Wahyu 1:3

1:3 Blessed is the one who reads the words of this ¹  prophecy aloud, ²  and blessed are ³  those who hear and obey ⁴  the things written in it, because the time is near! ⁵ 

Wahyu 2:9

2:9 ‘I know the distress you are suffering ⁶  and your poverty (but you are rich). I also know ⁷  the slander against you ⁸  by those who call themselves Jews and really are not, but are a synagogue ⁹  of Satan.

Wahyu 6:5

6:5 Then ¹⁰  when the Lamb opened the third seal I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” So ¹¹  I looked, ¹²  and here came ¹³  a black horse! The ¹⁴  one who rode it ¹⁵  had a balance scale ¹⁶  in his hand.

Wahyu 7:17

7:17 because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” ¹⁷ 

Wahyu 11:5

11:5 If ¹⁸  anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouths ¹⁹  and completely consumes ²⁰  their enemies. If ²¹  anyone wants to harm them, they must be killed this way.

Wahyu 11:7

11:7 When ²²  they have completed their testimony, the beast that comes up from the abyss will make war on them and conquer ²³  them and kill them.

Wahyu 14:1

An Interlude: The Song of the 144,000

14:1 Then ²⁴  I looked, and here was ²⁵  the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him were one hundred and forty-four thousand, who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.

Wahyu 18:10

18:10 They will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment, and will say,

“Woe, woe, O great city,

Babylon the powerful city!

For in a single hour your doom ²⁶  has come!”

Wahyu 19:11

The Son of God Goes to War

19:11 Then ²⁷  I saw heaven opened and here came ²⁸  a white horse! The ²⁹  one riding it was called “Faithful” and “True,” and with justice ³⁰  he judges and goes to war.

Wahyu 21:13

21:13 There are ³¹  three gates on the east side, three gates on the north side, three gates on the south side and three gates on the west side. ³² 

[1:3]  ¹ tn The word “this” is used to translate the Greek article τῆς (ths), bringing out its demonstrative force.

[1:3]  ² tn The word “aloud” has been supplied to indicate that in the original historical setting reading would usually refer to reading out loud in public rather than silently to oneself.

[1:3]  ³ tn The words “blessed are” are repeated from the beginning of this verse for stylistic reasons and for clarity.

[1:3]  ⁴ tn Grk “keep.” L&N 36.19 has “to continue to obey orders or commandments – ‘to obey, to keep commandments, obedience.’”

[1:3]  ⁵ sn The time refers to the time when the things prophesied would happen.

[2:9]  ⁶ tn Or “know your suffering.” This could refer to suffering or distress caused by persecution (see L&N 22.2).

[2:9]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ tn The words “against you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[2:9]  ⁹ 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).

[6:5]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[6:5]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the summons by the third creature.

[6:5]  ¹² tc The reading “and I looked” (καὶ εἶδον, kai eidon) or some slight variation (e.g., ἶδον, idon) has excellent ms support ({א A C P 1611}) and its omission seems to have come through the mss that have already placed “and look” (καὶ ἴδε or καὶ βλέπε [kai ide or kai blepe]) after the verb “come” (ἔρχου, ercou) in 6:1. Thus, for these copyists it was redundant to add “and I looked” again.

[6:5]  ¹³ tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).

[6:5]  ¹⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[6:5]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “the one sitting on it.”

[6:5]  ¹⁶ sn A balance scale would have been a rod held by a rope in the middle with pans attached to both ends for measuring.

[7:17]  ¹⁷ sn An allusion to Isa 25:8.

[11:5]  ¹⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[11:5]  ¹⁹ tn This is a collective singular in Greek.

[11:5]  ²⁰ tn See L&N 20.45 for the translation of κατεσθίω (katesqiw) as “to destroy utterly, to consume completely.”

[11:5]  ²¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[11:7]  ²² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[11:7]  ²³ tn Or “be victorious over”; traditionally, “overcome.”

[14:1]  ²⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[14:1]  ²⁵ tn The phrase “and here was” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).

[18:10]  ²⁶ tn Or “judgment,” condemnation,” “punishment.” BDAG 569 s.v. κρίσις 1.a.β states, “The word oft. means judgment that goes against a person, condemnation, and the sentence that follows…ἡ κ. σου your judgment Rv 18:10.”

[19:11]  ²⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[19:11]  ²⁸ tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).

[19:11]  ²⁹ tn A new sentence was started in the translation at this point and καί (kai) was not translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[19:11]  ³⁰ tn Or “in righteousness,” but since the context here involves the punishment of the wicked and the vindication of the saints, “justice” was preferred.

[21:13]  ³¹ tn The words “There are” have been supplied to make a complete English sentence. This is a continuation of the previous sentence, a lengthy and complicated one in Greek.

[21:13]  ³² tn The word “side” has been supplied four times in this verse for clarity.