Wahyu 14:5

14:5 and no lie was found on their lips; ¹  they ²  are blameless.

Wahyu 16:20

16:20 Every ³  island fled away ⁴  and no mountains could be found. ⁵ 

Wahyu 20:15

20:15 If ⁶  anyone’s name ⁷  was not found written in the book of life, that person ⁸  was thrown into the lake of fire.

Wahyu 20:11

The Great White Throne

20:11 Then ⁹  I saw a large ¹⁰  white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven ¹¹  fled ¹²  from his presence, and no place was found for them.

[14:5]  ¹ tn Grk “in their mouth was not found a lie.”

[14:5]  ² tc Several mss (Ì⁴⁷ א 1 1006 1611 2351 Ï^K pc) have the conjunction “for” (γάρ, gar) here so that the phrase reads: “for they are blameless.” Other important mss (A C P 1854 2053 al lat) lack the word. The shorter reading is to be preferred since the scribes were more likely to make the connection explicit through the addition of “for” than they would have been to omit the conjunction. As it is, the passage without the conjunction makes good sense and evokes a very somber tone.

[16:20]  ³ tn Grk “And every.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[16:20]  ⁴ tn Or “vanished.”

[16:20]  ⁵ sn Every island fled away and no mountains could be found. Major geographical and topographical changes will accompany the Day of the Lord.

[20:15]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[20:15]  ⁷ tn The word “name” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[20:15]  ⁸ tn Grk “he”; the pronoun has been intensified by translating as “that person.”

[20:11]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[20:11]  ¹⁰ tn Traditionally, “great,” but μέγας (megas) here refers to size rather than importance.

[20:11]  ¹¹ tn Or “and the sky.” The same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky,” and context usually determines which is meant. In this apocalyptic scene, however, it is difficult to be sure what referent to assign the term.

[20:11]  ¹² tn Or “vanished.”

[20:11]  sn The phrase the earth and the heaven fled from his presence can be understood (1) as visual imagery representing the fear of corruptible matter in the presence of God, but (2) it can also be understood more literally as the dissolution of the universe as we know it in preparation for the appearance of the new heaven and new earth (Rev 21:1).