Discovery BoxRevelation 15:2-3 
Context15:2 Then 1 I saw something like a sea of glass 2 mixed with fire, and those who had conquered 3 the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing 4 by 5 the sea of glass, holding harps given to them by God. 6 15:3 They 7 sang the song of Moses the servant 8 of God and the song of the Lamb: 9
“Great and astounding are your deeds,
Lord God, the All-Powerful! 10
Just 11 and true are your ways,
King over the nations! 12
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
2 sn See Rev 4:6 where the sea of glass was mentioned previously.
3 tn Or “had been victorious over”; traditionally, “had overcome.”
4 tn Grk “of his name, standing.” A new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the words “They were.”
5 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.”
6 tn Grk “harps of God.” The phrase τοῦ θεοῦ (tou qeou) has been translated as a genitive of agency.
7 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
8 tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.
9 tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
10 tn On this word BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…(ὁ) κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ π. …Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22.”
11 tn Or “righteous,” although the context favors justice as the theme.
12 tc Certain
