Wahyu 13:15

13:15 The second beast ¹  was empowered ²  to give life ³  to the image of the first beast ⁴  so that it could speak, and could cause all those who did not worship the image of the beast to be killed.

Wahyu 16:11

16:11 They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their sufferings ⁵  and because of their sores, ⁶  but nevertheless ⁷  they still refused to repent ⁸  of their deeds.

[13:15]  ¹ tn Grk “it”; the referent (the second beast) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:15]  ² tn Grk “it was given [permitted] to it [the second beast].”

[13:15]  ³ tn Grk “breath,” but in context the point is that the image of the first beast is made to come to life and speak.

[13:15]  ⁴ tn Grk “of the beast”; the word “first” has been supplied to specify the referent.

[16:11]  ⁵ tn Grk “pains” (the same term in Greek [πόνος, ponos] as the last word in v. 11, here translated “sufferings” because it is plural). BDAG 852 s.v. 2 states, “ἐκ τοῦ π. in pain…Rv 16:10; pl. (Gen 41:51; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 146; Test. Jud. 18:4) ἐκ τῶν π. …because of their sufferings vs. 11.”

[16:11]  ⁶ tn Or “ulcerated sores” (see 16:2).

[16:11]  ⁷ tn Grk “and they did not repent.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but nevertheless” to express the contrast here.

[16:11]  ⁸ tn Grk “they did not repent” The addition of “still refused” reflects the hardness of people’s hearts in the context.