Revelation 2:28
Context2:28 just as I have received the right to rule 1 from my Father – and I will give him the morning star. 2
Revelation 3:16
Context3:16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going 3 to vomit 4 you out of my mouth!
Revelation 11:3
Context11:3 And I will grant my two witnesses authority 5 to prophesy for 1,260 days, dressed in sackcloth.
Revelation 21:7
Context21:7 The one who conquers 6 will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
1 tn What has been received is not specified in the Greek text, but must be supplied from the context. In the light of the two immediately preceding verses about rulership or dominion, it seems that the implied direct object of δώσω (dwsw) is “the right to rule” (i.e., ἔχειν ἐξουσίαν ποιμάνειν, ecein exousian poimanein), although many modern translations supply the word “authority” here (so NAB, NRSV, NLT).
2 tn On this expression BDAG 892 s.v. πρωϊνός states, “early, belonging to the morning ὁ ἀστὴρ ὁ πρ. the morning star, Venus Rv 2:28; 22:16.”
3 tn Or “I intend.”
4 tn This is the literal meaning of the Greek verb ἐμέω (emew). It is usually translated with a much weaker term like “spit out” due to the unpleasant connotations of the English verb “vomit,” as noted by L&N 23.44. The situation confronting the Laodicean church is a dire one, however, and such a term is necessary if the modern reader is to understand the gravity of the situation.
5 tn The word “authority” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. “Power” would be another alternative that could be supplied here.
6 tn Or “who is victorious”; traditionally, “who overcomes.”