Revelation 7:13-14

7:13 Then ¹  one of the elders asked ²  me, “These dressed in long white robes – who are they and where have they come from?” 7:14 So ³  I said to him, “My lord, you know the answer.” ⁴  Then ⁵  he said to me, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They ⁶  have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb!

Psalms 132:9

132:9 May your priests be clothed with integrity! ⁷ 

May your loyal followers shout for joy!

[7:13]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[7:13]  ² tn Grk “spoke” or “declared to,” but in the context “asked” reads more naturally in English.

[7:14]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the previous question.

[7:14]  ⁴ tn Though the expression “the answer” is not in the Greek text, it is clearly implied. Direct objects in Greek were frequently omitted when clear from the context.

[7:14]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[7:14]  ⁶ 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.

[132:9]  ⁷ tn Or “righteousness.”