APOKALUYIS 1 - Prunchautou( kai ai` tricej( leukai w`sei15 erion( leukon w`j ciwn\ kai oi` ofqalmoi autou w`j flox puroj\ 15 kai oi` podej autou o`moioi calkolibanw( w`j en kaminw

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[Introduction]

1111)1 Apokaluyij Ihsou Cristou( h]n edwken autw o` Qeoj deixai toij douloij autoua] dei genesqai en tacei) Kai eshmanen( aposteilaj dia tou aggelou autou tw doulw autou Iwannh( 2 o]j emarturhsen ton logon tou Qeou( kai thn marturian Ihsou Cristouo`sa2 eiden( kai àtina eisin kai a] crh genesqai meta tauta)3 3 Makarioj ò anaginwskwn kai oì akouontej touj logouj thj profhteiaj( kai thrountej ta en auth gegrammena\ o` gar kairoj egguj)

4 Iwannhj( taij èpta ekklhsiaij taij en th AsiaÇ Carij ù̀min kai eirhnh apo4 ò wn kai o` h=n kai o` ercomenoj( kai apo twn e`pta Pneumatwn a[ estin5 enwpion tou qronou autou( 5 kai apo Ihsou Cristou ò martuj ò pistoj( ò prwtotokoj ek6 twn nekrwn( kai ò arcwn twn basilewn thj ghj)

Tw agaphsanti7 h`maj kai lousanti8 h`maj apo9 twn a`martiwn h`mwn en tw aìmati autou 6kai epoihsen h̀maj basileian(10 ièreij tw Qew kai Patri autouautw h` doxa kai to kratoj eij touj aiwnaj twn aiwnwn) Amhn)

7 Idou( ercetai meta twn nefelwn( kai oyetai auton paj ofqalmoj( kai oi`tinej auton exekenthsan) Kai koyontai epV auton pasai aì fulai thj ghj) Nai( amhn!

8 ~~Egw eimi to Alfa11 kai to WVV(12 legei Kurioj ò Qeoj(13 ~~~O wn kai o` h=n kai ò ercomenoj( ò Pantokratwr)VV

[John is commissioned]

1111)9 Egw Iwannhj( o`14 adelfoj ùmwn kai koinwnoj15 en th qliyei kai16 basileia kai ùpomonh en Cristw Ihsou(17 egenomhn en th nhsw th kaloumenh Patmw dia ton logon tou Qeou

1 Both the Text and the apparatus are the responsibility of Wilbur N. Pickering, ThM PhD, ©. I venture to affirm to the reader

that all original wording of Revelation is preserved in this edition, if not in the Text, at least in the apparatus. “Diminish not a word” Jeremiah 26:2 (see Deut. 4:2 and Luke 4:4, “every word” [as in 99.6% of the MSS]). The last note at the end of this book gives explanation about the apparatus.

2 osa rell || 1 te Mept TR 3 eiden kai atina eisin kai a $atina Md,e, - a Mg% crh genesqai meta tauta (- m)t) Mept) f35 Ma1/6,d,e,g CP || 1

Ma,b,e1/6,f,h,i ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (The long form has attestation from all three main lines of transmission—f35 is solid, as

are d-e and g; h goes with the bulk of the third line for the short form. eiden would be ‘He saw’, referring to Christ—compare 22:20—He is the one passing on the ‘revelation’; the whole book is what Jesus Christ is testifying, as an eye

witness; I assume that early copyists missed the point, applying eiden to John, but then they couldn’t make sense of the full text and so proceeded to omit the awkward parts.) [Since modern critics often reason like early copyists, I suspect that this variant at the outset of the book pre-disposed them against f35 (= Mc / Kr).]

4 apo f35 Md,e2/3,g,hpt P18ℵA,C,CP,NU || 1 qeou Ma,b,e1/3,fpt,hpt,i RP,HF,OC || 1 tou Mfpt TR (OC is in small print.) (I would say that qeou was added to help the reader make the correct association; see the next note.)

5 a estin f35 Md1/4,e,g,hpt,ipt CP,TR || 1 Ma,b,f,hpt,ipt P18C,RP,HF,OC,NU || twn Md ℵA (Render ‘the seven-fold Spirit that is’; apo o wn ) ) ) kai apo twn epta ) ) ) kai apo ihsou ) ) ) presumably refers to the Trinity, so ‘the seven-fold Spirit’ refers to the Holy Spirit—if the Godhead can be three in one, why may not the Holy Spirit be seven in one? The grammatical anomaly of a plural subject with a singular verb may have given rise to the other variants.)

6 ek f35 Md1/4,e CP,TR || --- Ma,b,d,e1/4,f,g,h,i P18ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU (The figure of death as a huge womb was too strong; by omitting the preposition the interpretation becomes ambiguous; ‘firstborn’ can receive the derived meaning of ‘boss’, or whatever. However, the point is precisely that Jesus Christ was the first one to be ‘born’ from that particular ‘womb’—but only the first!)

7 tw agaphsanti f35 Md,e CP,TR || 1 agapwnti Ma,f,gpt(pt),h,ipt(pt) P18(ℵ)A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU || oj hgaphsen Mb 8 lousanti f35 Ma,d1/4,ept,f,g,hpt,ipt CP,RP,HF,OC,TR || lusanti Md,ept,g1/4,hpt,ipt P18ℵA,C,NU || elousen Mb 9 apo f35 Ma,b,e1/4,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC,TR || ek Md,e,h P18ℵA,C,NU 10 basileian f35 Ma,b,e1/6,f,g,h,i P18ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || basileij kai Ma1/6,d,e TR 11 alfa f35 Ma,b,d2/3,e1/3,f,h1/4,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,NU || A Md1/3,e2/3,g,h OC,TR 12 W f35 Ma,f,g,h,ipt A,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || 1 arch kai teloj Mb,e,i1/4 ℵ,TR || 1 h arch kai to teloj Md 13 kurioj o qeoj rell || ∼ 21 TR 14 o rell || 1 kai TR 15 koinwnoj f35 Ma,f,g,h1/4,i CP,RP,HF || sugkoinwnoj Ma1/6,b,d,e,h,i1/4 A(ℵC)OC,NU,TR 16 kai f35 Ma,b,d,f,h,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || 1 en th Me,g,i1/5 TR || 1 en Mh1/5 17 en cristw ihsou f35 Ma,b,f,g,h1/4,i CP,RP,HF || ∼ 132 OC || 12 A || ∼ 3 cristou Md,e,h1/4 TR || 13 Mhpt ℵC,NU

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kai dia1 thn marturian Ihsou Cristou)2 10 Egenomhn en pneumati en th Kuriakh h̀mera kai hkousa fwnhn opisw mou( megalhn3 ẁj salpiggoj( 11 legoushj(4 ~~}O blepeij grayon eij biblion kai pemyon taij e`pta5 ekklhsiaijÇ6 eij Efeson kai eij Smurnan kai eij Pergamon kai eij Quateira7 kai eij Sardeij kai eij Filadelfeian8 kai eij Laodikeian)VV 12 Kai ekei9 epestreya blepein thn fwnhn h̀tij elalei10 metV emou) Kai epistreyaj eidon e`pta lucniaj crusaj( 13 kai en mesw twn èpta11 lucniwn o`moion uìw12 anqrwpou( endedumenon podhrh kai periezwsmenon proj toij mazoij13 zwnhn crushn)14 14 ~H de kefalh autou( kai aì tricej( leukai ẁsei15 erion( leukon ẁj ciwn\ kai oì ofqalmoi autou ẁj flox puroj\ 15 kai oì podej autou o`moioi calkolibanw( ẁj en kaminw pepurwmenoi\16 kai h` fwnh autou ẁj fwnh ùdatwn pollwn\ 16 kai ecwn en th dexia ceiri autou17 asteraj e`pta( kai ek tou stomatoj autou r̀omfaia distomoj oxeia ekporeuomenh\ kai h̀ oyij autou ẁj o`18 h`lioj fainei en th dunamei autou)

17 Kai òte eidon auton epesa19 proj touj podaj autou ẁj nekroj) Kai epeqhken20 thn dexian autou ceira21 epV eme legwnÇ22 ~~Mh fobou) Egw eimi ò Prwtoj kai ò Escatoj( 18 kai ò zwnkai egenomhn nekroj( kai idou( zwn eimi eij touj aiwnaj twn aiwnwn¸ Amhn¸23 Kai ecw taj kleij24 tou Qanatou kai tou ~Adou)25 19 Grayon oun26 a] eidej( kai a[ eisin( kai a] mellei genesqai27 meta tauta) 20 To musthrion twn e`pta asterwn w-n28 eidej epi thj dexiaj mou( kai taj èpta lucniaj taj crusajÇ oì èpta asterej aggeloi twn èpta ekklhsiwn eisin( kai aì e`pta lucniai29 a]j eidej èpta30 ekklhsiai eisin)

[The seven letters] [To Ephesus]

1 dia f35 Ma,e,fpt,g,h1/4,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC,TR || --- Mb,d,fpt,h A,C,NU 2 cristou f35 Ma,b,dpt,e2/3,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC,TR || --- Mdpt,e1/3,h ℵA,C,NU 3 fwnhn opisw mou megalhn f35 Ma,b,f,g,h1/4,i CP,RP,HF,OC || ∼ 2314 Md,e,h ℵC,NU,TR || ∼ 1423 (A)[7 other mss] 4 legoushj f35 Ma,b,d,e1/6,f,h,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || 1 egw to A kai to W o prwtoj kai o escatoj kai Me,(g) TR 5 epta rell || --- TR 6 ekklhsiaij rell || 1 taij en asia TR 7 eij quateira rell || 1 quathra [16 assorted mss] || 1 quateiran Mb3/5,hpt || 1 quatiran A,C || en quateiroij Mept 8 filadelfeian f35 Ma2/3,b,dpt,ept,f,gpt,h2/3,i CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR || filadelfian Ma1/3,dpt,ept,gpt,h1/3,i1/4 ℵA,C 9 ekei f35 Ma,f,g,h1/4,i CP,RP,HF,OC || --- Mb,d,e,h ℵA,C,NU,TR (It was at that point that he turned.) (OC is in small print.) 10 elalei rell || elalhsen Me2/3,g,h1/5 TR || lalei A || elalh [13 assorted mss] 11 epta f35 Ma,b,e1/4,f,g,hpt,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC,TR || --- Md,e,hpt A,C,NU 12 uiw f35 Mapt,d,e,h,ipt A,C,CP,RP,OC,TR || uion Mapt,b,f,g,ipt ℵ,HF,NU 13 mazoij f35 Md A,CP [Mept in comm] || mastoij Ma,b,e,f,h,i C,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR || masqoij Md1/5,e1/4,g ℵ (It is possible that mazoij was more commonly used of males, and mastoij of females; since the figure was clothed, the nipples would not be visible, so the point is presumably to give the position of the belt—across the middle of the chest [see 15:6].)

