Revelation 10:8

10:8 Then ¹  the voice I had heard from heaven began to speak ²  to me ³  again, ⁴  “Go and take the open ⁵  scroll in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”

Revelation 13:15

13:15 The second beast ⁶  was empowered ⁷  to give life ⁸  to the image of the first beast ⁹  so that it could speak, and could cause all those who did not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

² tn The participle λαλοῦσαν (lalousan) has been translated as “began to speak.” The use of πάλιν (palin) indicates an ingressive idea.

³ 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.”

⁴ tn Grk “again, saying.” The participle λέγουσαν (legousan) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

⁵ tn The perfect passive participle ἠνεῳγμένον (hnewgmenon) is in second attributive position and has been translated as an attributive adjective.

⁶ tn Grk “it”; the referent (the second beast) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Grk “it was given [permitted] to it [the second beast].”

⁸ tn Grk “breath,” but in context the point is that the image of the first beast is made to come to life and speak.

⁹ tn Grk “of the beast”; the word “first” has been supplied to specify the referent.