4:9 And whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, 4 and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever,
19:7 Let us rejoice 5 and exult
and give him glory,
because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready.
1 tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.”
2 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”).
3 tn Or “over the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).
4 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
5 tn This verb and the next two verbs are hortatory subjunctives (giving exhortations).