Revelation 5:7

5:7 Then ¹  he came and took the scroll ²  from the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne,

Revelation 5:1

The Opening of the Scroll

5:1 Then ³  I saw in the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne a scroll written on the front and back ⁴  and sealed with seven seals. ⁵ 

Revelation 10:5

10:5 Then ⁶  the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven

Revelation 1:16-17

1:16 He held ⁷  seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His ⁸  face shone like the sun shining at full strength. 1:17 When ⁹  I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but ¹⁰  he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,

Revelation 2:1

To the Church in Ephesus

2:1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus, ¹¹  write the following: ¹² 

“This is the solemn pronouncement of ¹³  the one who has a firm grasp on ¹⁴  the seven stars in his right hand ¹⁵  – the one who walks among the seven golden ¹⁶  lampstands:

Revelation 10:2

10:2 He held ¹⁷  in his hand a little scroll that was open, and he put his right foot on the sea and his left on the land.

Revelation 13:16

13:16 He also caused ¹⁸  everyone (small and great, rich and poor, free and slave ¹⁹ ) to obtain a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.

Revelation 1:20

1:20 The mystery of the seven stars that you saw in my right hand and the seven golden lampstands is this: ²⁰  The seven stars are the angels ²¹  of the seven churches and the seven lampstands are the seven churches.

[5:7]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[5:7]  ² tn The words “the scroll” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[5:1]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[5:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “written on the inside and the outside” (an idiom for having writing on both sides).

[5:1]  ⁵ tn L&N 6.55 states, “From the immediate context of Re 5:1 it is not possible to determine whether the scroll in question had seven seals on the outside or whether the scroll was sealed at seven different points. However, since according to chapter six of Revelation the seals were broken one after another, it would appear as though the scroll had been sealed at seven different places as it had been rolled up.”

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

[1:16]  ⁷ tn Grk “and having.” In the Greek text this is a continuation of the previous sentence, but because contemporary English style employs much shorter sentences, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “he.”

[1:16]  ⁸ tn This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[1:17]  ⁹ tn Grk “And when.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[1:17]  ¹⁰ tn Here the Greek conjunction καί (kai) has been translated as a contrastive (“but”) due to the contrast between the two clauses.

[2:1]  ¹¹ map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[2:1]  ¹² tn The phrase “the following” after “write” is supplied to clarify that what follows is the content of what is to be written.

[2:1]  ¹³ tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” The expression τάδε λέγει (tade legei) occurs eight times in the NT, seven of which are in Rev 2-3. “The pronoun is used to add solemnity to the prophetic utterance that follows. …In classical drama, it was used to introduce a new actor to the scene (Smyth, Greek Grammar, 307 [§1241]). But the τάδε λέγει formula in the NT derives from the OT, where it was used to introduce a prophetic utterance (BAGD, s.v. ὅδε, 1)” (ExSyn 328). Thus, the translation “this is the solemn pronouncement of” for τάδε λέγει is very much in keeping with the OT connotations of this expression.

[2:1]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “holds,” but the term (i.e., κρατῶν, kratwn) with an accusative object, along with the context, argues for a sense of firmness. (Cf. ExSyn 132.)

[2:1]  ¹⁵ sn On seven stars in his right hand see 1:16.

[2:1]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “lampstands of gold” with the genitive τῶν χρυσῶν (twn cruswn) translated as an attributive genitive.

[10:2]  ¹³ tn Grk “and having.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “he.”

[13:16]  ¹⁵ tn Or “forced”; Grk “makes” (ποιεῖ, poiei).

[13:16]  ¹⁶ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[1:20]  ¹⁷ tn The words “is this” are supplied to make a complete sentence in English.

[1:20]  ¹⁸ tn Or perhaps “the messengers.”