Wahyu 2:4

2:4 But I have this against you: You have departed ¹  from your first love!

Wahyu 5:6

5:6 Then ²  I saw standing in the middle of the throne ³  and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed. ⁴  He had ⁵  seven horns and seven eyes, which ⁶  are the seven ⁷  spirits of God ⁸  sent out into all the earth.

Wahyu 14:5

14:5 and no lie was found on their lips; ⁹  they ¹⁰  are blameless.

Wahyu 19:20

19:20 Now ¹¹  the beast was seized, and along with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf ¹²  – signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur. ¹³ 

[2:4]  ¹ tn The Greek word translated “departed from” (ἀφίημι, afihmi; L&N 15.48) can actually be used of divorce (L&N 34.78), so the imagery here is very strong.

[5:6]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[5:6]  ³ tn Perhaps, “in the middle of the throne area” (see L&N 83.10).

[5:6]  ⁴ tn Or “slaughtered”; traditionally, “slain.” The phrase behind this translation is ὡς ἐσφαγμένον (Jw" ejsfagmenon). The particle ὡς is used in Greek generally for comparison, and in Revelation it is used often to describe the appearance of what the author saw. This phrase does not imply that the Lamb “appeared to have been killed” but in reality was not, because the wider context of the NT shows that in fact the Lamb, i.e., Jesus, was killed. See 13:3 for the only other occurrence of this phrase in the NT.

[5:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “killed, 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.”

[5:6]  ⁶ sn The relative pronoun which is masculine, referring back to the eyes rather than to the horns.

[5:6]  ⁷ tc There is good ms evidence for the inclusion of “seven” (ἑπτά, Jepta; ̲⁴ א 2053 2351 Ï^K). There is equally good ms support for the omission of the term (A 1006 1611 Ï^A pc). It may have been accidentally added due to its repeated presence in the immediately preceding phrases, or it may have been intentionally added to maintain the symmetry of the phrases or more likely to harmonize the phrase with 1:4; 3:1; 4:5. Or it may have been accidentally deleted by way of homoioteleuton (τὰ ἑπτά, ta Jepta). A decision is difficult in this instance. NA²⁷ also does not find the problem easy to solve, placing the word in brackets to indicate doubts as to its authenticity.

[5:6]  ⁸ sn See the note on the phrase the seven spirits of God in Rev 4:5.

[14:5]  ⁹ tn Grk “in their mouth was not found a lie.”

[14:5]  ¹⁰ tc Several mss (Ì⁴⁷ א 1 1006 1611 2351 Ï^K pc) have the conjunction “for” (γάρ, gar) here so that the phrase reads: “for they are blameless.” Other important mss (A C P 1854 2053 al lat) lack the word. The shorter reading is to be preferred since the scribes were more likely to make the connection explicit through the addition of “for” than they would have been to omit the conjunction. As it is, the passage without the conjunction makes good sense and evokes a very somber tone.

[19:20]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of an unexpected development in the account: The opposing armies do not come together in battle; rather the leader of one side is captured.

[19:20]  ¹² 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.”

[19:20]  ¹³ tn Traditionally, “brimstone.”