Revelation 5:5

5:5 Then ¹  one of the elders said ²  to me, “Stop weeping! ³  Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; ⁴  thus he can open ⁵  the scroll and its seven seals.”

Revelation 15:8

15:8 and the temple was filled with smoke from God’s glory and from his power. Thus ⁶  no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues from the seven angels were completed.

Revelation 16:9

16:9 Thus ⁷  people ⁸  were scorched by the terrible heat, ⁹  yet ¹⁰  they blasphemed the name of God, who has ruling authority ¹¹  over these plagues, and they would not repent and give him glory.

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

² tn Grk “says” (a historical present).

³ tn The present imperative with μή (mh) is used here to command cessation of an action in progress (ExSyn 724 lists this verse as an example).

⁴ tn Or “has been victorious”; traditionally, “has overcome.”

⁵ tn The infinitive has been translated as an infinitive of result here.

⁶ tn Grk “power, and no one.” A new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “thus” to indicate the implied result of the temple being filled with smoke.

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “thus” to indicate the implied result of the bowl poured on the sun.

⁸ tn Grk “men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") and refers to both men and women.

⁹ tn On this phrase BDAG 536 s.v. καῦμα states, “burning, heat Rv 7:16…καυματίζεσθαι κ. μέγα be burned with a scorching heat 16:9.”

¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

¹¹ tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.