Revelation 9:4

9:4 They ¹  were told ²  not to damage the grass of the earth, or any green plant or tree, but only those people ³  who did not have the seal of God on their ⁴  forehead.

Revelation 6:8

6:8 So ⁵  I looked ⁶  and here came ⁷  a pale green ⁸  horse! The ⁹  name of the one who rode it ¹⁰  was Death, and Hades followed right behind. ¹¹  They ¹²  were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill its population with the sword, ¹³  famine, and disease, ¹⁴  and by the wild animals of the earth.

Revelation 8:7

8:7 The ¹⁵  first angel blew his trumpet, and there was hail and fire mixed with blood, and it was thrown at the earth so that ¹⁶  a third of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn The dative indirect object (αὐταῖς, autais) was converted into the subject (“they”) as this more closely approximates English usage. The following ἵ῞να (Jina) is taken as substantival, introducing a direct object clause. In this case, because it is reported speech, the ἵνα is similar to the declarative ὅτι (Joti).

³ tn Grk “men”; but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense here of both men and women.

⁴ tn The article τῶν (twn) has been translated as a possessive pronoun here (ExSyn 215).

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the summons by the fourth creature.

⁶ tc The reading “and I looked” (καὶ εἶδον, kai eidon) or some slight variation (e.g., ἶδον, idon) has excellent ms support ({א A C P 1611}) and its omission seems to have come through the mss that have already placed “and look” (καὶ ἴδε or καὶ βλέπε [kai ide or kai blepe]) after the verb “come” (ἔρχου, ercou) in 6:1. Thus, for these copyists it was redundant to add “and I looked” again.

⁷ tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).

⁸ tn A sickly pallor, when referring to persons, or the green color of plants. BDAG 1085 s.v. χλωρός 2 states, “pale, greenish gray…as the color of a pers. in sickness contrasted with appearance in health…so the horse ridden by Death…ἵππος χλωρός Rv 6:8.” Because the color of the horse is symbolic, “pale green” is used in the translation. Cf. NIV, NCV “pale”; NASB “ashen.”

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

¹⁰ tn Grk “the one sitting on it.”

¹¹ tn Grk “And Hades was following with him.” The Greek expression μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ (met’ autou, “with him”) is Semitic and indicates close proximity. The translation “followed right behind” reflects this.

¹² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹⁴ tn Grk “with death.” θάνατος (qanatos) can in particular contexts refer to a manner of death, specifically a contagious disease (see BDAG 443 s.v. 3; L&N 23.158).

¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

¹⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so that” because what follows has the logical force of a result clause.