Wahyu 2:2

2:2 ‘I know your works as well as your ¹  labor and steadfast endurance, and that you cannot tolerate ²  evil. You have even put to the test ³  those who refer to themselves as apostles (but are not), and have discovered that they are false.

Wahyu 11:6

11:6 These two have the power ⁴  to close up the sky so that it does not rain during the time ⁵  they are prophesying. They ⁶  have power ⁷  to turn the waters to blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague whenever they want.

Wahyu 11:17

11:17 with these words: ⁸ 

“We give you thanks, Lord God, the All-Powerful, ⁹ 

the one who is and who was,

because you have taken your great power

and begun to reign. ¹⁰ 

[2:2]  ¹ tn Although the first possessive pronoun σου (sou) is connected to τὰ ἔργα (ta erga) and the second σου is connected to ὑπομονήν (Jupomonhn), semantically κόπον (kopon) is also to be understood as belonging to the Ephesian church. The translation reflects this.

[2:2]  ² tn The translation “tolerate” seems to capture the sense of βαστάσαι (bastasai) here. BDAG 171 s.v. βαστάζω 2.b.β says, “bear, endure…κακούς Rv 2:2.…bear patiently, put up with: weaknesses of the weak Ro 15:1; cf. IPol 1:2; evil Rv 2:3.”

[2:2]  ³ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the participle was broken off from the previous sentence and translated as an indicative verb beginning a new sentence here in the translation.

[11:6]  ⁴ tn Or “authority.”

[11:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “the days.”

[11:6]  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.

[11:6]  ⁷ tn Or “authority.”

[11:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “saying.”

[11:17]  ⁹ tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”

[11:17]  ¹⁰ tn The aorist verb ἐβασίλευσας (ebasileusa") has been translated ingressively.