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 14:3

14:3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No ⁷  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 ⁸  I looked, and here was ⁹  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.

[14:3]  ⁹ 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]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

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