Revelation 8:4

8:4 The ¹  smoke coming from the incense, ²  along with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel’s hand.

Revelation 14:12

14:12 This requires ³  the steadfast endurance ⁴  of the saints – those who obey ⁵  God’s commandments and hold to ⁶  their faith in Jesus. ⁷ 

Revelation 22:13

22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega,

the first and the last,

the beginning and the end!) ⁸ 

[8:4]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[8:4]  ² tn The expression τῶν θυμιαμάτων (twn qumiamatwn) is taken as a “genitive of producer,” i.e., the noun in the genitive produces the head noun.

[14:12]  ³ tn Grk “Here is.”

[14:12]  ⁴ tn Or “the perseverance.”

[14:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “who keep.”

[14:12]  ⁶ tn The words “hold to” are implied as a repetition of the participle translated “keep” (οἱ τηροῦντες, Joi throunte").

[14:12]  ⁷ tn Grk “faith of Jesus.” The construction may mean either “faith in Jesus” or “faithful to Jesus.” Either translation implies that ᾿Ιησοῦ (Ihsou) is to be taken as an objective genitive; the difference is more lexical than grammatical because πίστις (pistis) can mean either “faith” or “faithfulness.”

[22:13]  ⁵ sn These lines are parenthetical, forming an aside to the narrative. The speaker here is the Lord Jesus Christ himself rather than the narrator.