Wahyu 17:15

17:15 Then ¹  the angel ²  said to me, “The waters you saw (where the prostitute is seated) are peoples, multitudes, ³  nations, and languages.

Wahyu 19:2

19:2 because his judgments are true and just. ⁴ 

For he has judged ⁵  the great prostitute

who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality,

and has avenged the blood of his servants ⁶  poured out by her own hands!” ⁷ 

Wahyu 21:2

21:2 And I saw the holy city – the new Jerusalem – descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.

[17:15]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[17:15]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[17:15]  ³ tn Grk “and multitudes,” but καί (kai) has not been translated here and before the following term since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[19:2]  ⁴ tn Compare the similar phrase in Rev 16:7.

[19:2]  ⁵ tn Or “has punished.” See BDAG 568 s.v. κρίνω 5.b.α, describing the OT background which involves both the vindication of the innocent and the punishment of the guilty.

[19:2]  ⁶ tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

[19:2]  ⁷ tn Grk “from her hand” (referring to her responsibility in causing the blood of God’s followers to be shed).