Revelation 16:2

So ¹  the first angel ²  went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Then ³  ugly and painful sores ⁴  appeared on the people ⁵  who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.

Ex 9:8-11; De 7:15; De 28:27; 1Sa 5:6,9; 2Ch 21:15,18; Job 2:7,8; Ps 78:26; Isa 1:5,6; Isa 3:17,24; Lu 16:20-22; Ac 12:23; Re 8:7; Re 13:15-18; Re 14:16

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the directions given by the voice from the temple.

² tn Grk “the first”; the referent (the first angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

⁴ tn Or “ulcerated sores”; the term in the Greek text is singular but is probably best understood as a collective singular.

⁵ tn Grk ‘the men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") and refers to both men and women.