Wahyu 2:9

2:9 ‘I know the distress you are suffering ¹  and your poverty (but you are rich). I also know ²  the slander against you ³  by those who call themselves Jews and really are not, but are a synagogue ⁴  of Satan.

Wahyu 11:1-2

The Fate of the Two Witnesses

11:1 Then ⁵  a measuring rod ⁶  like a staff was given to me, and I was told, ⁷  “Get up and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and the ones who worship there. 11:2 But ⁸  do not measure the outer courtyard ⁹  of the temple; leave it out, ¹⁰  because it has been given to the Gentiles, ¹¹  and they will trample on the holy city ¹²  for forty-two months.

[2:9]  ¹ tn Or “know your suffering.” This could refer to suffering or distress caused by persecution (see L&N 22.2).

[2:9]  ² tn Because of the length and complexity of this Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the phrase “I also know” to link this English sentence back to “I know” at the beginning of the verse.

[2:9]  ³ tn The words “against you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[2:9]  ⁴ sn A synagogue was a place for Jewish prayer and worship, with recognized leadership (e.g., Mt 4:23, Mk 1:21, Lk 4:15, Jn 6:59).

[11:1]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[11:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “a reed” (but these were used for measuring). Cf. Ezek 40:3ff.

[11:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “saying.”

[11:2]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[11:2]  ⁹ tn On the term αὐλήν (aulhn) BDAG 150 s.v. αὐλή 1 states, “(outer) court of the temple…Rv 11:2.”

[11:2]  ¹⁰ tn The precise meaning of the phrase ἔκβαλε ἔξωθεν (ekbale exwqen) is difficult to determine.

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

[11:2]  ¹² sn The holy city appears to be a reference to Jerusalem. See also Luke 21:24.