Wahyu 2:10
Konteks2:10 Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown 1 into prison so you may be tested, 2 and you will experience suffering 3 for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself. 4
Wahyu 2:20
Konteks2:20 But I have this against you: You tolerate that 5 woman 6 Jezebel, 7 who calls herself a prophetess, and by her teaching deceives 8 my servants 9 to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. 10
[2:10] 1 tn Grk “is about to throw some of you,” but the force is causative in context.
[2:10] 3 tn Or “experience persecution,” “will be in distress” (see L&N 22.2).
[2:10] 4 tn Grk “crown of life,” with the genitive “of life” (τῆς ζωῆς, th" zwh") functioning in apposition to “crown” (στέφανον, stefanon): “the crown that consists of life.”
[2:20] 5 tn The Greek article has been translated here with demonstrative force.
[2:20] 6 tc The ms evidence for γυναῖκα (gunaika, “woman”) alone includes {א C P 1611 2053 pc lat}. The ms evidence for the addition of “your” (σου, sou) includes A 1006 2351 ÏK pc sy. With the pronoun, the text reads “your wife, Jezebel” instead of “that woman, Jezebel.” In Revelation, A C are the most important
[2:20] 7 sn Jezebel was the name of King Ahab’s idolatrous and wicked queen in 1 Kgs 16:31; 18:1-5; 19:1-3; 21:5-24. It is probable that the individual named here was analogous to her prototype in idolatry and immoral behavior, since those are the items singled out for mention.
[2:20] 8 tn Grk “teaches and deceives” (διδάσκει καὶ πλανᾷ, didaskei kai plana), a construction in which the first verb appears to specify the means by which the second is accomplished: “by her teaching, deceives…”
[2:20] 9 tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.
[2:20] 10 sn To commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols. Note the conclusions of the Jerusalem Council in Acts 15:29, which specifically prohibits Gentile Christians from engaging in these activities.