Discovery BoxRevelation 21:9 
Context21:9 Then 1 one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and spoke to me, 2 saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb!”
Revelation 21:15
Context21:15 The angel 3 who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city and its foundation stones and wall.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
2 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.” See also v. 15.
3 tn Grk “the one”; the referent (the angel of v. 9) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
