Revelation 17:18

17:18 As for the woman you saw, she is the great city that has sovereignty over the kings of the earth.”

Revelation 18:5

18:5 because her sins have piled up all the way to heaven and God has remembered her crimes.

Revelation 19:16

19:16 He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh: “King of kings and Lord of lords.”


tn Grk “And.” Because this remark is somewhat resumptive in nature, “as for” is used in the translation.

tn On ἐκολλήθησαν (ekollhqhsan) BDAG 556 s.v. κολλάω 2.a.β states, “fig. cling to = come in close contact with (cp. Ps 21:16; 43:26 ἐκολλήθη εἰς γῆν ἡ γαστὴρ ἡμῶν. The act.=‘bring into contact’ PGM 5, 457 κολλήσας τ. λίθον τῷ ὠτίῳ) ἐκολλήθησαν αἱ ἁμαρτίαι ἄχρι τ. οὐρανοῦ the sins have touched the heaven = reached the sky (two exprs. are telescoped) Rv 18:5.”

tn Or “up to the sky” (the same Greek word means both “heaven” and “sky”).

tn That is, remembered her sins to execute judgment on them.

tn Or “her sins.”