Wahyu 3:1
Konteks3:1 “To 1 the angel of the church in Sardis write the following: 2
“This is the solemn pronouncement of 3 the one who holds 4 the seven spirits of God and the seven stars: ‘I know your deeds, that you have a reputation 5 that you are alive, but 6 in reality 7 you are dead.
Wahyu 10:8
Konteks10:8 Then 8 the voice I had heard from heaven began to speak 9 to me 10 again, 11 “Go and take the open 12 scroll in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
[3:1] 1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated due to differences between Greek and English style.
[3:1] 2 tn The phrase “the following” after “write” is supplied to clarify that what follows is the content of what is to be written.
[3:1] 3 tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1.
[3:1] sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. See the note on this phrase in 2:1.
[3:1] 4 tn Grk “who has” (cf. 1:16).
[3:1] 6 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
[3:1] 7 tn The prepositional phrase “in reality” is supplied in the translation to make explicit the idea that their being alive was only an illusion.
[10:8] 8 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
[10:8] 9 tn The participle λαλοῦσαν (lalousan) has been translated as “began to speak.” The use of πάλιν (palin) indicates an ingressive idea.
[10:8] 10 tn Grk “with me.” The translation “with me” implies that John was engaged in a dialogue with the one speaking to him (e.g., Jesus or an angel) when in reality it was a one-sided conversation, with John doing all the listening. For this reason, μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ (met’ emou, “with me”) was translated as “to me.”
[10:8] 11 tn Grk “again, saying.” The participle λέγουσαν (legousan) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
[10:8] 12 tn The perfect passive participle ἠνεῳγμένον (hnewgmenon) is in second attributive position and has been translated as an attributive adjective.