Discovery BoxRevelation 5:6 
Context5:6 Then 1 I saw standing in the middle of the throne 2 and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed. 3 He had 4 seven horns and seven eyes, which 5 are the seven 6 spirits of God 7 sent out into all the earth.
Revelation 5:13
Context5:13 Then 8 I heard every creature – in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them – singing: 9
“To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb
be praise, honor, glory, and ruling power 10 forever and ever!”
Revelation 6:6
Context6:6 Then 11 I heard something like a voice from among the four living creatures saying, “A quart 12 of wheat will cost a day’s pay 13 and three quarts of barley will cost a day’s pay. But 14 do not damage the olive oil and the wine!”
Revelation 7:14
Context7:14 So 15 I said to him, “My lord, you know the answer.” 16 Then 17 he said to me, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They 18 have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb!
Revelation 8:12-13
Context8:12 Then 19 the fourth angel blew his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, and a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third of them were darkened. And there was no light for a third of the day 20 and for a third of the night likewise. 8:13 Then 21 I looked, and I heard an 22 eagle 23 flying directly overhead, 24 proclaiming with a loud voice, “Woe! Woe! Woe to those who live on the earth because of the remaining sounds of the trumpets of the three angels who are about to blow them!” 25
Revelation 12:4
Context12:4 Now 26 the dragon’s 27 tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth. Then 28 the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born.
Revelation 12:10
Context12:10 Then 29 I heard a loud voice in heaven saying,
“The salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God,
and the ruling authority 30 of his Christ, 31 have now come,
because the accuser of our brothers and sisters, 32
the one who accuses them day and night 33 before our God,
has been thrown down.
Revelation 14:13
Context14:13 Then 34 I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this:
‘Blessed are the dead,
those who die in the Lord from this moment on!’”
“Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they can rest from their hard work, 35 because their deeds will follow them.” 36
Revelation 14:15
Context14:15 Then 37 another angel came out of the temple, shouting in a loud voice to the one seated on the cloud, “Use 38 your sickle and start to reap, 39 because the time to reap has come, since the earth’s harvest is ripe!”
Revelation 15:2
Context15:2 Then 40 I saw something like a sea of glass 41 mixed with fire, and those who had conquered 42 the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing 43 by 44 the sea of glass, holding harps given to them by God. 45
Revelation 17:8
Context17:8 The beast you saw was, and is not, but is about to come up from the abyss 46 and then go to destruction. The 47 inhabitants of the earth – all those whose names have not been written in the book of life since the foundation of the world – will be astounded when they see that 48 the beast was, and is not, but is to come.
Revelation 18:21
Context18:21 Then 49 one powerful angel picked up a stone like a huge millstone, threw it into the sea, and said,
“With this kind of sudden violent force 50
Babylon the great city will be thrown down 51
and it will never be found again!
Revelation 20:3
Context20:3 The angel 52 then 53 threw him into the abyss and locked 54 and sealed it so that he could not deceive the nations until the one thousand years were finished. (After these things he must be released for a brief period of time.)
Revelation 20:12
Context20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then 55 books were opened, and another book was opened – the book of life. 56 So 57 the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds. 58
Revelation 20:4
Context20:4 Then 59 I saw thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge. 60 I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. These 61 had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. They 62 came to life 63 and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
2 tn Perhaps, “in the middle of the throne area” (see L&N 83.10).
3 tn Or “slaughtered”; traditionally, “slain.” The phrase behind this translation is ὡς ἐσφαγμένον (Jw" ejsfagmenon). The particle ὡς is used in Greek generally for comparison, and in Revelation it is used often to describe the appearance of what the author saw. This phrase does not imply that the Lamb “appeared to have been killed” but in reality was not, because the wider context of the NT shows that in fact the Lamb, i.e., Jesus, was killed. See 13:3 for the only other occurrence of this phrase in the NT.
4 tn Grk “killed, having.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “he.”
5 sn The relative pronoun which is masculine, referring back to the eyes rather than to the horns.
6 tc There is good ms evidence for the inclusion of “seven” (ἑπτά, Jepta; Ì24 א 2053 2351 ÏK). There is equally good ms support for the omission of the term (A 1006 1611 ÏA pc). It may have been accidentally added due to its repeated presence in the immediately preceding phrases, or it may have been intentionally added to maintain the symmetry of the phrases or more likely to harmonize the phrase with 1:4; 3:1; 4:5. Or it may have been accidentally deleted by way of homoioteleuton (τὰ ἑπτά, ta Jepta). A decision is difficult in this instance. NA27 also does not find the problem easy to solve, placing the word in brackets to indicate doubts as to its authenticity.
7 sn See the note on the phrase the seven spirits of God in Rev 4:5.
8 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
9 tn Grk “saying.”
10 tn Or “dominion.”
11 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
12 tn BDAG 1086 s.v. χοῖνιξ states, “a dry measure, oft. used for grain, approximately equivalent to one quart or one liter, quart. A χ.of grain was a daily ration for one pers.…Rv 6:6ab.”
13 tn Grk “a quart of wheat for a denarius.” A denarius was one day’s pay for an average worker. The words “will cost” are used to indicate the genitive of price or value; otherwise the English reader could understand the phrase to mean “a quart of wheat to be given as a day’s pay.”
