Revelation 14:11-12

14:11 And the smoke from their ¹  torture will go up ²  forever and ever, and those who worship the beast and his image will have ³  no rest day or night, along with ⁴  anyone who receives the mark of his name.” 14:12 This requires ⁵  the steadfast endurance ⁶  of the saints – those who obey ⁷  God’s commandments and hold to ⁸  their faith in Jesus. ⁹ 

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¹ tn The Greek pronoun is plural here even though the verbs in the previous verse are singular.

² tn The present tense ἀναβαίνει (anabainei) has been translated as a futuristic present (ExSyn 535-36). This is also consistent with the future passive βασανισθήσεται (basanisqhsetai) in v. 10.

³ tn The present tense ἔχουσιν (ecousin) has been translated as a futuristic present to keep the English tense consistent with the previous verb (see note on “will go up” earlier in this verse).

⁴ tn Grk “and.”

⁵ tn Grk “Here is.”

⁶ tn Or “the perseverance.”

⁷ tn Grk “who keep.”

⁸ tn The words “hold to” are implied as a repetition of the participle translated “keep” (οἱ τηροῦντες, Joi throunte").

⁹ tn Grk “faith of Jesus.” The construction may mean either “faith in Jesus” or “faithful to Jesus.” Either translation implies that ᾿Ιησοῦ (Ihsou) is to be taken as an objective genitive; the difference is more lexical than grammatical because πίστις (pistis) can mean either “faith” or “faithfulness.”