14 crushn rell || crusan ℵA,C,NU || three other spellings [6 mss] 15 wsei f35 Md,e2/3(1/3),hpt,ipt C,CP,TR || wj Mapt,f,g,hpt,iptℵA,RP,OC,NU || kai wj Mapt,b HF (Since wj occurs twice immediately

following, and twice more in the next verse, there may have been an assimilating influence.) 16 pepurwmenoi rell || pepurwmenhj A,C,NU || pepurwmenw ℵ[+ 12 assorted mss] || six further spellings [11 mss] 17 ceiri autou f35 Mb,d,e1/3,f,hpt,i1/4 ℵA,C,CP,OC,NU || ∼ 21 Ma,g,h1/4,i RP,HF,TR || 2 Me1/3(1/4)h1/3 18 o rell || --- Ma1/6,d1/4,e1/3,g1/4,h1/3 19 epesa f35 Ma3/5,b,e2/3,g,hpt,ipt ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR || epeson Ma2/5,d,e1/3,f,hpt,ipt 20 epeqhken f35 Md,e,h1/4 ℵ,CP,TR || eqhken Ma,b,f,g,h,i A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU 21 ceira f35 Md,e CP,OC,TR || --- Ma,b,f,g,h,i ℵA,C,RP,HF,NU (OC is in small print.) 22 legwn rell || 1 moi Me2/5 TR 23 amhn f35 Ma,b,d,e1/3,f,g,hpt,i CP,RP,HF,TR || --- Me2/3,hpt ℵA,C,OC,NU 24 kleij f35 Ma1/5,b,d,e,g,h2/3,ipt (A,C),RP,OC,NU,TR || kleidaj Ma,e1/6,f,h1/3,ipt ℵ,CP,HF 25 qanatou kai tou adou f35 Ma,b,d1/3,ept,f,g,h,i ℵA,C,CP,RP(HF)OC,NU || ∼4231 Md2/3,ept,h1/4 TR 26 oun rell || --- Me2/5 TR 27 genesqai f35 Md,ept,fpt,ipt P98vℵC,CP,NU || ginesqai Ma,b,ept,fpt,g,h,ipt RP,HF,OC,TR || geinesqai A 28 wn f35 Ma,b,d,f,g,h1/3,i CP,RP,HF,OC,TR || ouj Md1/4,e,h2/3 ℵA,C,NU 29 ai epta lucniai f35 Mb,d,e2/3(1/3),hpt (ℵ)CP,TR || ∼ 1312 Ma,f,g,hpt,i A(C)RP,HF,OC,NU 30 aj eidej epta f35Ma1/6,d,e CP,TR || 3 Ma,f,g,h,i ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU || ai 3 Mb,h1/4

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2222)1 ~~Tw aggelw thj en Efesw1 ekklhsiaj grayonÇ Tade legei ò kratwn touj e`pta asteraj en th dexia autou( o` peripatwn en mesw twn e`pta lucniwn twn cruswnÇ 2 ~Oida ta erga sou( kai ton kopon(2 kai thn ùpomonhn sou( kai o`ti ou dunh bastasai kakouj) Kai epei& rasaj3 touj legontaj èautouj apostolouj einai4 kai ouk eisin( kai eùrej autouj yeudeij\ 3 kai ebastasaj kai ùpomonhn eceij5 dia6 to onoma mou( kai ouk ekopiasaj)7

4 ~Alla8 ecw kata sou o`ti thn agaphn sou thn prwthn afhkaj)9 5 Mnhmoneue oun poqen ekpeptwkaj10 kai metanohson( kai ta prwta erga poihson\ ei de mh( ercomai soi tacu11 kai kinhsw thn lucnian sou ek tou topou authjean mh metanohshj) 6 Alla touto eceij( òti miseij ta erga twn Nikolaitwn( a] kagw misw)V

7 ~~~O ecwn ouj akousatw ti, to Pneuma legei taij ekklhsiaij) Tw nikwnti dwsw12 fagein ek tou xulou thj zwhj( o[ estin en mesw tou Paradeisou13 tou Qeou mou)14

[To Smyrna] 8 ~~Kai tw aggelw thj en Smurnh ekklhsiaj15 grayonÇ Tade legei ò Prwtoj kai ò

Escatoj( o]j16 egeneto nekroj kai ezhsenÇ 9 ~Oida sou ta erga kai17 thn qliyin kai thn ptwceian (alla plousioj18 ei=)( kai thn blasfhmian19 twn legontwn Ioudaiouj einai èautouj kai ouk eisin( alla sunagwgh tou Satana) 10 Mhden fobou a] melleij pascein)20 Idou dh(21 mellei balein22 ò diaboloj ex ùmwn23 eij fulakhn( i`na peirasqhte( kai èxete qliyin h`merwn24 deka) Ginou pistoj acri qanatou kai dwsw soi ton stefanon thj zwhj)V

11 ~~~O ecwn ouj akousatw ti, to Pneuma legei taij ekklhsiaij) ~O nikwn ou mh adikhqh ek tou qanatou tou deuterou)

[To Pergamos] 12 ~~Kai tw aggelw thj en Pergamw ekklhsiaj grayonÇ Tade legei ò ecwn thn

r̀omfaian thn distomon thn oxeianÇ 13 ~Oida ta erga sou( kai25 pou katoikeij( o`pou ò qronoj tou Satana) Kai krateij to onoma mou kai ouk hrnhsw thn pistin mou26 en taij

1 en efesw rell || efesinhj TR || efesiwn Me2/5 || ∼ ekklhsiaj 2 CP 2 kopon f35 Md,e1/4,i1/4 A,C,CP,NU || 1 sou Ma,b,e,f,g,h,i ℵ,RP,HF,OC,TR 3 epeirasaj rell || epeirasw TR 4 legontaj eautouj apostolouj einai rell || 123 ℵA,C[+ 10 assorted mss]NU || ∼ faskontaj 43 TR 5 ebastasaj kai upomonhn eceij f35 Md,ept(pt)g,hpt CP,TR || ∼ 3421 Ma,b,f,hpt,i [ℵ]A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU 6 dia rell || kai 1 TR 7 kai ouk ekopiasaj f35 Ma,b,d,ept,f,gpt,hpt,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF || 1 ou kekopiakej (A)C,NU || 1 ou kekopiakaj OC || 1 kekopiakaj Mept,g1/3 || kekopiakaj 1 ou kekmhkaj Mhpt TR

8 alla f35 Ma,b,f,g1/4,h1/3,i2/3 ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || all Mb1/5,d,e,g,h2/3,i1/3 A,C,TR 9 afhkaj rell || afhkej ℵC,NU 10 ekpeptwkaj f35 Md,e,g,h1/3 CP,TR || peptwkaj Ma,b,f,h2/3,i (ℵ)A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU (They had not taken a sudden fall, they

had drifted from their moorings, a process so gradual that it may go unnoticed for some time.) [It can happen to us too.] 11 tacu rell || --- ℵA,C[+ 6 mss]NU || tacei TR 12 dwsw f35 Me1/5 ℵ,CP || 1 autw Ma,b,d,e,f,g,h,i A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (The pronoun is redundant.) 13 mesw tou paradeisou f35 Ma1/6,b,d,e,h,i CP,TR || tw paradeisw Ma,f,g (ℵA,C)RP,HF,OC,NU 14 mou f35 Ma,b,f,g,h,i CP,RP,HF,OC || --- Md,e,i1/4 ℵA,C,NU,TR 15 en smurnh ekklhsiaj rell || 1 smurnhj 3 A || 1 smurnhn 3 ℵv || smurnaiwn 3 Md2/3 || ∼ 3 smurnaiwn TR 16 oj f35 Ma1/4,b,d,e,f3/5,g,h,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR || --- Ma,f2/5,h1/4 17 ta erga kai rell || --- A,C,NU 18 alla plousioj rell || ∼ 2 de TR 19 blasfhmian f35 Md,e,g CP,TR || 1 ek Ma,b,f,h,i A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU || 1 thn ek ℵ 20 pascein f35 Mb,d,e,g,hpt ℵA,C,CP,NU,TR || paqein Ma,f,hpt,i RP,HF,OC 21 dh f35 Ma,e1/4,f,i2/3 CP,RP,HF,OC || --- Mb,d,e,g,h,i1/3 ℵA,C,NU,TR 22 balein f35 Ma2/3,d,e1/3,f,g,h,ipt CP,RP,HF,OC,TR || ballein Ma1/3,b,e2/3,ipt A(C)NU || ballein balin ℵ 23 o diaboloj ex umwn rell || ∼ 3412 Mept ℵ,TR 24 hmerwn f35 Mb,d,e,g,hpt ℵA,C,CP,RP,NU,TR || hmeraj Ma,f,hpt,i HF,OC 25 ta erga sou kai rell || ∼ 3124 [12 assorted mss] || --- Mhpt ℵA,C,NU 26 mou f35 Ma,b,d,e,f,g,hpt,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF || 1 kai Mhpt A,C,OC,NU,TR (OC is in small print.)

