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 19:2

19:2 because his judgments are true and just. ⁵ 

For he has judged ⁶  the great prostitute

who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality,

and has avenged the blood of his servants ⁷  poured out by her own hands!” ⁸ 

[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).

[19:2]  ⁵ tn Compare the similar phrase in Rev 16:7.

[19:2]  ⁶ tn Or “has punished.” See BDAG 568 s.v. κρίνω 5.b.α, describing the OT background which involves both the vindication of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty.

[19:2]  ⁷ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[19:2]  ⁸ tn Grk “from her hand” (referring to her responsibility in causing the blood of God’s followers to be shed).