Discovery BoxRevelation 10:8 
Context10:8 Then 1 the voice I had heard from heaven began to speak 2 to me 3 again, 4 “Go and take the open 5 scroll in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.”
Revelation 13:15
Context13:15 The second beast 6 was empowered 7 to give life 8 to the image of the first beast 9 so that it could speak, and could cause all those who did not worship the image of the beast to be killed.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
2 tn The participle λαλοῦσαν (lalousan) has been translated as “began to speak.” The use of πάλιν (palin) indicates an ingressive idea.
3 tn Grk “with me.” The translation “with me” implies that John was engaged in a dialogue with the one speaking to him (e.g., Jesus or an angel) when in reality it was a one-sided conversation, with John doing all the listening. For this reason, μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ (met’ emou, “with me”) was translated as “to me.”
4 tn Grk “again, saying.” The participle λέγουσαν (legousan) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
5 tn The perfect passive participle ἠνεῳγμένον (hnewgmenon) is in second attributive position and has been translated as an attributive adjective.
6 tn Grk “it”; the referent (the second beast) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Grk “it was given [permitted] to it [the second beast].”
8 tn Grk “breath,” but in context the point is that the image of the first beast is made to come to life and speak.
9 tn Grk “of the beast”; the word “first” has been supplied to specify the referent.