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h`meraij en ai-j1 Antipaj o` martuj mou ò pistoj(2 o]j apektanqh parV ùmin( o`pou o` Satanaj katoikei)3

14 ~AllV4 ecw kata sou oliga( òti eceij ekei kratountaj thn didachn Balaam( o]j edidaxen5 ton Balak6 balein skandalon enwpion twn ui`wn Israhl(7 fagein eidwloquta kai porneusai) 15 Oùtwj eceij kai su kratountaj thn didachn twn8 Nikolaitwn òmoiwj)9

16 Metanohson!10 Ei de mh( ercomai soi tacu kai polemhsw metV autwn en th r̀omfaia tou stomatoj mou)V

17 ~~~O ecwn ouj akousatw ti, to Pneuma legei taij ekklhsiaij) Tw nikwnti dwsw autw fagein apo tou manna11 tou kekrummenou) Kai dwsw autw yhfon leukhn( kai epi thn yhfon onoma kainon gegrammenon( o] oudeij oiden12 ei mh ò lambanwn)

[To Thyatira] 18 ~~Kai tw aggelw thj en quateiroij13 ekklhsiaj grayonÇ Tade legei o` Ui`oj tou

Qeou( ò ecwn touj ofqalmouj autou ẁj floga puroj( kai oì podej autou o`moioi calkoli& banwÇ 19 ~Oida sou ta ergakai thn agaphn kai thn pistin kai thn diakonian14kai thn ùpomonhn sou\ kai ta erga sou15 ta escata pleiona twn prwtwn)

20 ~AllV16 ecw kata sou17 o`ti afeij18 thn gunaika sou19 Iezabel(20 h] legei21 eàuthn profhtin kai didaskei kai plana touj22 emouj doulouj porneusai kai fagein eidwloquta)23 21 Kai edwka auth cronon i`na metanohsh( kai ou qelei metanohsai24 ek thj porneiaj authj)25 22 Idou(26 ballw authn eij klinhn( kai touj moiceuontaj metV authj eij qliyin megalhn( ean mh metanohswsin ek twn ergwn authj)27 23 Kai ta tekna authj apoktenw en qanatw\ kai gnwsontai pasai aì ekklhsiai òti egw eimi ò ereunwn28 nefrouj kai kardiaj( kai dwsw ùmin èkastw kata ta erga ùmwn)

1 en aij f35 Mb,d,e,g,h1/3 CP,RP,TR || 1 taij ℵ || 2 Ma,f,h1/3,i HF,OC || --- Mh1/3 A,C,NU 2 pistoj rell || 1 mou A,C[+ 5 mss]NU || 1 oti paj martuj 1 Me 3 o satanaj katoikei rell || ∼ 312 TR 4 all f35 Ma1/6,b,d,e2/3,g,h,ipt ℵA,C,CP,RP,NU,TR || alla Ma,e1/3,f,h1/4,ipt HF,OC 5 edidaxen f35 Ma,b,e1/4,f,g,h1/4,i CP,RP,HF,OC || edidasken Md,e,h ℵA,C,NU,TR 6 ton balak f35 Ma,b,d,e1/4,f,g,h,i CP,RP,HF,OC || tw 2 A(C),NU || en tw 2 Mept TR || en tw balaam 12 Me1/3 || --- ℵ

[balaak Ma1/6,d1/5,e1/3,fpt,gpt,h1/6,i1/3] 7 israhl f35 Md,e,h ℵA,C,CP,NU,TR || 1 kai Ma,b,f,gpt,h1/4,i RP,HF,OC || 1 tou Ma1/6,gpt 8 twn f35 Ma1/5,d,e,g,h,i1/3 ℵ,CP,RP,OC[NU]TR || --- Ma,b,f,i2/3 A,C,HF 9 omoiwj rell || o misw TR || hn misw Me1/3 || 1 o misw Me1/3 || 1 hn misw Me1/6 || --- [4 mss] 10 metanohson f35 Md,e2/3,hpt ℵ,CP,TR || 1 oun Ma,b,e1/3,f,g,hpt,i A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU 11 fagein apo tou manna f35 Ma1/6,d,e,g,h1/3,i1/3 CP,TR || ∼ 341 Mb || 34 Ma,f,h2/3,i2/3 A,C,HF,OC,NU || 1 ek 34 ℵ [+ 10

assorted mss] || 134 [4 mss] RP 12 oiden rell || egnw TR || eiden [12 assorted mss] 13 quateiroij rell || quateirh Ma1/3,i1/4 || quathroij Md2/3,e1/3,i1/4 || quatiroij A,C || quathrh Mg1/2 14 thn agaphn kai thn pistin kai thn diakonian rell || 1235678 C[+ 4 mss] || ∼ 18342675 Me1/4 || ∼ 12348675

TR || 12345 ℵ[+ 4 mss] 15 sou rell || 1 kai TR 16 all f35 Md,e,f,g,h,ipt ℵC,CP,RP,TR || alla Ma,b,h1/4,ipt A,HF,OC,NU 17 sou f35 Ma,b,e2/3,f,g,h,i A,C,CP,RP,HF,NU || 1 polu Me1/3 ℵ || 1 polla Md || 1 oliga OC,TR 18 oti afeij rell || 1 afihj Mbpt,h1/4 || 1 eaj TR || 1 afhkaj Me1/5 || --- Me1/3 19 sou f35 Ma,b,d,e1/5,f,h1/4,i2/3 CP,RP,HF,OC || 1 thn A || --- Me,g,h,i1/3 ℵC,NU,TR (“your wife” is presumably the original; which

means that the ‘messengers’ are men, not angels.) 20 iezabel rell || iezabhl TR || iazabel ℵ 21 h legei f35 Ma,b,d,f,g,h1/3,i CP,RP,HF,OC || thn legousan Me,h2/3 TR || 1 legousa ℵA,C,NU 22 kai didaskei kai plana touj rell || didaskein 3 planasqai TR 23 fagein eidwloquta rell || ∼ 21 Me1/5 TR 24 kai ou qelei metanohsai rell || 1 ouk hqelhsen 4 A || --- Me,h1/3 ℵ,TR 25 authj rell || 1 kai ou metenohsen Mept TR || tauthj ℵ 26 idou rell || 1 egw TR 27 authj f35 Ma,b,e1/3,f,g,h,i ℵC,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || autwn Ma1/6,d,e2/3,h1/4,i1/4 A,TR (“her” works—what is involved here is

spiritual adultery.) 28 ereunwn rell || eraunwn A,C,NU

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24 ~~Umin de legw( toij1 loipoij toij en Quateiroijo`soi ouk ecousin thn didachn tauthn(2 oi`tinej ouk egnwsan ta baqea3 tou Satana( ẁj legousinou balw4 efV ùmaj allo baroj\ 25 plhn o] ecete krathsate acrij5 ou- an hx̀w)6 26 Kai o` nikwn kai o` thrwn acri telouj ta erga mou( dwsw autw exousian epi twn eqnwn\ 27 kai poimanei autouj en r̀abdw sidhra\ ẁj ta skeuh ta keramika7 suntribhsetai828 ẁj kagw eilhfa para tou Patroj mou) Kai dwsw autw ton astera ton prwinon)V

29 ~~~O ecwn ouj akousatw ti, to Pneuma legei taij ekklhsiaij) [To Sardis]

3333)1 ~~Kai tw aggelw thj en Sardesin ekklhsiaj grayonÇ Tade legei ò ecwn ta e`pta9 pneumata tou Qeou kai touj èpta asterajÇ ~Oida sou ta erga( òti10 onoma eceij òti11 zhj( kai nekroj ei=) 2 Ginou grhgorwn¸ Kai sthrison12 ta loipa a] emellej apobalein(13 ou gar eùrhka sou ta erga peplhrwmena enwpion tou Qeou mou)14 3 Mnhmoneue oun pwj eilhfaj kai hkousaj( kai threi15 kai metanohson\ ean oun mh grhgorhshj hx̀w epi se16 ẁj klepthj( kai ou mh gnwj17 poian ẁran hx̀w epi se)

4 ~AllV18 oliga eceij onomata19 en Sardesin a]20 ouk emolunan ta ìmatia autwn\ kai peripathsousin metV emou en leukoij( òti axioi eisin) 5 ~O nikwn oùtwj21 peribaleitai22 en i`matioij leukoij( kai ou mh exaleiyw to onoma autou ek thj Biblou thj Zwhj( kai o`mologhsw23 to onoma autou enwpion tou Patroj mou kai enwpion twn aggelwn autou)V

6 ~~~O ecwn ouj akousatw ti, to Pneuma legei taij ekklhsiaij) [To Philadelphia]

1 toij rell || 1 en ℵ || kai TR 2 tauthn rell || 1 kai TR 3 baqea f35 Ma,b,d1/4,f,g,h2/3,i A,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || baqh Md,e,h1/3 ℵ,TR 4 balw f35 ℵ,TR || ballw Ma,b,d,e,f,g,h,i A,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU (Representatives of Ma,d,e,h,i also have the future.) 5 acrij [NU] rell || acri ℵC,RP || ewj A 6 an hxw f35 Ma1/6,b,d,e,f3/5,g,h,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR || anoixw Ma,f2/5,g1/4,h1/4,i1/4 7 keramika rell || kerameika Ma1/3,c1/5,d1/5,e1/6,f2/3,h1/6.i1/4 8 suntribhsetai f35 Ma,b,d,ept,f,g2/3,hpt,i CP,RP,HF,OC || suntribetai Md1/5,ept,g1/3,hpt ℵA,C,NU,TR 9 epta rell || --- TR 10 oti rell || 1 to TR 11 oti f35 Mb,d,e,g,h2/3 ℵA,C,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR || kai Ma,f,h1/3,i HF 12 sthrison f35 Mapt,f,hpt,ipt A,C,RP,OC,NU || sthrixon Ma1/6,b,d1/3,e ℵ,CP,TR || sthrizwn Mg || thrhson Ma1/3,d2/3 HF

(The evidence for sthrizw is overwhelming against threw; the aorist is stronger than the future.) 13 emellej apobalein f35 (CP) || 1 apoballein Mapt,f,ipt RP,HF || hmellej apoballein Mapt,e1/3 || emellon apoqanein

Mb,ept,hpt (ℵ)A,C,NU || hmellen apoqanein Mg || emellon apoqnhskein Md OC || mellei apoqanein TR (‘throw’ is supported by f35 Ma,e1/3,f,i [66%]; ‘die’ is supported by Mb,d,ept,g,hpt ℵA,C [33%]; ‘throw away’ was possibly thought to be too harsh, but is presumably correct [the verb controls the person: “they die”; “you throw”]. The atticized form of the imperfect,

h- [27%], loses to e- [72%]. The aorist is supported by f35 Mb,ept,g,hpt ℵA,C; the present is supported by Ma,d,ept,f,i. Putting it all together, f35 preserves the correct reading.)

