¹tn Here kaiv (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
²tn Or “clothed.”
³tn Or “like fiery pillars,” translating purov" (puros) as an attributive genitive.
⁴tn Grk “and 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.”
⁵tn Here kaiv (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
⁶tn Here kaiv (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
⁷tn The words “just then” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
⁸tn Here kaiv (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
⁹tn On this phrase see BDAG 1092 s.v. crovno".
¹⁰tn Grk “But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel.”
¹¹tn The aorist ejtelevsqh (etelesqh) has been translated as a proleptic (futuristic) aorist (ExSyn 564 cites this verse as an example).
¹²tn The time of the action described by the aorist eujhggevlisen (euhngelisen) seems to be past with respect to the aorist passive ejtelevsqh (etelesqh). This does not require that the prophets in view here be OT prophets. They may actually refer to the martyrs in the church (so G. B. Caird, Revelation [HNTC], 129).
¹³tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.
¹⁴tn Here kaiv (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
¹⁵tn The participle lalou'san (lalousan) has been translated as “began to speak.” The use of pavlin (palin) indicates an ingressive idea.
¹⁶tn 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, met= ejmou' (met’ emou, “with me”) was translated as “to me.”
¹⁷tn Grk “again, saying.” The participle levgousan (legousan) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
¹⁸tn The perfect passive participle hjnew/gmevnon (hnewgmenon) is in second attributive position and has been translated as an attributive adjective.
¹⁹tn Here kaiv (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the voice.
²⁰tn Here kaiv (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
²¹tn The words “the scroll” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
²²tn Here kaiv (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
²³tn Here kaiv (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the angel.
²⁴tn Grk “it was.” The idea of taste is implied.
²⁵tn Here kaiv (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
²⁶tn Here kaiv (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
²⁷tn The referent of “they” is not clear in the Greek text.
²⁸tn Grk “and nations,” but kaiv (kai) has not been translated here or before the next item since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.