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Revelation 6:10-12
New English Translation
Revelation 6:10-12
New English Translation
10 They[a] cried out with a loud voice,[b] “How long,[c] Sovereign Master,[d] holy and true, before you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?” 11 Each[e] of them was given a long white robe and they were told to rest for a little longer, until the full number was reached[f] of both their fellow servants[g] and their brothers who were going to be killed just as they had been.
12 Then[h] I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge[i] earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair,[j] and the full moon became blood red;[k]
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- Revelation 6:10 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Revelation 6:10 tn Grk “voice, saying”; the participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated here.
- Revelation 6:10 tn The expression ἕως πότε (eōs pote) was translated “how long.” Cf. BDAG 423 s.v. ἕως 1.b.γ.
- Revelation 6:10 tn The Greek term here is δεσπότης (despotēs; see L&N 37.63).
- Revelation 6:11 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Revelation 6:11 tn Grk “until they had been completed.” The idea of a certain “number” of people is implied by the subject of πληρωθῶσιν (plērōthōsin).
- Revelation 6:11 tn Though σύνδουλος (sundoulos) has been translated “fellow servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.
- Revelation 6:12 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
- Revelation 6:12 tn Or “powerful”; Grk “a great.”
- Revelation 6:12 tn Or “like hairy sackcloth” (L&N 8.13).
- Revelation 6:12 tn Grk “like blood,” understanding αἷμα (aima) as a blood-red color rather than actual blood (L&N 8.64).
Revelation 6:10-12
New International Version
Revelation 6:10-12
New International Version
10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long,(A) Sovereign Lord,(B) holy and true,(C) until you judge the inhabitants of the earth(D) and avenge our blood?”(E) 11 Then each of them was given a white robe,(F) and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters,[a] were killed just as they had been.(G)
12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake.(H) The sun turned black(I) like sackcloth(J) made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,
Footnotes
- Revelation 6:11 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 12:10; 19:10.
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