14 mou rell || --- Me TR 15 kai hkousaj kai threi f35 Ma1/6,b,d1/3,e,g,h,ipt ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,NU,TR || 124 Md2/3 || --- Ma,f,h1/4,ipt || 123 thren OC (OC

is in small print.) 16 epi se f35 Ma,b,ept,f,g,hpt,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC,TR || --- Md,ept,hpt A,C,NU (OC is in small print.) 17 gnwj f35 Md,e,f,gpt,h1/3,ipt A,C,CP,RP,NU,TR || gnwsh Ma,b,gpt,h2/3,ipt ℵ,HF,OC 18 all f35 Ma,b,d,ept,f,g,hpt,i CP,RP,HF || alla Mhpt ℵA,C,OC,NU || --- Mept TR 19 oliga eceij onomata f35 Ma,b,ept,fpt,g,h1/3,ipt CP,RP,HF || ∼ 213 Md,ept,h2/3 (ℵ)A,C,OC,NU || ∼ 132 Mfpt,i1/4 || ∼ 213 kai TR 20 a rell || oi Md,e,h1/3 21 outwj f35 Ma1/3,hpt,i1/4 ℵ(A)C,OC,NU || outoj Ma2/3,b,c1/5,d,e,f,g,hpt,i CP,RP,HF,TR (outwj links ‘white’ in verse 5 to ‘white’ in

verse 4—the three ancient versions got it right.) 22 peribaleitai rell || periballeitai CP || periballetai C || peribaleite A 23 omologhsw rell || exomologhsomai TR [Compare Matthew 10:32.]

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7 ~~Kai tw aggelw thj en Filadelfeia1 ekklhsiaj grayonÇ Tade legei ò ~Agioj( ò Alhqinoj( ò ecwn thn klein2 tou3 Dauid( ò anoigwn kai oudeij kleisei4 authn( ei mh ò anoigwn(5 kai oudeij anoixeiÇ6 8 ~Oida sou ta erga) Idou( dedwka enwpion sou quran anewgmenhn(7 h]n8 oudeij dunatai kleisai authn\ òti mikran eceij dunamin kai ethrhsaj mou ton logon kai ouk hrnhsw to onoma mou) 9 Idou( didwmi9 ek thj sunagwghj tou Satana( twn legontwn eàutouj Ioudaiouj einai kai ouk eisin( alla yeudontaiidou( poihsw autouj ìna hx̀ousin10 kai proskunhswsin11 enwpion twn podwn sou kai gnwsin o`ti12 hgaphsa se) 10 ~Oti ethrhsaj ton logon thj ùpomonhj mou( kagw se thrhsw ek thj ẁraj tou peirasmou thj melloushj ercesqai epi thj oikoumenhj òlhj( peirasai touj katoikountaj epi thj ghj)

11 ~Ercomai13 tacu) Kratei o] eceij( i`na mhdeij labh ton stefanon sou) 12 ~O nikwn( poihsw auton stulon en tw naw tou Qeou mou( kai exw ou mh exelqh eti) Kai grayw epV auton14 to onoma tou Qeou mou( kai to onoma thj polewj tou Qeou mouthj kainhj ~Ierousalhm( h] katabainei15 ek16 tou ouranou apo tou Qeou moukai to onoma mou17 to kainon)V 13 ~~~O ecwn ouj akousatw ti, to Pneuma legei taij ekklhsiaij)

[To Laodicea] 14 ~~Kai tw aggelw thj en Laodikeia ekklhsiaj18 grayonÇ Tade legei ò Amhn( o`

martuj ò pistoj kai alhqinoj( h` Arch thj ktisewj tou QeouÇ 15 ~Oida sou ta erga( òti oute yucroj ei= oute zestoj) Ofelon yucroj h=j h. zestoj)19 16 Oùtwj( òti cliaroj ei=( kai ou20 zestoj oute yucroj(21 mellw se emesai ek tou stomatoj mou) 17 ~Oti legeij(22 ~~Plousioj eimi( kai peplouthka( kai oudenoj23 creian ecwVV( kai ouk oidaj òti su ei= ò talaipwroj kai( o`24 eleeinoj kai ptwcoj kai tufloj kai gumnoj18 sumbouleuw soi agorasai

1 filadelfeia f35 Mapt,b2/3,d,e3/5,f2/3,g1/4,hpt,i1/3 CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR || filadelfia Mapt,b1/3,d1/4,e2/5,f1/3,gpt,hpt,i2/3 ℵC || filadelfiaj Mg1/4 A

2 klein f35 Ma,b,,f,h2/3,i2/3 CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || klin ℵA,C || kleida Md,e,g,h1/3,i1/3 TR 3 tou rell || --- A,C[+ 7 mss]NU 4 kleisei f35 Ma,b,f(g)h,i CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || klisei ℵA,C || kleiei Me TR || kleiwn Md 5 authn ei mh o anoigwn (+ kai kleiwn Mg) f35 Ma,fpt,g,h1/4,ipt CP,RP,HF || kai kleiwn Mb,dpt(pt)e,f1/4,hpt ℵ,OC,NU || kleiwn A || kai kleiei Mf1/4 C,TR (We are accustomed to the more balanced form, but the basic point remains the same.)

6 anoixei f35 Ma,b,f,g,h,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC || anoigei Me A,C,NU,TR || anoigwn Md 7 anewgmenhn rell || hnewgmenhn Mb,e1/3 ℵ,NU 8 hn rell || kai Mept TR 9 didwmi rell || didw A,C,NU || dedwka ℵ 10 hxousin f35 Ma1/6,d2/3,e1/5,f2/5,h1/3 ℵA,C,CP,OC,NU || hxwsin Ma,b,c2/5,d1/3,e,f3/5,g,h2/3,i RP,HF,TR (One’s first impression is that

the three verbs controlled by ina are parallel and should be in the same mode, namely subjunctive—gnwsin is home free, proskunhswsin has a heavy majority [including f35] but with some dissent; with hxwsin the dissent becomes stronger, including 3/5 of Family 35 [a preponderance of the better representatives read the indicative]. The generalized splitting

suggests that the ‘norm’ of subjunctive with ina was at work in the minds of the copyists, the more so since the other two verbs are in that mode; but the indicative isn’t all that infrequent, and in this case presumably emphasizes certainty—they will come.)

11 proskunhswsin f35 Ma,b,d2/3,e,f,g,h,i2/3 CP,RP,HF,TR || proskunhsousin Mb1/5,d1/3,e1/5,h1/4,i1/3 ℵA,C,OC,NU 12 oti f35 Ma,b,f,h1/4,i CP,RP,HF || 1 egw Md,e,g,h ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR 13 ercomai f35 Ma,b,d1/3,e,f,g,h,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || idou 1 Md2/3 TR 14 auton rell || autou CP || autw Md,ept 15 katabainei f35 Ma,b,d2/5,e1/3,f,g,h1/3,i CP,RP,HF,OC || katabainousa Md3/5,e2/3,h2/3 ℵA,C,NU,TR 16 ek f35 Ma1/3,d,e,h,i3/5 ℵA,C,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR || apo Ma2/3,b,f,g,h1/4,i2/5 HF 17 mou f35 Ma1/6,b,d,e,hpt,ipt ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR || --- Ma,e1/6,f,g,hpt,ipt 18 en laodikeia $laodikia ℵA,C% ekklhsiaj rell || ∼ 3 laodikewn TR 19 ofelon yucroj hj h zestoj rell || 12 eihj 45 TR || --- Me1/3 A 20 ou f35 Ma,b,e1/3,f,g,hpt,i2/3 CP,RP,HF || oute Md,e2/3,hpt,i1/3 ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR 21 zestoj oute yucroj rell || ∼ 321 A,TR || zestroj 23 ei ℵ 22 legeij f35 Ma,d1/4,e,gpt,h1/4,i2/3 ℵ,CP,RP,HF || 1 oti Mb,d,e1/6,f,gpt,h,i1/3 A,C,OC,NU,TR 23 oudenoj rell || ouden Me1/4 A,C,NU 24 o f35 Ma,b,e1/4,f,g,h2/3,ipt A,CP,RP,HF,OC || --- Ma1/4,d,e,h1/3,ipt ℵC,NU,TR

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crusion parV emou(1 pepurwmenon ek puroj( i`na plouthshj\ kai ìmatia leuka( i`na peribalh( kai mh fanerwqh h` aiscunh thj gumnothtoj sou\ kai kollourion2 egcrison epi3 touj ofqalmouj sou( ìna blephj) 19 Egw òsouj ean filw elegcw kai paideuw\ zhlwson4 oun kai metanohson¸

20 ~Idou( èsthka epi thn quran kai krouw) Ean tij akoush thj fwnhj mou kai anoixh thn quran( kai5 eiseleusomai proj auton kai deipnhsw metV autou( kai autoj metV emou) 21 ~O nikwn dwsw autw kaqisai metV emou en tw qronw mou( ẁj kagw enikhsa kai ekaqisa meta tou Patroj mou en tw qronw autou)V

22 ~~~O ecwn ouj akousatw ti, to Pneuma legei taij ekklhsiaij)VV [“The things that must happen after these”]

4444)1 Meta tauta eidon kai idouqura anewgmenh6 en tw ouranw( kai h` fwnh h` prwth h]n hkousa ẁj salpiggoj laloushj metV emou( legousa(7 ~~Anaba ẁde kai deixw soi a] dei genesqai meta tauta)VV

[The Throne Room] 2 Kai8 euqewj egenomhn en pneumati kai idou( qronoj ekeito en tw ouranw $kai

epi tou qronou9 kaqhmenoj% 3 o`moioj10 o`rasei liqw( iaspidi kai sardiw(11 kai irij kukloqen tou qronou( o`moia12 o`rasei13 smaragdinw)14 4 Kai kukloqen15 tou qronou qronoi16 eikosi tessarej(17 kai epi touj qronouj eidon18 touj19 eikosi tessaraj20 presbuterouj kaqhmenouj( peribeblhmenouj en ìmatioij leukoij( kai21 epi taj kefalaj autwn stefanouj crusouj) 5 Kai ek tou qronou ekporeuontai astrapai kai fwnai kai brontai\22 kai e`pta lampadej

1 crusion par emou f35 Ma,f,g,h2/3,i2/3 CP,RP,HF || ∼ 231 Md,e,h1/3,i1/3 ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR || 1 Mb 2 kollourion f35 Md1/5,e1/4 A(CP)[NU]TR || koulourion Md3/5 || kollurion Ma,b,ept,f,g,h2/3,i ℵC,RP,HF,OC (There are at

least nine variants, but the only real question is whether to read a single vowel or a diphthong after the double lambda: for the diphthong—f35 Ma1/5,d,ept,f1/6,h1/3 A; for the vowel—Ma,b,ept,f,g,h2/3,i ℵC.)