14 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
15 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the previous question.
16 tn Though the expression “the answer” is not in the Greek text, it is clearly implied. Direct objects in Greek were frequently omitted when clear from the context.
17 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
18 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
19 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
20 tn Grk “the day did not shine [with respect to] the third of it.”
21 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
22 tn Grk “one eagle.”
23 tc ÏA reads “angel” (ἀγγέλου, angelou) instead of “eagle” (ἀετοῦ, aetou), a reading strongly supported by {א A 046 ÏK and several versions}. On external grounds, ἀετοῦ is clearly the superior reading. ἀγγέλου could have arisen inadvertently due to similarities in spelling or sound between ἀετοῦ and ἀγγέλου. It may also have been intentional in order to bring this statement in line with 14:6 where an angel is mentioned as the one flying in midair. This seems a more likely reason, strengthened by the facts that the book only mentions eagles two other times (4:7; 12:14). Further, the immediate as well as broad context is replete with references to angels.
24 tn Concerning the word μεσουράνημα (mesouranhma), L&N 1.10 states, “a point or region of the sky directly above the earth – ‘high in the sky, midpoint in the sky, directly overhead, straight above in the sky.’ εἶδον, καὶ ἤκουσα ἑνὸς ἁετοῦ πετομένου ἐν μεσουρανήματι ‘I looked, and I heard an eagle that was flying overhead in the sky’ Re 8:13.”
25 tn Grk “about to sound their trumpets,” but this is redundant in English.
26 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate that this remark is virtually parenthetical.
27 tn Grk “its”; the referent (the dragon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
28 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
29 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
30 tn Or “the right of his Messiah to rule.” See L&N 37.35.
31 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
32 tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited). The translation “fellow believer” would normally apply (L&N 11.23), but since the speaker(s) are not specified in this context, it is not clear if such a translation would be appropriate here. The more generic “brothers and sisters” was chosen to emphasize the fact of a relationship without specifying its type.
33 tn Or “who accuses them continually.”
34 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
35 tn Or “from their trouble” (L&N 22.7).
36 tn Grk “their deeds will follow with them.”
37 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
38 tn Grk “Send out.”
39 tn The aorist θέρισον (qerison) has been translated ingressively.
40 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
41 sn See Rev 4:6 where the sea of glass was mentioned previously.
42 tn Or “had been victorious over”; traditionally, “had overcome.”
43 tn Grk “of his name, standing.” A new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the words “They were.”
44 tn Or “on.” The preposition ἐπί (epi) with the accusative case could mean “on, at, by, near”; given the nature of this scene appearing in a vision, it is difficult to know precisely which the author of Revelation intended. See BDAG 363 s.v. ἐπί 1.c.γ, “At, by, near someone or someth.”
45 tn Grk “harps of God.” The phrase τοῦ θεοῦ (tou qeou) has been translated as a genitive of agency.
46 tn On this term BDAG 2 s.v. ἄβυσσος 2 states, “netherworld, abyss, esp. the abode of the dead Ro 10:7 (Ps 106:26) and of demons Lk 8:31; dungeon where the devil is kept Rv 20:3; abode of the θηρίον, the Antichrist 11:7; 17:8; of ᾿Αβαδδών (q.v.), the angel of the underworld 9:11…φρέαρ τῆς ἀ. 9:1f; capable of being sealed 9:1; 20:1, 3.”
47 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
48 tn Some translations take the ὅτι (Joti) here as causal: “because he was, and is not, but is to come” (so NIV, NRSV), but it is much more likely that the subject of the ὅτι clause has been assimilated into the main clause: “when they see the beast, that he was…” = “when they see that the beast was” (so BDAG 732 s.v. ὅτι 1.f, where Rev 17:8 is listed).
49 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
50 tn On ὅρμημα ({ormhma) BDAG 724 s.v. states, “violent rush, onset ὁρμήματι βληθήσεται Βαβυλών Babylon will be thrown down with violence Rv 18:21.” L&N 68.82 refers to the suddenness of the force or violence.
51 sn Thrown down is a play on both the words and the action. The angel’s action with the stone illustrates the kind of sudden violent force with which the city will be overthrown.
52 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel introduced in v. 1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
53 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
54 tn Or “and shut.” While the lexical force of the term is closer to “shut,” it is acceptable to render the verb ἔκλεισεν (ekleisen) as “locked” here in view of the mention of the key in the previous verse.
55 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
56 tn Grk “another book was opened, which is of life.”
57 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the books being opened.
58 tn Grk “from the things written in the books according to their works.”
59 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
60 tn Grk “I saw thrones, and those seated on them, and judgment was given to them.” BDAG 567 s.v. κρίμα 3 says, “judging, judgment, the κρίμα ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς authority to judge was given to them Rv 20:4.”
61 tn Grk “God, and who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “these” as subject.
62 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
63 tn On the use of the aorist ἔζησαν (ezhsan) BDAG 425 s.v. ζάω 1.a.β says, “of dead persons who return to life become alive again: of humans in general (3 Km 17:23) Mt 9:18; Ac 9:41; 20:12; Rv 20:4, 5.”
