Discovery BoxRevelation 12:12 
Context12:12 Therefore you heavens rejoice, and all who reside in them!
But 1 woe to the earth and the sea
because the devil has come down to you!
He 2 is filled with terrible anger,
for he knows that he only has a little time!”
Revelation 19:10
Context19:10 So 3 I threw myself down 4 at his feet to worship him, but 5 he said, “Do not do this! 6 I am only 7 a fellow servant 8 with you and your brothers 9 who hold to the testimony about 10 Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
1 tn The word “But” is not in the Greek text, but the contrast is clearly implied. This is a case of asyndeton (lack of a connective).
2 tn Grk “and is filled,” a continuation of the previous sentence. Because English tends to use shorter sentences (especially when exclamations are involved), a new sentence was started here in the translation.
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the angel’s announcement.
4 tn Grk “I fell down at his feet.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”
5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
6 tn On the elliptical expression ὅρα μή (Jora mh) BDAG 720 s.v. ὁράω B.2 states: “Elliptically…ὅρα μή (sc. ποιήσῃς) watch out! don’t do that! Rv 19:10; 22:9.”
7 tn The lowliness of a slave is emphasized in the Greek text with the emphatic position of σύνδουλος (sundoulo"). The use of “only” helps to bring this nuance out in English.
8 tn Grk “fellow slave.” See the note on the word “servants” in v. 2.
9 tn The Greek term “brother” literally refers to family relationships, but here it is used in a broader sense to connote familial relationships within the family of God (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.a).
10 tn The genitive ᾿Ιησοῦ (Ihsou) has been translated as an objective genitive here. A subjective genitive, also possible, would produce the meaning “who hold to what Jesus testifies.”