3 egcrison epi f35 CP || 1 Mept TR || ina egcrish Ma,b,f,ipt RP,HF,OC || ina egcrisai A,C || egcrisai Mgpt (ℵ)NU (There are over 25 variants; Md,ept,gpt,h,ipt are badly splintered; but f35Md,e,g,h agree in omitting ina, which takes the subjunctive with it, which leaves the imperative in control.)

4 zhlwson f35 Md,e,g,hpt ℵ,CP,RP,TR || zhleue Ma,b,f,hpt,i3/5 A,C,0169,HF,OC,NU 5 kai f35 Ma,b,f,h1/4,i2/3 ℵ,0169,CP,RP,HF,OC[NU] || --- Md,e,g,h,i1/3 A,TR 6 anewgmenh f35 Ma,b,d,e3/5,f,g,hpt,i 0169,CP,RP,HF,OC || hnewgmenh Me2/5,hpt ℵA,NU,TR 7 legousa f35 Ma1/5,d,e,h1/4,i1/3 CP,TR || kai legoushj Mg || legwn Ma,b,f,h,i2/3 ℵA,0169,RP,HF,OC,NU (The subject of the

verb is ‘voice’, feminine.) 8 kai f35 Mb,d,e,g,h1/3,i CP,RP,OC,TR || --- Ma,f,h2/3,i1/4 ℵA,0169,HF,NU (OC is in small print.) 9 tou qronou f35 Md,e,g1/4,i1/3 CP,TR || ton qronon Ma,b,f,g,h,i2/3 ℵA,0169,RP,HF,OC,NU 10 omoioj f35 Ma,b,d,e,f,gpt,hpt,i3/5 CP,RP,HF,OC || kai o kaqhmenoj 1 Ma1/5,gpt,hpt,i1/3 ℵA,0169,NU || kai o kaqhmenoj hn 1

TR (I suppose the parenthetical observation that closes verse 2 got some copyists off the track, but it was the throne, not the One, that was like jasper.)

11 sardiw rell || sardinw Me2/3 TR || sardeiw Ma1/3 12 omoia f35 Mb,g CP || omoioj Md,e,fpt,hpt,i A,NU,TR || omoiwj Ma,fpt,hpt RP,HF,OC (The adjective is modifying ‘rainbow’.) 13 orasei f35 Mb,d,e,fpt,g,hpt,ipt A,CP,NU,TR || orasij Ma,fpt,hpt,ipt RP,HF,OC 14 smaragdinw f35 Md,e,fpt,g,h,i A,CP,NU,TR || smaragdinwn Ma,fpt RP,HF,OC || smaragdw Mb 15 kai kukloqen f35 Ma1/4,b,e,f2/3,g,h2/3,i2/3 A,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR || 1 kuklw Md || kuklwqen Ma,f1/3,h1/3,i1/3 HF (OC is in small print.) 16 qronoi rell || qronouj Mb,h1/3 NU 17 eikosi tessarej f351/4 Mapt,d1/3,ept,f,hpt,i2/3 CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || kd , f35 Mapt,bpt,d1/3,ept,gpt,hpt || 1 kai 2 Mbpt,d1/3,gpt ℵA,TR (The

split in virtually every group suggests that some factor other than conviction as to the original form was at work [especially since there is no difference in meaning]; the distribution of MSS to the three variants is roughly 40:50:10 % [the abbreviation loses 15 MSS below]; the economic factor behind the use of abbreviated forms for numbers and sacred names would presumably make itself felt when copies began to be proliferated, not when the Autographs were being penned; I conclude that the abbreviation is not original.)

18 eidon f35 Mi1/3 CP,TR || --- Ma,b,d,e,f,g,h,i2/3 A,RP,HF,OC,NU (Are the elders to receive separate treatment, or not? Given their prominence in what follows, probably so. Verses 2-3 are without an independent verb, so it is about time. Note also that the definite article occurs with the first mention of the elders.)

19 touj rell || --- Md2/3,e2/3,i1/3 20 eikosi tessaraj f351/4 Mapt,d1/4,ept,f,h1/3,ipt A,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || kd , f35 Mapt,b,dpt,e1/3,g || 1 kai 2 Md1/4,e1/4,h TR 21 kai rell || 1 escon TR 22 fwnai kai brontai rell || ∼ 321 TR

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puroj kaiomenai enwpion tou qronou autou(1 ai[ eisin2 e`pta3 pneumata tou Qeou\ 6 kai enwpion tou qronou ẁj4 qalassa ùalinh(5 òmoia krustalw)6

[The four living beings]

Kai en mesw tou qronou kai kuklw tou qronou tessara zwa gemonta ofqalmwn( emprosqen kai opisqen) 7 Kai to zwon to prwton o`moion leonti( kai to deuteron zwon o`moion moscw( kai to triton zwon econ7 to proswpon ẁj anqrwpoj(8 kai to tetarton zwon9 òmoion aetw petomenw)10 8 Kai ta11 tessara zwa( e`n kaqV èn autwn(12 econ13 ana pterugaj èx( kukloqen kai eswqen gemousin14 ofqalmwn) Kai anapausin ouk ecousin( h`meraj kai nuktoj( legontaÇ15 ~~~Agioj( a`gioj( àgioj\ ~Agioj( a`gioj( àgioj\ ~Agioj( àgioj( a`gioj\16 Kurioj ò Qeoj ò Pantokratwr( ò h=n kai o` wn kai o` ercomenoj!VV

[The twenty-four elders]

9 Kai òtan dwsin17 ta zwa doxan kai timhn kai eucaristian tw kaqhmenw epi tou qronou(18 tw zwnti eij touj aiwnaj twn aiwnwn( 10 pesountai oì eikosi tessarej19 presbuteroi enwpion tou kaqhmenou epi tou qronou kai proskunhsousin20 tw zwnti eij touj aiwnaj twn aiwnwn( kai balousin21 touj stefanouj autwn enwpion tou qronou legontejÇ 11 ~~Axioj ei=( o` Kurioj kai ò Qeoj h̀mwn( o` ~Agioj(22 labein thn doxan kai thn timhn kai thn dunamin( o`ti su ektisaj ta23 panta( kai dia to qelhma sou eisin24 kai ektisqhsan!VV

[The Lamb takes the scroll]

1 autou f35 Ma,b,d,e2/5,f,g2/3,h1/4,i CP,RP,HF || --- Me3/5,g1/3,h,i1/4 ℵA,OC,NU,TR 2 ai eisin rell || a 2 Ma1/8,e1/3 NU || a estin A || ℵ omits ten words 3 epta f35 Ma,b,e3/5,f,g2/3,h1/3,i CP,RP,HF || ta 1 Md,e2/5,h2/3 A,OC,NU,TR (Without the article the reference is presumably not to

the Holy Spirit.) 4 wj rell || --- Me2/3 TR || autou 1 Mg 5 ualinh rell || uelinh Ma1/6,b1/5,c1/4,ept,h1/3 CP 6 krustalw f35 Ma1/8,e1/6,g1/3,h1/4 || krustallw Ma,b,c3/7,d,e,f,g2/3,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (Although ll�l would

presumably be easier as a transcriptional error than the reverse, in 21:12 John apparently invents the verb krustalizw, spelling it with a single ‘l’—I take it that he did the same thing with the noun, here and in 22:1, but the unusual spelling led copyists to ‘correct’ him, especially in a matter perceived to be of virtually no consequence.)

7 econ rell || ecwn Ma1/4,b1/3,d1/5,e1/3,f1/5,g,h1/5,i2/5 A,NU 8 to (-- Mg) proswpon wj anqrwpoj f35 Md,e,g,h2/3,i1/3 CP,TR || 2 anqrwpou Ma,b,e1/5,f,h1/3,i2/3 RP,HF || 123 anqrwpou

A,OC,NU || 123 omoion anqrwpw ℵ 9 zwon f35 Ma1/5,d,e,g,h,ipt ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR || --- Ma,b,e1/5,f,h1/4,ipt HF 10 petomenw rell || petwmenw [15 assorted mss] CP,TR 11 ta f35 Ma1/3,b,d,fpt,g,h,i3/5 ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU || --- Ma2/3,e,fpt,i2/5 CP,TR 12 en autwn f35 Md,e2/3,g,hpt,i1/3 ℵA,CP,OC,NU || 12 estwj Mb || 1 Ma,e1/3,f,i2/3 RP,HF || eauto TR || 1 ekaston Mhpt ℵ 13 econ f35 Ma,bpt,d1/3,e3/5,f,h1/4,i3/5 CP,RP,HF,OC || ecwn Ma1/5,bpt,e2/5,g,h1/5,i1/3 A,NU || ecei Md || eicon ℵ,TR || econta Mhpt

(The neuter singular is correct.) 14 gemousin rell || gemonta Mh1/3 TR 15 legonta f35 Mh1/3 CP,TR || legontej Ma,b,c1/3,d,e,f,g,h2/3,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU (The Subject of the participle is ta zwa,

neuter, so the neuter form is correct, in spite of the slim attestation. It seems clear from verse 9 that it is only the four living beings who are repeating ‘holy’, but if copyists thought the elders were in chorus with the living beings, they would naturally change the gender to masculine. In spite of the split in f35, most of the better representatives of the family attest the first variant.)

