Revelation 9:3

9:3 Then ¹  out of the smoke came locusts onto the earth, and they were given power ²  like that of the scorpions of the earth.

Revelation 12:13

12:13 Now ³  when the dragon realized ⁴  that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child.

Revelation 13:5

13:5 The beast ⁵  was given a mouth speaking proud words ⁶  and blasphemies, and he was permitted ⁷  to exercise ruling authority ⁸  for forty-two months.

Revelation 13:7

13:7 The beast ⁹  was permitted to go to war against the saints and conquer them. ¹⁰  He was given ruling authority ¹¹  over every tribe, people, ¹²  language, and nation,

Revelation 16:6

16:6 because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets,

so ¹³  you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!” ¹⁴ 

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

² tn See BDAG 352 s.v. ἐξουσία 2, “potential or resource to command, control, or govern, capability, might, power.”

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” because the clause it introduces is clearly resumptive.

⁴ tn Grk “saw.”

⁵ tn Grk “and there was given to him.” Here the passive construction has been simplified, the referent (the beast) has been specified for clarity, and καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁶ tn For the translation “proud words” (Grk “great things” or “important things”) see BDAG 624 s.v. μέγας 4.b.

⁷ tn Grk “to it was granted.”

⁸ tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.

⁹ tn Grk “and it was given to him to go to war.” Here the passive construction has been simplified, the referent (the beast) has been specified for clarity, and καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹⁰ tc Many mss omit the phrase “it was given to make war with the saints and to overcome them” (Ì⁴⁷ A C 2053 Ï^A sa). It is, however, found in Ì^115vid א 051 1006 (1611) 1841 (1854) 2329 2344 2351 (Ï^K) lat sy^ph,(h) bo. Although the ms evidence is somewhat in favor of the shorter reading, the support of ̹¹⁵ (a recently-discovered ms) for the longer reading balances things out. Normally, the shorter reading should be given preference. However, in an instance in which homoioteleuton could play a role, caution must be exercised. In this passage, accidental omission is quite likely. That this could have happened seems apparent from the two occurrences of the identical phrase “and it was given to him” (καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ, kai edoqh autw) in v. 7. The scribe’s eye skipped over the first καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ and went to the second, hence creating an accidental omission of eleven words.

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

¹² tn Grk “and people,” but καί (kai) has not been translated here or before the following term since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate that this judgment is the result of what these wicked people did to the saints and prophets.

¹⁴ tn Grk “They are worthy”; i.e., of this kind of punishment. By extension, “they got what they deserve.”