Wahyu 2:16

2:16 Therefore, ¹  repent! If not, I will come against you quickly and make war against those people ²  with the sword of my mouth.

Wahyu 19:2

19:2 because his judgments are true and just. ³ 

For he has judged ⁴  the great prostitute

who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality,

and has avenged the blood of his servants ⁵  poured out by her own hands!” ⁶ 

[2:16]  ¹ tc The “therefore” (οὖν, oun) is not found in א 2053 2329 2351 Ï^A or the Latin mss. It is, however, included in impressive witnesses such as {A C 046 1006 1611 sy^p,h co}. Though the conjunction looks at first glance like a scribal clarification, its omission may be explained on the basis of its similarity to the last three letters of the verb “repent” (μετανόησον, metanohson; since οὖν is a postpositive conjunction in Greek, the final three letters of the verb [-σον, -son] would have been immediately followed by ουν). A scribe could have simply passed over the conjunction in his copy when he saw the last three letters of the imperative verb. A decision is difficult, however, because of the motivation to add to the text and the quality of witnesses that lack the conjunction.

[2:16]  ² tn Grk “with them”; the referent (those people who follow the teaching of Balaam and the Nicolaitans) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:2]  ³ tn Compare the similar phrase in Rev 16:7.

[19:2]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[19:2]  ⁶ tn Grk “from her hand” (referring to her responsibility in causing the blood of God’s followers to be shed).