16 agioj (nine times) f35 Ma2/3,b,f (ℵ)CP,HF || agioj (three times) Ma1/3,d,e,g,h,i A,RP,OC,NU,TR (Surely it is more likely that ‘nine’ would be changed to ‘three’ than vice versa; in fact, try reading ‘holy’ nine times in a row out loud—it starts to get uncomfortable! Since in the context the living ones are repeating themselves endlessly, the ‘nine’ is both appropriate and effective; three ‘holies’ for each member of the Trinity.)

17 dwsin f35 Ma,b,e2/5,f,h1/4,ipt RP,HF,OC || dwswsin Mept,g ℵ || dwsousin Ma1/6,d,h,ipt A,NU,TR || dwsei CP 18 tou qronou rell || tw qronw ℵA[+ 6 mss]NU 19 eikosi tessarej f351/4 Mapt,b,d1/4,ept,f,g1/3,hpt,ipt ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || kd , f35 Mapt,d,ept,g2/3,hpt || 1 kai 2 TR 20 proskunhsousin rell || proskunousin TR 21 balousin rell || ballousin Me1/4,g1/3 ℵ,CP,TR 22 o kurioj kai o qeoj hmwn o agioj f35 Ma,b,e1/5,f,h1/4,i2/3 CP,RP,HF || 123456 Mh1/3 A,NU || 12356 ℵ,OC || kurie 456

Md,e2/3,g,h1/3 || kurie TR 23 ta f35 Md,e,h,i1/3 ℵA,CP,OC,NU,TR || --- Ma,b,e1/4,f,g,h1/4,i2/3 RP,HF 24 eisin f35 Mb,d,e,g,hpt,i1/3 CP,TR || hsan Ma,f,hpt,i2/3 ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU || ouk hsan Mh1/3

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5555)1 Kai eidon epi thn dexian tou kaqhmenou epi tou qronou biblion( gegrammenon eswqen kai exwqen(1 katesfragismenon sfragisin e`pta) 2 Kai eidon aggelon iscuron khrussonta2 fwnh megalh( ~~Ti,j axioj3 anoixai to biblion kai lusai taj sfragidaj autou?VV 3 Kai oudeij edunato4 en tw ouranw5 oude6 epi thj ghj oude7 ùpokatw thj ghj anoixai to biblion oude8 blepein auto) 4 Kai egw9 eklaion polu(10 o`ti oudeij axioj eùreqh anoixai kai anagnwnai11 to biblion( oute blepein auto)

5 Kai eìj ek twn presbuterwn legei moiÇ ~~Mh klaie¸ Idou( enikhsen ò lewn o`12 ek thj fulhj Iouda( h̀ r̀iza Dauid( anoixai13 to biblion kai14 taj e`pta sfragidaj autou)VV 6 Kai eidon15 en mesw tou qronou kai twn tessarwn zwwn( kai en mesw twn presbuterwn( Arnion e`sthkoj16ẁj esfagmenon( econ17 kerata èpta kai ofqalmouj èpta( a[18 eisin ta e`pta19 pneumata tou Qeou20 apostellomena21 eij pasan thn ghn) 7 Kai hlqen kai eilhfen22 ek thj dexiaj tou kaqhmenou epi tou qronou¸

[A new song]

8 Kai o`te elaben to biblion ta tessara23 zwa kai oì eikosi tessarej24 presbuteroi epeson25 enwpion tou Arniou( econtej èkastoj kiqaraj(26 kai fialaj crusaj gemousaj qumiamatwn( ai] eisin aì27 proseucai twn àgiwn) 9 Kai adousin wdhn kainhn legontejÇ ~~Axioj ei= labein to biblion kai anoixai taj sfragidaj autou\ òti esfaghj( kai hgorasaj

1 exwqen f35 Ma,b,d,e2/3,f,g,h,i CP,RP,HF,OC || opisqen Me1/3 (ℵ)A,NU,TR 2 khrussonta f35 Md,ept,hpt CP,TR || 1 en Ma,b,ept,f,g,hpt,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU 3 axioj f35 Mept,h ℵA,CP,NU || 1 estin Ma,b,d,ept,f,g,i RP,HF,OC || estin 1 TR (Does the absence of the verb emphasize the

adjective?) 4 edunato f35 Ma,b,d1/3,e2/5,f,g1/3,hpt,ipt ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || hdunato Md2/3,ept,g2/3,hpt,ipt A,TR 5 ouranw f35 Md,e,h2/3 ℵA,CP,OC,NU,TR || 1 anw Ma,b,e1/4,f,g,h1/3,i RP,HF 6 oude f35 Md,ept,g,h,i1/5 A,CP,NU,TR || oute Ma,b,ept,f,h1/4,i2/3 ℵ,RP,HF,OC 7 oude f35 Md,ept,g,h,i1/5 A,CP,NU,TR || oute Ma,b,ept,f,h1/4,i2/3 RP,HF,OC || --- Ma1/6 ℵ 8 oude f35 Md,ept,hpt CP,TR || oute Ma,b,ept,f,g,hpt,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU 9 egw rell || --- Mept ℵ,NU || A omits the whole verse 10 polu rell || polla TR || A omits the whole verse 11 kai anagnwnai f35 Md1/5,e,g1/3,i1/3 CP,TR || --- Ma,b,d,e1/5,f,g2/3,h,i2/3 ℵ,RP,HF,OC,NU (The clause forces an awkward

meaning upon blepein auto, which now must really mean ‘look at it’.) 12 o rell || 1 wn Me1/4 TR || --- Mh2/3 ℵ 13 anoixai f35 Md,e,g,h ℵA,CP,OC,NU,TR || o anoigwn Ma,b,f,i RP,HF 14 kai rell || 1 lusai ℵ,TR 15 eidon rell || idon [22 assorted mss] || 1 kai idou Mb CP,TR || idou kai A 16 esthkoj rell || esthkwj Mb2/5,e1/3,g1/4 ℵ 17 econ rell || ecwn Md1/5,e1/4,g,h1/4 P24ℵA,NU 18 a f35 Ma,b,d,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC || oi Me,h ℵA,NU,TR (The gender agrees with ‘horns’, not ‘eyes’, which is unexpected.) 19 epta rell [NU] || --- Mept A 20 pneumata tou qeou rell || ∼ 231 Mept TR 21 apostellomena f35 Ma,b,e1/4,f,i3/4 CP,RP,HF,OC || ta 1 Me1/4,g,i1/5 || ta apestalmena Md3/4,ept TR || apestalmena Mhpt

P24ℵ || apestalmenoi A,NU 22 eilhfen rell || 1 to biblion TR || add to biblion at end of verse Mept 23 tessara f352/5 Ma,b,d,e,f,gpt,h,i CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR || tessera ℵA || d , f353/5 Mgpt 24 eikosi tessarej f351/4 Ma1/3,b,dpt,ept,f,gpt,hpt,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR || kd , f35 Ma2/3,dpt,ept,gpt,hpt 25 epeson rell || epesan Ma1/4,e1/4,g ℵA,OC,NU 26 kiqaraj f35 Md1/3,e,g,ipt CP,TR || kiqaran Ma,b,d2/3,e1/4,f,h,ipt ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU 27 ai f35 Ma1/6,b2/5,d,e,g,h,ipt A,CP,OC,NU,TR || --- Ma,b3/5,e1/4,f,g1/4,ipt ℵ,RP,HF

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tw Qew h`maj1 en tw ai`mati sou ek pashj fulhj kai glwsshj kai laou kai eqnouj\ 10 kai epoihsaj autouj2 tw Qew h`mwn basileij kai ìereij(3 kai basileusousin4 epi thj ghj)VV

[All the angels]

11 Kai eidon( kai hkousa ẁj5 fwnhn aggelwn pollwn( kuklw6 tou qronou kai twn zwwn kai twn presbuterwn) Kai h=n o` ariqmoj autwn muriadej muriadwn kai ciliadej ciliadwn( 12 legontej fwnh megalhÇ ~~Axion estin to Arnion to esfagmenon labein thn

dunamin kai7 plouton kai sofian kai iscun kai timhn kai doxan kai eulogian!VV [Every creature]

13 Kai pan ktisma o] estin8 en tw ouranw kai epi thj ghj9 kai ùpokatw thj ghj( kai epi thj qalasshj $a[ estin10 kai ta en autoij%pantaj11 hkousa legontajÇ ~~Tw kaqhmenw epi tou qronou12 kai tw ArniwÇ h` eulogia kai h` timh kai h̀ doxa kai to kratoj eij touj aiwnaj twn aiwnwn¸ Amhn!VV13 14 $kai ta tessara zwa legonta to14 Amhn%) Kai oì15 presbuteroi epeson16 kai prosekunhsan)17

[The Lamb opens the seals] [The first seal]

6666)1 Kai eidon òti18 hnoixen to Arnion mian ek twn e`pta sfragidwn(19 kai hkousa e`noj ek twn tessarwn zwwn legontoj( ẁj fwnh20 bronthj( ~~Ercou!VV 2 Kai eidon kai idou(21 i`ppoj leukoj¸ Kai o` kaqhmenoj epV auton22 ecwn toxon) Kai edoqh autw stefanoj\ kai exhlqen nikwn( kai ìna nikhsh)

[The second seal]

1 tw qew hmaj f35 Ma,d,e2/3,f,h,i3/5 ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC,TR || ∼ 312 Mb,g,i2/5 || 3 Me1/3 || 12 A,NU [Why do you suppose NU

follows a single MS, of demonstrably inferior quality in Revelation (objectively so), against virtually all others (perhaps six scattered cursives have ‘our’ for ‘us’) plus lat,syr,bo? And why do the editors of modern versions follow their lead? Why? (Hoskier says the word was ‘lost’ in the transition from one column to the next—I don’t have access to a facsimile of the codex to check it, but assuming that Hoskier is correct about the location then the omission was probably inadvertent, one of the many slips that disfigure the MS.)]

