Revelation 1:6

1:6 and has appointed ¹  us as a kingdom, ²  as priests ³  serving his God and Father – to him be the glory and the power for ever and ever! ⁴  Amen.

Revelation 2:26

2:26 And to the one who conquers ⁵  and who continues in ⁶  my deeds until the end, I will give him authority over the nations ⁷  –

Revelation 12:8

12:8 But ⁸  the dragon was not strong enough to prevail, ⁹  so there was no longer any place left ¹⁰  in heaven for him and his angels. ¹¹ 

Revelation 19:5

19:5 Then ¹²  a voice came from the throne, saying:

“Praise our God

all you his servants,

and all you who fear Him,

both the small and the great!”

Revelation 19:7

19:7 Let us rejoice ¹³  and exult

and give him glory,

because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come,

and his bride has made herself ready.

Revelation 20:2

20:2 He ¹⁴  seized the dragon – the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan – and tied him up for a thousand years.

Revelation 22:3

22:3 And there will no longer be any curse, ¹⁵  and the throne of God and the Lamb will be in the city. ¹⁶  His ¹⁷  servants ¹⁸  will worship ¹⁹  him,

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¹ tn The verb ποιέω (poiew) can indicate appointment or assignment rather than simply “make” or “do.” See Mark 3:14 (L&N 37.106).

² tn See BDAG 168 s.v. βασιλεία 1.a for the idea of “he made us a kingdom,” which was translated as “he appointed us (to be or function) as a kingdom” (see the note on the word “appointed” earlier in the verse).

³ tn Grk “a kingdom, priests.” The term ἱερεῖς (Jiereis) is either in apposition to βασιλείαν (basileian) or as a second complement to the object “us” (ἡμᾶς, Jhmas). The translation retains this ambiguity.

⁴ tc Both the longer reading τῶν αἰώνων (twn aiwnwn, “to the ages of the ages” or, more idiomatically, “for ever and ever”; found in א C Ï) and the shorter (“for ever”; found in ̹⁸ A P 2050 pc bo) have good ms support. The author uses the longer expression (εἰς [τοὺς] αἰῶνας [τῶν] αἰώνων, ei" [tou"] aiwna" [twn] aiwnwn) in every other instance of αἰών in Revelation, twelve passages in all (1:18; 4:9, 10; 5:13; 7:12; 10:6; 11:15; 14:11; 15:7; 19:3; 20:10; 22:5). Thus, on the one hand, the style of the author is consistent, while on the other hand, the scribes may have been familiar with such a stylistic feature, causing them to add the words here. The issues are more complex than can be presented here; the longer reading, however, is probably original (the shorter reading arising from accidental omission of the genitive phrase due to similarity with the preceding words).

⁵ tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.”

⁶ tn Grk “keeps.” In a context that speaks of “holding on to what you have,” the idea here is one of continued faithful behavior (BDAG 1002 s.v. τηρέω 3 has “ὁ τηρῶν τὰ ἔργα μου the one who takes my deeds to heart Rv 2:26”).

⁷ tn Or “over the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the implied contrast.

⁹ tn The words “to prevail” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

¹⁰ tn Grk “found.”

¹¹ tn Grk “for them”; the referent (the dragon and his angels, v. 7) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

¹³ tn This verb and the next two verbs are hortatory subjunctives (giving exhortations).

¹⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹⁵ tn Or “be anything accursed” (L&N 33.474).

¹⁶ tn Grk “in it”; the referent (the city, the new Jerusalem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁷ tn Grk “city, and his.” Although this is a continuation of the previous sentence in Greek, a new sentence was started here in the translation because of the introduction of the Lamb’s followers.

¹⁸ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

¹⁹ tn Or “will serve.”