Revelation 5:5

Context
5:5 Then¹ one of the elders said² to me, “Stop weeping!³ Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered;⁴ thus he can open⁵ the scroll and its seven seals.”

Revelation 17:7

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17:7 But⁶ the angel said to me, “Why are you astounded? I will interpret⁷ for you the mystery of the woman and of the beast with the seven heads and ten horns that carries her.

Revelation 21:6

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21:6 He also said to me, “It is done!⁸ I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water⁹ free of charge¹⁰ from the spring of the water of life.

Revelation 21:10

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21:10 So¹¹ he took me away in the Spirit¹² to a huge, majestic mountain¹³ and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.

Revelation 22:6

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A Final Reminder

22:6 Then¹⁴ the angel¹⁵ said to me, “These words are reliable¹⁶ and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants¹⁷ what must happen soon.”

Revelation 22:8-9

Context

22:8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things,¹⁸ and when I heard and saw them,¹⁹ I threw myself down²⁰ to worship at the feet of the angel who was showing them to me. 22:9 But²¹ he said to me, “Do not do this!²² I am a fellow servant²³ with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those who obey²⁴ the words of this book. Worship God!”

[5:5] ¹tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[5:5] ²tn Grk “says” (a historical present).

[5:5] ³tn The present imperative with μή (mh) is used here to command cessation of an action in progress (ExSyn 724 lists this verse as an example).

[5:5] ⁴tn Or “has been victorious”; traditionally, “has overcome.”

[5:5] ⁵tn The infinitive has been translated as an infinitive of result here.

[17:7] ⁶tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[17:7] ⁷tn Grk “I will tell you,” but since what follows is the angel’s interpretation of the vision, “interpret for you” is the preferred translation here.

[21:6] ¹¹tn Or “It has happened.”

[21:6] ¹²tn The word “water” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[21:6] ¹³tn Or “as a free gift” (see L&N 57.85).

[21:10] ¹⁶tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the angel’s invitation.

[21:10] ¹⁷tn Or “in the spirit.” “Spirit” could refer either to the Holy Spirit or the human spirit, but in either case John was in “a state of spiritual exaltation best described as a trance” (R. H. Mounce, Revelation [NICNT], 75).

[21:10] ¹⁸tn Grk “to a mountain great and high.”

[22:6] ²¹tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[22:6] ²²tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel mentioned in 21:9, 15; 22:1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:6] ²³tn Grk “faithful.”

[22:6] ²⁴tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[22:8] ²⁶tn Or “I am John, the one who heard and saw these things.”

[22:8] ²⁷tn The pronoun “them” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[22:8] ²⁸tn Grk “I fell down and worshiped at the feet.” 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.”

[22:9] ³¹tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present here.

[22:9] ³²tn On the elliptical expression ὅρα μή ({ora mh) BDAG 720 s.v. ὁράω B.2 states: “Elliptically…ὅρα μή (sc. ποιήσῃς) watch out! don’t do that! Rv 19:10; 22:9.”

[22:9] ³³tn Grk “fellow slave.” Though σύνδουλος (sundoulos) is here translated “fellow servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[22:9] ³⁴tn Grk “keep” (an idiom for obedience).