2 autouj rell || hmaj TR 3 basileij kai iereij rell || basileian 23 Mhpt A,NU || basilian 2 ierateian ℵ 4 basileusousin f35 Mapt,b,d3/5,e2/3,f2/3,g,h1/3,i ℵ,RP,HF,OC,NU || basileuousin Mapt,d2/5,e1/3,f1/3,g1/4,h2/3 A,CP || basileusomen

TR 5 wj f35 Ma,b,d1/4,ept,f,g,hpt,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC || --- Md,ept,hpt A,NU,TR 6 kuklw rell || kukloqen TR 7 kai f35 Ma1/6,d,e,h ℵA,CP,NU,TR || 1 ton Ma,b,e1/5,f,g,i RP,HF,OC (OC is in small print.) 8 estin f35 Mb,d,e,h1/4,i1/3 CP,TR || --- Ma,f,g,h,i2/3 ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU 9 epi thj ghj f35 Ma,b,e,f,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || 13 Md,g1/4 || en th gh Md1/7,e1/4 TR 10 a estin f35 Ma1/6,d1/4,e,h1/3,ipt CP,TR || osa 2 Mb || 2 Ma,f,g,h1/3,ipt A,RP,HF,OC || --- Md,h1/3 ℵ,NU 11 pantaj f35 Ma2/3,d1/4,ept,fpt,g,hpt,i3/5 CP,RP,HF || kai 1 Md3/5 || panta Ma1/5,ept,fpt,hpt,,i1/5 A,OC,NU,TR || panta kai Mb,d1/5 ℵ 12 tou qronou f35 Ma1/3,d,e,g1/3,h,i2/3 ℵ,CP,RP,OC,TR || tw qronw Ma2/3,b,f,g2/3,i1/3 A,HF,NU 13 amhn f35 Ma,d,e,f,gpt,hpt,i CP,RP,HF || --- Mb,e1/6,gpt,hpt ℵA,OC,NU,TR 14 legonta to f35 Ma,f,ipt CP,RP,HF || elegen 2 Mb || elegon 2 Mg,i1/4 || elegon Ma1/4,d,e,h ℵA,OC,NU,TR (The participle

is controlled by hkousa; the article should be read in any case.) 15 oi rell || 1 eikosi tessarej TR 16 epeson f35 Ma2/3,d,e3/5,f,h,i CP,RP,HF || epesan Ma1/3,b,e2/5,g,h1/4,i2/7 ℵA,OC,NU,TR 17 prosekunhsan rell || 1 zwnti eij touj aiwnaj twn aiwnwn TR 18 oti f35 Ma,b,d1/4,e1/3,f,i2/3 CP,RP,HF,OC || ote Md,e2/3,g,h,i1/3 ℵA,C,NU,TR (Assimilation to the following seals?) 19 epta sfragidwn f35 Ma,b,d1/3,ept,f,g,h,i A,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || 2 Md2/3,ept TR || 1 ℵ 20 fwnh rell || fwnhj Me2/3 TR || fwnhn ℵ[+12 assorted mss] || Md2/3 transpose 21 eidon $idon A,C% kai idou f35 Md,ept,h,i1/3 (A,C)CP,OC,NU || ide kai idou Ma,b,e1/3,f,i1/3 RP,HF || blepe kai eidon kai idou TR || ide kai eidon $idon Mg2/3% kai idou Mg,i1/3 ℵ (Note that ℵ conflates the minuscule groups, so they must be older; the “Come!” was directed to the horse, not to John [since he was right there, there would be no need to address him with a thunderous roar]; each of the living beings called out a horse.)

22 auton rell || autw TR

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3 Kai òte hnoixen thn deuteran sfragida1 hkousa tou deuterou zwou legontoj( ~~Ercou!VV 4 Kai2 exhlqen alloj ìppoj( purroj(3 kai tw kaqhmenw epV auton4 edoqh autw labein thn eirhnhn ek5 thj ghj(6 i`na allhlouj sfaxwsin\7 kai edoqh autw macaira megalh)

[The third seal]

5 Kai òte hnoixen thn sfragida thn trithn(8 hkousa tou tritou zwou legontoj( ~~Ercou!VV Kai eidon kai idou(9 ìppoj melaj¸ Kai o` kaqhmenoj epV auton10 ecwn11 zugon en th ceiri autou) 6 Kai hkousa12 fwnhn en mesw twn tessarwn zwwn legousanÇ ~~Coinix sitou dhnariou( kai treij coinikej kriqhj13 dhnariou\ kai to elaion kai ton oinon mh adikhshj)VV

[The fourth seal]

7 Kai òte hnoixen thn sfragida thn tetarthn( hkousa fwnhn14 tou tetartou zwou legontoj(15 ~~Ercou!VV 8 Kai eidon kai idou(16 i`ppoj clwroj¸ Kai ò kaqhmenoj epanw autou( onoma autw Qanatoj(17 kai o` ~Adhj akolouqei18 metV autou)19 Kai edoqh autw20 exousia epi to tetarton thj ghj( apokteinai21 en r̀omfaia kai en limw kai en qanatw( kai ùpo twn qhriwn thj ghj)

[The fifth seal]

9 Kai òte hnoixen thn pempthn sfragida( eidon ùpokatw tou qusiasthriou taj yucaj twn anqrwpwn22 twn esfagmenwn dia ton logon tou Qeou kai dia thn marturian tou Arniou23 h]n eicon) 10 Kai ekraxan24 fwnh megalh(25 legontejÇ ~~~Ewj pote( o` Despothj( o` a`gioj kai26 alhqinoj( ou krineij kai ekdikeij to aìma h`mwn ek27 twn katoikountwn epi

1 deuteran $b , Mdpt% sfragida f35 Ma,d,e1/4,f,g,h2/3,i CP,RP,HF,TR || ∼ 2 thn 1 Mb,e,h1/3 ℵA,C,OC,NU 2 kai rell || 1 ide 1 eidon 1 idou Mb || 1 ide 1 idon 1 idou ℵ || 1 blepe 1 TR 3 purroj f35 Ma1/4,d1/3,ept,f2/3,hpt,i2/5 ℵC,CP,OC,NU,TR || puroj Ma,b,c1/4,d2/3,ept,f1/3,g,hpt,i3/5 A,RP,HF (purroj is the reading of all

the more faithful members of f35. As an unintentional error, rr�r would be much easier than r�rr.) 4 auton rell || autw Me TR 5 ek rell || apo Mept TR || --- Me1/3,g A 6 ghj f35 Ma,d,e1/6,f,g,h1/4,i CP,RP,HF || 1 kai Mb,e,h ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR 7 sfaxwsin rell || sfaxousin A,C[+ 5 mss]NU || katasfaxwsin Md 8 thn sfragida thn trithn rell || ∼ 342 [6 mss]TR || Md alter and transpose 9 eidon $idon A% kai idou f35 Md,ept,h,i1/3 (A)C,CP,OC,NU || ide 23 Ma,b,e1/3,f,i1/3 RP,HF || blepe 2123 TR || ide 21 $idon

Mg2/3% 23 Mg,i1/3 ℵ (ℵ conflates again.) 10 auton rell || autw Me1/4 TR 11 ecwn rell || econ [8 mss]CP 12 hkousa rell || 1 wj Mept,fpt,h1/3 ℵA,C,OC,NU 13 kriqhj rell || kriqwn Me,hpt ℵA,C,NU 14 fwnhn f35 Md,e1/3(1/3)hpt P24ℵA,CP,OC,NU,TR || --- Ma,b,e1/3,f,g,hpt.i C,RP,HF 15 legontoj rell || legousan TR 16 eidon $idon A,C% kai idou f35 Md,ept,h,i1/3 (A,C)CP,OC,NU || ide 23 Ma,b,ept,f,ipt RP,HF || blepe 2123 TR || ide 21 $idon

Mg% 23 Mg ℵ (ℵ conflates again.) 17 qanatoj f35 Mhpt ℵC,CP || o 1 Ma,b,d,e,f,g,hpt,i RP,HF,OC[NU]TR || o aqanatoj A (The Text does not say that Hades was

on a horse.) 18 akolouqei f35 Md,ept CP,TR || hkolouqei Ma,b,e1/4,f,h,ipt C,RP,HF,OC,NU || hkolouqh Me1/4,g,i1/3 || hkolouqi ℵ(A)

(John is stating a fact of human existence: Hades follows death—so it has been for 6000 years.) 19 met autou f35 Md,ept,g,h1/5 A,C,CP,OC,NU,TR || autw Ma,b,ept,f,h2/5,i ℵ,RP,HF || opisw autou Mh2/5 20 autw f35 Ma,b,ept,f,g,h1/3,i2/3 CP,RP,HF,OC || autoij Md,ept,h2/3,i1/3 ℵA,C,NU,TR (It is death that does the killing; Hades just

collects the dead.) 21 epi to tetarton thj ghj apokteinai (C)rell || ∼ 612345 TR || 123 meroj 456 Md 22 twn anqrwpwn f35 Me,h1/3 ℵ(CP) || --- Ma,b,d,f,g,h2/3,i A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (Animals also have souls, and they are

excluded here.) 23 tou arniou f35 Ma,ept,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC || ihsou cristou Mb || --- Md,ept,h ℵA,C,NU,TR 24 ekraxan f35 Ma,b,f,g,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || ekrazon Md,e,h TR 25 fwnh megalh f35 Ma1/5,d,e,g,h,i3/5 ℵA,C,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR || fwnhn megalhn Ma,b,f,i2/5 HF 26 kai rell || 1 o [10 assorted mss]OC,TR 27 ek f35 Ma,b,f,hpt,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || apo Md,e,g,hpt TR

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thj ghj?VV 11 Kai edoqh1 autoij èkastw2 stolh leukh(3 kai erreqh autoij ìna anapauswntai4 eti cronon(5 èwj ou-6 plhrwswsin7 kai oì sundouloi autwn kai oi` adelfoi autwn(8 oì mellontej apoktenesqai9 ẁj kai autoi)

[The sixth seal]

