Revelation 4:3

4:3 And the one seated on it was like jasper ¹  and carnelian ²  in appearance, and a rainbow looking like it was made of emerald ³  encircled the throne.

Revelation 5:10

5:10 You have appointed ⁴  them ⁵  as a kingdom and priests ⁶  to serve ⁷  our God, and they will reign ⁸  on the earth.”

Revelation 6:14

6:14 The sky ⁹  was split apart ¹⁰  like a scroll being rolled up, ¹¹  and every mountain and island was moved from its place.

Revelation 18:24

18:24 The ¹²  blood of the saints and prophets was found in her, ¹³ 

along with the blood ¹⁴  of all those who had been killed on the earth.”

Revelation 19:16

19:16 He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh: “King of kings and Lord of lords.”

Revelation 21:13

21:13 There are ¹⁵  three gates on the east side, three gates on the north side, three gates on the south side and three gates on the west side. ¹⁶ 

Revelation 22:13

22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega,

the first and the last,

the beginning and the end!) ¹⁷ 

[4:3]  ¹ tn Grk “jasper stone.”

[4:3]  ² sn Carnelian was a semiprecious gemstone, usually red in color (L&N 2.36).

[4:3]  ³ tn Or “a rainbow emerald-like in appearance.”

[5:10]  ⁴ tn The verb ἐποίησας (epoihsas) is understood to mean “appointed” here. For an example of this use, see Mark 3:14.

[5:10]  ⁵ tc The vast majority of witnesses have αὐτούς (autous, “them”) here, while the Textus Receptus reads ἡμᾶς (Jhmas, “us”) with insignificant support (pc gig vg^cl sa Prim Bea). There is no question that the original text read αὐτούς here.

[5:10]  ⁶ tn The reference to “kingdom and priests” may be a hendiadys: “priestly kingdom.”

[5:10]  ⁷ tn The words “to serve” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the word “priests.”

[5:10]  ⁸ tc The textual problem here between the present tense βασιλεύουσιν (basileuousin, “they are reigning”; so A 1006 1611 Ï^K pc) and the future βασιλεύσουσιν (basileusousin, “they will reign”; so א 1854 2053 Ï^A pc lat co) is a difficult one. Both readings have excellent support. On the one hand, the present tense seems to be the harder reading in this context. On the other hand, codex A elsewhere mistakes the future for the present (20:6). Further, the lunar sigma in uncial script could have been overlooked by some scribes, resulting in the present tense. All things considered, there is a slight preference for the future.

[6:14]  ⁷ tn Or “The heavens were.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) can mean either “heaven” or “sky.”

[6:14]  ⁸ tn BDAG 125 s.v. ἀποχωρίζω states, “ὁ οὐρανὸς ἀπεχωρίσθη the sky was split Rv 6:14.” Although L&N 79.120 gives the meaning “the sky disappeared like a rolled-up scroll” here, a scroll that is rolled up does not “disappear,” and such a translation could be difficult for modern readers to understand.

[6:14]  ⁹ tn On this term BDAG 317 s.v. ἑλίσσω states, “ὡς βιβλίον ἑλισσόμενον like a scroll that is rolled up…Rv 6:14.”

[18:24]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[18:24]  ¹¹ tn The shift in pronouns from second to third person corresponds to the Greek text.

[18:24]  ¹² tn Grk “and of all.” The phrase “along with the blood” has been repeated from the previous clause for stylistic reasons.

[21:13]  ¹³ tn The words “There are” have been supplied to make a complete English sentence. This is a continuation of the previous sentence, a lengthy and complicated one in Greek.

[21:13]  ¹⁴ tn The word “side” has been supplied four times in this verse for clarity.

[22:13]  ¹⁶ sn These lines are parenthetical, forming an aside to the narrative. The speaker here is the Lord Jesus Christ himself rather than the narrator.