participle has been translated as an intensive (resultative) perfect here.
[3:2] 3 tn Or “in the judgment.” BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνώπιον 3 states, “in the opinion/judgment of…As a rule…of θεός or κύριος; so after…πεπληρωμένος Rv 3:2.”
[21:5] 4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
[21:5] 5 tn The words “it down” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.