Revelation 7:4

7:4 Now ¹  I heard the number of those who were marked with the seal, ²  one hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed from all ³  the tribes of the people of Israel: ⁴ 

Revelation 21:17

21:17 He also measured its wall, one hundred forty-four cubits ⁵  according to human measurement, which is also the angel’s. ⁶ 

Revelation 13:5

13:5 The beast ⁷  was given a mouth speaking proud words ⁸  and blasphemies, and he was permitted ⁹  to exercise ruling authority ¹⁰  for forty-two months.

Revelation 11:2

11:2 But ¹¹  do not measure the outer courtyard ¹²  of the temple; leave it out, ¹³  because it has been given to the Gentiles, ¹⁴  and they will trample on the holy city ¹⁵  for forty-two months.

Revelation 14:3

14:3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No ¹⁶  one was able to learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.

Revelation 14:1

An Interlude: The Song of the 144,000

14:1 Then ¹⁷  I looked, and here was ¹⁸  the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were one hundred and forty-four thousand, who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.

[7:4]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of new but related material.

[7:4]  ² tn Grk “who were sealed.”

[7:4]  ³ tn Normally, “every,” but since 144,000 is the total number, “all” is clearer here.

[7:4]  ⁴ tn Grk “the sons of Israel,” normally an idiom for the Israelites as an ethnic entity (L&N 11.58). However, many scholars understand the expression in this context to refer to Christians rather than ethnic Israelites.

[21:17]  ⁵ tn Here the measurement was kept in cubits in the translation because of the possible symbolic significance of the number 144 (12 times 12). This is about 216 ft (65 m).

[21:17]  ⁶ tn Here L&N 81.1 translate the phrase μέτρον ἀνθρώπου, ὅ ἐστιν ἀγγέλου (metron anqrwpou, {o estin angelou) “‘the unit of measurement used by a person, that is, by an angel’ Re 21:17.” It is more likely that μέτρον is an accusative of respect or reference.

[13:5]  ⁹ tn Grk “and there was given to him.” Here the passive construction has been simplified, the referent (the beast) has been specified for clarity, and καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[13:5]  ¹⁰ tn For the translation “proud words” (Grk “great things” or “important things”) see BDAG 624 s.v. μέγας 4.b.

[13:5]  ¹¹ tn Grk “to it was granted.”

[13:5]  ¹² tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.

[11:2]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[11:2]  ¹⁴ tn On the term αὐλήν (aulhn) BDAG 150 s.v. αὐλή 1 states, “(outer) court of the temple…Rv 11:2.”

[11:2]  ¹⁵ tn The precise meaning of the phrase ἔκβαλε ἔξωθεν (ekbale exwqen) is difficult to determine.

[11:2]  ¹⁶ tn Or “to the nations” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

[11:2]  ¹⁷ sn The holy city appears to be a reference to Jerusalem. See also Luke 21:24.

[14:3]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “elders, and no one.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but because of the length and complexity of the sentence a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[14:1]  ²¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[14:1]  ²² tn The phrase “and here was” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).