Wahyu 2:27

2:27 he ¹  will rule ²  them with an iron rod ³ 

and like clay jars he will break them to pieces, ⁴ 

Wahyu 14:4

14:4 These are the ones who have not defiled themselves ⁵  with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed from humanity as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb,

[2:27]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:27]  ² tn Grk “will shepherd.”

[2:27]  ³ tn Or “scepter.” The Greek term ῥάβδος (rJabdo") can mean either “rod” or “scepter.”

[2:27]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 2:9 (with the line introducing the quotation containing a partial allusion to Ps 2:8). See also Rev 12:5, 19:15.

[14:4]  ⁵ tn The aorist passive verb is rendered as a reflexive (“defiled themselves”) by BDAG 657 s.v. μολύνω 2.