Wahyu 19:14

19:14 The ¹  armies that are in heaven, dressed in white, clean, fine linen, ²  were following him on white horses.

Wahyu 20:4

20:4 Then ³  I saw thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge. ⁴  I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. These ⁵  had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. They ⁶  came to life ⁷  and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

[19:14]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[19:14]  ² tn On the term translated “fine linen,” BDAG 185 s.v. βύσσινος states, “made of fine linen, subst. τὸ β. fine linen, linen garment…Rv 18:12, 16; 19:8, 14.”

[20:4]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[20:4]  ⁴ tn Grk “I saw thrones, and those seated on them, and judgment was given to them.” BDAG 567 s.v. κρίμα 3 says, “judging, judgment, the κρίμα ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς authority to judge was given to them Rv 20:4.”

[20:4]  ⁵ tn Grk “God, and who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “these” as subject.

[20:4]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[20:4]  ⁷ tn On the use of the aorist ἔζησαν (ezhsan) BDAG 425 s.v. ζάω 1.a.β says, “of dead persons who return to life become alive again: of humans in general (3 Km 17:23) Mt 9:18; Ac 9:41; 20:12; Rv 20:4, 5.”