Revelation 3:2

3:2 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 7:3

7:3 “Do not damage the earth or the sea or the trees until we have put a seal on the foreheads of the servants ⁴  of our God.”

Revelation 9:13

9:13 Then ⁵  the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a single voice coming from the ⁶  horns on the golden altar that is before God,

Revelation 11:1

The Fate of the Two Witnesses

11:1 Then ⁷  a measuring rod ⁸  like a staff was given to me, and I was told, ⁹  “Get up and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and the ones who worship there.

Revelation 11:16

11:16 Then ¹⁰  the twenty-four elders who are seated on their thrones before God threw themselves down with their faces to the ground ¹¹  and worshiped God

Revelation 12:6

12:6 and she ¹²  fled into the wilderness ¹³  where a place had been prepared for her ¹⁴  by God, so she could be taken care of ¹⁵  for 1,260 days.

Revelation 19:1

19:1 After these things I heard what sounded like the loud voice of a vast throng in heaven, saying,

“Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,

Revelation 21:2

21:2 And I saw the holy city – the new Jerusalem – descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 22:1

22:1 Then ¹⁶  the angel ¹⁷  showed me the river of the water of life – water as clear as crystal – pouring out ¹⁸  from the throne of God and of the Lamb,

Revelation 22:3

22:3 And there will no longer be any curse, ¹⁹  and the throne of God and the Lamb will be in the city. ²⁰  His ²¹  servants ²²  will worship ²³  him,

[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.”

[7:3]  ⁴ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[9:13]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[9:13]  ⁸ 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.

[11:1]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[11:1]  ¹¹ tn Grk “a reed” (but these were used for measuring). Cf. Ezek 40:3ff.

[11:1]  ¹² tn Grk “saying.”

[11:16]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[11:16]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “they fell down on their faces.” 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.”

[12:6]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “and the woman,” which would be somewhat redundant in English.

[12:6]  ¹⁷ tn Or “desert.”

[12:6]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “where she has there a place prepared by God.”

[12:6]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “so they can take care of her.”

[22:1]  ¹⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[22:1]  ²⁰ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel mentioned in 21:9, 15) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:1]  ²¹ tn Grk “proceeding.” Water is more naturally thought to pour out or flow out in English idiom.

[22:3]  ²² tn Or “be anything accursed” (L&N 33.474).

[22:3]  ²³ tn Grk “in it”; the referent (the city, the new Jerusalem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:3]  ²⁴ tn Grk “city, and his.” Although this is a continuation of the previous sentence in Greek, a new sentence was started here in the translation because of the introduction of the Lamb’s followers.

[22:3]  ²⁵ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[22:3]  ²⁶ tn Or “will serve.”