Wahyu 1:19

1:19 Therefore write what you saw, what is, and what will be after these things. ¹ 

Wahyu 2:1

To the Church in Ephesus

2:1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus, ²  write the following: ³ 

“This is the solemn pronouncement of ⁴  the one who has a firm grasp on ⁵  the seven stars in his right hand ⁶  – the one who walks among the seven golden ⁷  lampstands:

Wahyu 10:4

10:4 When the seven thunders spoke, I was preparing to write, but ⁸  just then ⁹  I heard a voice from heaven say, “Seal up what the seven thunders spoke and do not write it down.”

Wahyu 14:13

14:13 Then ¹⁰  I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this:

‘Blessed are the dead,

those who die in the Lord from this moment on!’”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they can rest from their hard work, ¹¹  because their deeds will follow them.” ¹² 

Wahyu 19:9

19:9 Then ¹³  the angel ¹⁴  said to me, “Write the following: Blessed are those who are invited to the banquet at the wedding celebration of the Lamb!” He also said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

Wahyu 21:5

21:5 And the one seated on the throne said: “Look! I am making all things new!” Then ¹⁵  he said to me, “Write it down, ¹⁶  because these words are reliable ¹⁷  and true.”

[1:19]  ¹ tn Grk “Therefore write the things that you saw, and the things that are, and the things that will take place after these things.” Verse 19 could also be translated (taking καί…καί [kai…kai] as “both…and”): “Therefore write what you have seen, both what things currently are and what is going to happen after these things.” The structure of this verse is debated.

[2:1]  ² map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[2:1]  ³ tn The phrase “the following” after “write” is supplied to clarify that what follows is the content of what is to be written.

[2:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” The expression τάδε λέγει (tade legei) occurs eight times in the NT, seven of which are in Rev 2-3. “The pronoun is used to add solemnity to the prophetic utterance that follows. …In classical drama, it was used to introduce a new actor to the scene (Smyth, Greek Grammar, 307 [§1241]). But the τάδε λέγει formula in the NT derives from the OT, where it was used to introduce a prophetic utterance (BAGD, s.v. ὅδε, 1)” (ExSyn 328). Thus, the translation “this is the solemn pronouncement of” for τάδε λέγει is very much in keeping with the OT connotations of this expression.

[2:1]  sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. The LXX has the same Greek phrase (τάδε λέγει, tade legei) about 350 times, with nearly 320 of them having “the Lord” (Heb יהוה, Yahweh) as subject. That the author of Revelation would use such an expression seven times with the risen Christ as the speaker may well imply something of Christ’s sovereignty and deity. Cf. also Acts 21:11 in which the Holy Spirit is the speaker of this expression.

[2:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “holds,” but the term (i.e., κρατῶν, kratwn) with an accusative object, along with the context, argues for a sense of firmness. (Cf. ExSyn 132.)

[2:1]  ⁶ sn On seven stars in his right hand see 1:16.

[2:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “lampstands of gold” with the genitive τῶν χρυσῶν (twn cruswn) translated as an attributive genitive.

[10:4]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[10:4]  ⁹ tn The words “just then” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[14:13]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[14:13]  ¹¹ tn Or “from their trouble” (L&N 22.7).

[14:13]  ¹² tn Grk “their deeds will follow with them.”

[19:9]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[19:9]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:5]  ¹⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[21:5]  ¹⁶ tn The words “it down” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[21:5]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “faithful.”