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Revelation 16:2-4
New English Translation
Revelation 16:2-4
New English Translation
2 So[a] the first angel[b] went and poured out his bowl on the earth. Then[c] ugly and painful sores[d] appeared on the people[e] who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image.
3 Next,[f] the second angel[g] poured out his bowl on the sea and it turned into blood, like that of a corpse, and every living creature that was in the sea died.
4 Then[h] the third angel[i] poured out his bowl on the rivers and the springs of water, and they turned into blood.
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- Revelation 16:2 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the directions given by the voice from the temple.
- Revelation 16:2 tn Grk “the first”; the referent (the first angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Revelation 16:2 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
- Revelation 16:2 tn Or “ulcerated sores”; the term in the Greek text is singular but is probably best understood as a collective singular.
- Revelation 16:2 tn Grk ‘the men,” but this is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) and refers to both men and women.
- Revelation 16:3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “next” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
- Revelation 16:3 tn Grk “the second”; the referent (the second angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Revelation 16:4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
- Revelation 16:4 tn Grk “the third”; the referent (the third angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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