Revelation 2:17

2:17 The one who has an ear had better hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, ¹  I will give him some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white ²  stone, ³  and on that stone will be written a new name that no one can understand ⁴  except the one who receives it.’

Revelation 2:24

2:24 But to the rest of you in Thyatira, all who do not hold to this teaching ⁵  (who have not learned the so-called “deep secrets ⁶  of Satan”), to you I say: I do not put any additional burden on you.

Revelation 3:12

3:12 The one who conquers ⁷  I will make ⁸  a pillar in the temple of my God, and he will never depart from it. I ⁹  will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from my God), ¹⁰  and my new name as well.

Revelation 8:13

8:13 Then ¹¹  I looked, and I heard an ¹²  eagle ¹³  flying directly overhead, ¹⁴  proclaiming with a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who live on the earth because of the remaining sounds of the trumpets of the three angels who are about to blow them!” ¹⁵ 

Revelation 19:10

19:10 So ¹⁶  I threw myself down ¹⁷  at his feet to worship him, but ¹⁸  he said, “Do not do this! ¹⁹  I am only ²⁰  a fellow servant ²¹  with you and your brothers ²²  who hold to the testimony about ²³  Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

Revelation 21:6

21:6 He also said to me, “It is done! ²⁴  I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the one who is thirsty I will give water ²⁵  free of charge ²⁶  from the spring of the water of life.

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¹ tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.” The pendent dative is allowed to stand in the English translation because it is characteristic of the author’s style in Revelation.

² tn Or “bright.” The Greek term λευκός (leukos) can refer either to the color white (traditional here) or to an object that is bright or shining, either from itself or from an outside source of illumination (L&N 14.50; 79.27).

³ tn On the interpretation of the stone, L&N 2.27 states, “A number of different suggestions have been made as to the reference of ψῆφος in this context. Some scholars believe that the white ψῆφος indicates a vote of acquittal in court. Others contend that it is simply a magical amulet; still others, a token of Roman hospitality; and finally, some have suggested that it may represent a ticket to the gladiatorial games, that is to say, to martyrdom. The context, however, suggests clearly that this is something to be prized and a type of reward for those who have ‘won the victory.’”

⁴ tn Or “know”; for the meaning “understand” see L&N 32.4.

⁵ sn That is, the teaching of Jezebel (v. 20).

⁶ tn Grk “deep things.” For the translation “deep secrets” see L&N 28.76; cf. NAB, NIV, CEV.

⁷ tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.”

⁸ tn Grk “I will make him,” but the pronoun (αὐτόν, auton, “him”) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated here.

⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹⁰ sn This description of the city of my God is parenthetical, explaining further the previous phrase and interrupting the list of “new names” given here.

¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

¹² tn Grk “one eagle.”

¹³ tc Ï^A reads “angel” (ἀγγέλου, angelou) instead of “eagle” (ἀετοῦ, aetou), a reading strongly supported by {א A 046 Ï^K and several versions}. On external grounds, ἀετοῦ is clearly the superior reading. ἀγγέλου could have arisen inadvertently due to similarities in spelling or sound between ἀετοῦ and ἀγγέλου. It may also have been intentional in order to bring this statement in line with 14:6 where an angel is mentioned as the one flying in midair. This seems a more likely reason, strengthened by the facts that the book only mentions eagles two other times (4:7; 12:14). Further, the immediate as well as broad context is replete with references to angels.

¹⁴ tn Concerning the word μεσουράνημα (mesouranhma), L&N 1.10 states, “a point or region of the sky directly above the earth – ‘high in the sky, midpoint in the sky, directly overhead, straight above in the sky.’ εἶδον, καὶ ἤκουσα ἑνὸς ἁετοῦ πετομένου ἐν μεσουρανήματι ‘I looked, and I heard an eagle that was flying overhead in the sky’ Re 8:13.”

¹⁵ tn Grk “about to sound their trumpets,” but this is redundant in English.

¹⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the angel’s announcement.

¹⁷ tn Grk “I fell down at his feet.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”

¹⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

¹⁹ tn On the elliptical expression ὅρα μή (Jora mh) BDAG 720 s.v. ὁράω B.2 states: “Elliptically…ὅρα μή (sc. ποιήσῃς) watch out! don’t do that! Rv 19:10; 22:9.”

²⁰ tn The lowliness of a slave is emphasized in the Greek text with the emphatic position of σύνδουλος (sundoulo"). The use of “only” helps to bring this nuance out in English.

²¹ tn Grk “fellow slave.” See the note on the word “servants” in v. 2.

²² tn The Greek term “brother” literally refers to family relationships, but here it is used in a broader sense to connote familial relationships within the family of God (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.a).

²³ tn The genitive ᾿Ιησοῦ (Ihsou) has been translated as an objective genitive here. A subjective genitive, also possible, would produce the meaning “who hold to what Jesus testifies.”

²⁴ tn Or “It has happened.”

²⁵ tn The word “water” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

²⁶ tn Or “as a free gift” (see L&N 57.85).