Revelation 12:10
ContextNETBible | Then 1 I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “The salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the ruling authority 2 of his Christ, 3 have now come, because the accuser of our brothers and sisters, 4 the one who accuses them day and night 5 before our God, has been thrown down. |
XREF | 1Ch 29:11; Job 1:9; Job 2:5; Ps 2:8-12; Ps 22:28; Ps 45:6; Ps 110:5,6; Ps 145:11-13; Da 2:44; Zec 3:1,2; Mt 6:10; Mt 26:64; Mt 28:18; Lu 11:2; Lu 22:31; 1Co 5:4; 2Co 12:9; Tit 2:3; Re 2:26; Re 11:15; Re 19:1-7 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision. 2 tn Or “the right of his Messiah to rule.” See L&N 37.35. 3 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.” 4 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. 5 tn Or “who accuses them continually.” |