Wahyu 2:2

2:2 ‘I know your works as well as your ¹  labor and steadfast endurance, and that you cannot tolerate ²  evil. You have even put to the test ³  those who refer to themselves as apostles (but are not), and have discovered that they are false.

Wahyu 13:4

13:4 they worshiped the dragon because he had given ruling authority ⁴  to the beast, and they worshiped the beast too, saying: “Who is like the beast?” and “Who is able to make war against him?” ⁵ 

Wahyu 13:17

13:17 Thus no one was allowed to buy ⁶  or sell things ⁷  unless he bore ⁸  the mark of the beast – that is, his name or his number. ⁹ 

Wahyu 14:3

14:3 and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No ¹⁰  one was able to learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.

Wahyu 15:8

15:8 and the temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and from his power. Thus ¹¹  no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues from the seven angels were completed.

[2:2]  ¹ tn Although the first possessive pronoun σου (sou) is connected to τὰ ἔργα (ta erga) and the second σου is connected to ὑπομονήν (Jupomonhn), semantically κόπον (kopon) is also to be understood as belonging to the Ephesian church. The translation reflects this.

[2:2]  ² tn The translation “tolerate” seems to capture the sense of βαστάσαι (bastasai) here. BDAG 171 s.v. βαστάζω 2.b.β says, “bear, endure…κακούς Rv 2:2.…bear patiently, put up with: weaknesses of the weak Ro 15:1; cf. IPol 1:2; evil Rv 2:3.”

[2:2]  ³ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the participle was broken off from the previous sentence and translated as an indicative verb beginning a new sentence here in the translation.

[13:4]  ⁴ tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.

[13:4]  ⁵ tn On the use of the masculine pronoun to refer to the beast, see the note on the word “It” in 13:1.

[13:17]  ⁶ tn Grk “and that no one be able to buy or sell.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Although the ἵνα (Jina) is left untranslated, the English conjunction “thus” is used to indicate that this is a result clause.

[13:17]  ⁷ tn The word “things” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context. In the context of buying and selling, food could be primarily in view, but the more general “things” was used in the translation because the context is not specific.

[13:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “except the one who had.”

[13:17]  ⁹ tn Grk “his name or the number of his name.”

[14:3]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “elders, and no one.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but because of the length and complexity of the sentence a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[15:8]  ¹¹ tn Grk “power, and no one.” A new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “thus” to indicate the implied result of the temple being filled with smoke.