Wahyu 1:16

1:16 He held ¹  seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword extended out of his mouth. His ²  face shone like the sun shining at full strength.

Wahyu 10:4

10:4 When the seven thunders spoke, I was preparing to write, but ³  just then ⁴  I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders spoke and do not write it down.”

Wahyu 13:12

13:12 He ⁵  exercised all the ruling authority ⁶  of the first beast on his behalf, ⁷  and made the earth and those who inhabit it worship the first beast, the one whose lethal wound had been healed.

Wahyu 18:4

18:4 Then ⁸  I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, so you will not take part in her sins and so you will not receive her plagues,

[1:16]  ¹ tn Grk “and having.” In the Greek text this is a continuation of the previous sentence, but because contemporary English style employs much shorter sentences, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “he.”

[1:16]  ² tn This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[10:4]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[10:4]  ⁴ tn The words “just then” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[13:12]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[13:12]  ⁶ tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.

[13:12]  ⁷ tn For this meaning see BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνώπιον 4.b, “by the authority of, on behalf of Rv 13:12, 14; 19:20.”

[18:4]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.