Revelation 6:2

6:2 So ¹  I looked, ²  and here came ³  a white horse! The ⁴  one who rode it ⁵  had a bow, and he was given a crown, ⁶  and as a conqueror ⁷  he rode out to conquer.

Revelation 6:11

6:11 Each ⁸  of them was given a long white robe and they were told to rest for a little longer, until the full number was reached ⁹  of both their fellow servants ¹⁰  and their brothers who were going to be killed just as they had been.

Revelation 7:2

7:2 Then ¹¹  I saw another angel ascending from the east, ¹²  who had ¹³  the seal ¹⁴  of the living God. He ¹⁵  shouted out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given permission ¹⁶  to damage the earth and the sea: ¹⁷ 

Revelation 9:1

9:1 Then ¹⁸  the fifth angel blew his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky ¹⁹  to the earth, and he was given the key to the shaft of the abyss. ²⁰ 

Revelation 11:2

11:2 But ²¹  do not measure the outer courtyard ²²  of the temple; leave it out, ²³  because it has been given to the Gentiles, ²⁴  and they will trample on the holy city ²⁵  for forty-two months.

Revelation 13:15

13:15 The second beast ²⁶  was empowered ²⁷  to give life ²⁸  to the image of the first beast ²⁹  so that it could speak, and could cause all those who did not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

[6:2]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of hearing the voice summon the first rider.

[6:2]  ² tc The reading “and I looked” (καὶ εἶδον, kai eidon) or some slight variation (e.g., ἶδον, idon) has excellent ms support ({א A C P 1611}) and its omission seems to come through the mss that have already placed “and look” (καὶ ἴδε or καὶ βλέπε [kai ide or kai blepe]) after the verb “come” (ἔρχου, ercou) as mentioned in the text-critical note on 6:1. Thus, for these copyists it was redundant to add “and I looked” again.

[6:2]  ³ tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).

[6:2]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[6:2]  ⁵ tn Grk “the one sitting on it.”

[6:2]  ⁶ sn See the note on the word crown in Rev 3:11.

[6:2]  ⁷ tn The participle νικῶν (nikwn) has been translated as substantival, the subject of the verb ἐξῆλθεν (exhlqen). Otherwise, as an adverbial participle of manner, it is somewhat redundant: “he rode out conquering and to conquer.”

[6:11]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[6:11]  ⁹ tn Grk “until they had been completed.” The idea of a certain “number” of people is implied by the subject of πληρωθῶσιν (plhrwqwsin).

[6:11]  ¹⁰ tn Though σύνδουλος (sundoulos) has been 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.

[7:2]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[7:2]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “from the rising of the sun.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατολή 2.a takes this as a geographical direction: “ἀπὸ ἀ. ἡλίου…from the east Rv 7:2; 16:12…simply ἀπὸ ἀ. …21:13.”

[7:2]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “having,” but v. 3 makes it clear that the angel’s purpose is to seal others with the seal he carries.

[7:2]  ¹⁸ tn Or “signet” (L&N 6.54).

[7:2]  ¹⁹ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[7:2]  ²⁰ tn The word “permission” is implied; Grk “to whom it was given to them to damage the earth.”

[7:2]  ²¹ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[9:1]  ²² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[9:1]  ²³ tn Or “from heaven” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).

[9:1]  ²⁴ tn On this term BDAG 2 s.v. ἄβυσσος 2 states, “netherworld, abyss, esp. the abode of the dead Ro 10:7 (Ps 106:26) and of demons Lk 8:31; dungeon where the devil is kept Rv 20:3; abode of the θηρίον, the Antichrist 11:7; 17:8; of ᾿Αβαδδών (q.v.), the angel of the underworld 9:11…φρέαρ τῆς ἀ. 9:1f; capable of being sealed 9:1; 20:1, 3.”

[11:2]  ²⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[11:2]  ³⁰ tn On the term αὐλήν (aulhn) BDAG 150 s.v. αὐλή 1 states, “(outer) court of the temple…Rv 11:2.”

[11:2]  ³¹ tn The precise meaning of the phrase ἔκβαλε ἔξωθεν (ekbale exwqen) is difficult to determine.

[11:2]  ³² tn Or “to the nations” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

[11:2]  ³³ sn The holy city appears to be a reference to Jerusalem. See also Luke 21:24.

[13:15]  ³⁶ tn Grk “it”; the referent (the second beast) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:15]  ³⁷ tn Grk “it was given [permitted] to it [the second beast].”

[13:15]  ³⁸ tn Grk “breath,” but in context the point is that the image of the first beast is made to come to life and speak.

[13:15]  ³⁹ tn Grk “of the beast”; the word “first” has been supplied to specify the referent.