Discovery BoxRevelation 2:22-23 
Context2:22 Look! I am throwing her onto a bed of violent illness, 1 and those who commit adultery with her into terrible suffering, 2 unless they repent of her deeds. 2:23 Furthermore, I will strike her followers 3 with a deadly disease, 4 and then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will repay 5 each one of you 6 what your deeds deserve. 7
1 tn Grk “onto a bed,” in this context an idiom for severe illness (L&N 23.152).
2 tn Or “into great distress.” The suffering here is not specified as physical or emotional, and could involve persecution.
3 tn Grk “her children,” but in this context a reference to this woman’s followers or disciples is more likely meant.
4 tn Grk “I will kill 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).
5 tn Grk “I will give.” The sense of δίδωμι (didwmi) in this context is more “repay” than “give.”
6 sn This pronoun and the following one are plural in the Greek text.
7 tn Grk “each one of you according to your works.”