12 Kai eidon( kai10 o`te hnoixen thn sfragida thn èkthn( kai11 seismoj megaj egeneto\ kai ò h`lioj melaj egeneto12 ẁj sakkoj tricinoj( kai h̀ selhnh13 egeneto ẁj aìma) 13 Kai oì asterej tou ouranou epeson14 eij thn ghn( ẁj sukh ballei15 touj olunqouj authj ùpo megalou anemou16 seiomenh) 14 Kai ò ouranoj apecwrisqh( ẁj biblion e`lissomenon(17 kai pan oroj kai nhsoj ek twn topwn autwn ekinhqhsan)

15 Kai oì basileij thj ghj kai oì megistanej kai oì ciliarcoi kai oì plousioi18 kai oì iscuroi(19 kai paj douloj kai paj eleuqeroj(20 ekruyan èautouj eij ta sphlaia kai eij taj petraj twn orewn) 16 Kai legousin toij oresin kai taij petraijÇ ~~Pesete21 efV h`maj kai kruyate h̀maj apo proswpou tou kaqhmenou epi tou qronou22 kai apo thj orghj tou Arniou! 17 ~Oti hlqen h` h`mera h` megalh thj orghj autou(23 kai ti,j dunatai staqhnai?VV

[Parenthesis] [The sealed of Israel]

7777)1 Kai24 meta touto25 eidon tessaraj aggelouj èstwtaj epi taj tessaraj gwniaj thj ghj( kratountaj touj tessaraj anemouj thj ghj( ìna mh pneh anemoj epi thj ghj( mhte epi thj qalasshj( mhte epi pan26 dendron) 2 Kai eidon allon aggelon anabainonta27 apo anatolhj h`liou( econta sfragida Qeou zwntoj) Kai ekraxen fwnh megalh toij tessarsin aggeloij( oi-j edoqh autoij adikhsai thn ghn kai thn qalassan( 3 legwnÇ ~~Mh adikhshte

1 edoqh rell || edwqh Mg || edoqhsan TR 2 autoij ekastw f35 Mb,e,g,h,ipt ℵA,C,RP,OC,NU || 1 Ma,f,ipt HF || ∼ 2 autwn Md || ekastoij TR || --- (CP)

[homoioteleuton] (OC is in small print.) 3 stolh leukh rell || stolai leukai TR || --- (CP) 4 anapauswntai rell || anapausontai Md1/4,ept,g2/3 A,NU 5 eti cronon f35 Ma,b,f,g,i3/5 CP,RP,HF || 12 mikron Md,e,h3/5,i1/3 (A)C,OC,NU,TR || epi 2 mikron ℵ (OC is in small print.) 6 ou f35 Md,e,i2/5 CP,TR || --- Ma,b,f,g,h3/5,i3/5 ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU || an Mh2/5 7 plhrwswsin f35 Ma,b,d1/3,e,f,g,h,i2/3 RP,HF,OC || plhrwsousin Md2/3,e1/6,h1/5,i1/3 || plhrwqwsin A,C,CP,NU || plhrwsontai TR

8 autwn f35 Mb,d,e2/3,g,h,i1/3 ℵA,C,CP,OC,NU,TR || 1 kai Ma,e1/3,f,i2/3 RP,HF 9 apoktenesqai f35 Ma3/5,d2/3,e1/4,fpt,g,h1/3,i3/5 CP,RP,HF || apoktennesqai Ma1/4,b,e1/6,fpt,h1/5,i1/5 ℵC,OC,NU || apokteinesqai

Ma1/6,d1/3,ept(e1/6)hpt,i1/5 A,TR (The single vowel is clearly stronger than the dipthong, and the single consonant than the double.)

10 kai f35 Me2/3 CP || --- Ma,b,d,e1/3,f,g,h,i ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (The second kai is emphatic.) 11 kai rell || 1 idou A,TR 12 melaj egeneto f35 Ma,b,e1/5,f,g,i2/3 ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC || egeneto melaj Ma1/6,d,e,h,i1/3 A,C,NU,TR 13 selenh f35 Ma1/6,b,d1/4,e,h2/5 CP,TR || 1 olh Ma,d,e1/6,f,g,h3/5,i ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU 14 epeson rell || epesan ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR 15 ballei f35 Me,hpt,ipt A,C,CP,NU,TR || apoballei Md || ballousa Mb,g1/3 ℵ,OC || balousa Ma,e1/4,f,gpt RP,HF (The

present is stronger than the aorist.) 16 megalou anemou f35 Md,e CP,TR || ∼ 21 Ma,b,d1/4,e1/5,f,g,h,i (ℵ)A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU (A great wind knocks down all figs.) 17 elissomenon f35 Ma1/4,b,gpt,h1/3 A,C,CP,RP,OC,NU || eilissomenon Mb1/4,d1/4,e2/3 TR || elissomenoj Ma,e1/4,f,gpt,hpt,i2/5 ℵ,HF

|| eilissomenoj Md,i1/3 (The Ionic spelling need not detain us, but what of the gender? In the context the participle modifies ‘scroll’, not ‘sky’, so the neuter is correct.)

18 oi ciliarcoi kai oi plousioi rell || ∼ 45312 Mept,h1/4 TR 19 kai oi iscuroi rell || 13 ℵ || --- Me1/3 || 12 dunatoi TR 20 paj eleuqeroj f35 Md,e,hpt,i1/3 CP,TR || 2 Ma,b,f,g,hpt,i2/3 A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU || --- ℵ (Remember Granville Sharp; since

‘slave’ and ‘free’ obviously refer to distinct groups, the adjective should be repeated.) 21 pesete rell || pesate Mdpt,gpt,h1/3 A,OC || pesetai Me1/3,i1/3 ℵC 22 tou qronou f35 Ma1/5,d,e,gpt,h,i2/3 A,C,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR || tw qronw Ma,b,f,gpt,i1/3 ℵ,HF (As far as the speakers are

concerned, the One on the throne is leaning forward, taking an active interest in the proceedings [genitive].) 23 autou rell || autwn Mhpt ℵC,NU 24 kai rell || --- Mh1/4 A,C,NU 25 touto f35 Ma,b,f,g,h,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || tauta Ma1/6,d,e,i1/4 TR 26 pan f35 Md,e,hpt ℵ,CP,OC,NU,TR || ti Ma,b,f,g,hpt,i C,RP,HF || --- A 27 anabainonta rell || anabanta TR

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thn ghn( mhte thn qalassan( mhte ta dendra( acrij ou-1 sfragiswmen touj doulouj tou Qeou h`mwn epi twn metwpwn2 autwn)VV 4 Kai hkousa ton ariqmon twn esfragismenwn( e`katon kai3 tessarakonta tessarej4 ciliadej( esfragismenoi5 ek pashj fulhj uìwn IsrahlÇ 5 ek fulhj Iouda dwdeka6 ciliadej esfragismenoi(7 ek fulhj ~Roubim8 dwdeka9 ciliadej(10 ek fulhj Gad dwdeka ciliadej( 6 ek fulhj Ashr dwdeka ciliadej( ek fulhj Nefqaleim11 dwdeka ciliadej( ek fulhj Manassh dwdeka ciliadej 7 ek fulhj Sumewn dwdeka ciliadej( ek fulhj Leui dwdeka ciliadej( ek fulhj Isacar12 dwdeka ciliadej( 8 ek fulhj Zaboulwn dwdeka ciliadej( ek fulhj Iwshf dwdeka ciliadej( ek fulhj Beniamin dwdeka ciliadej esfragismenoi)13

[A multitude from the Great Tribulation]

9 Meta tauta eidon kai idou( ocloj poluj o]n ariqmhsai14 oudeij edunato(15 ek pantoj eqnouj kai fulwn kai lawn kai glwsswn( e`stwtej16 enwpion tou Qronou kai enwpion tou Arniou( peribeblhmenoi17 stolaj leukaj( kai foinikaj18 en taij cersin autwn) 10 Kai krazousin19 fwnh megalh( legontej( ~~~H swthria tw Qew h̀mwn20 tw kaqhmenw epi tw qronw(21 kai tw Arniw!VV

11 Kai pantej oì aggeloi ei`sthkeisan22 kuklw tou qronou( kai twn presbuterwn kai twn tessarwn zwwn( kai epeson23 enwpion tou qronou24 epi ta proswpa25 autwn kai prosekunhsan tw Qew( 12 legontejÇ ~~Amhn! ~H eulogia kai h̀ doxa kai h̀ sofia kai h̀ eucaristia kai h̀ timh kai h̀ dunamij kai h̀ iscuj tw Qew h`mwn eij touj aiwnaj twn aiwnwn¸ Amhn)VV

1 acrij ou f35 Ma,b,ept,f,g,h,i CP,HF,OC,TR || 1 an Md || 1 ℵ || acri Mept,h1/4 A,C,NU || acri 2 RP 2 metwpwn rell || metopwn Ma1/5,e1/3,h1/4,i1/3 CP 3 ekaton kai f35 Ma2/5,b,f3/5,g1/4,hpt,i2/5 C,CP,RP,HF || 1 Ma1/8,d1/3,ept,f1/4,gpt,h1/5,i1/5 ℵA,OC,NU || r , Ma1/7,d2/3,e1/3,g1/4,h1/5,i1/3 TR || ---

Ma1/3,e1/6,f1/6 4 tessarakonta tessarej f35 Mapt,b,d1/3,ept,f,g,h,i3/5 (A)CP,RP,HF,OC || tesserakonta 2 (-2 ℵ) (ℵ)C,NU || md ,

Ma1/7,d2/3,e1/3,g1/4,h1/5,i1/3 TR || --- Ma1/3,e1/6,f1/6 5 esfragismenoi f35 Md1/3,e,h,ipt ℵA,C,CP,OC,NU,TR || esfragismenwn Mapt,b,d2/3,f,g,ipt RP,HF || --- Ma1/3,e1/6 (The

nominative is presumably correct, the genitive being an assimilation to the same form earlier in the verse.) 6 dwdeka f352/5 Mapt,b,dpt,e2/3,f,hpt,i3/5 ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || ib , f353/5 Mapt,dpt,e1/3,g,hpt,i2/5 TR 7 esfragismenoi f35 Ma1/6,b,d,e,g2/3,h,ipt ℵA,C,CP,OC,NU,TR || esfragismenai Ma,e1/6,f,g1/3,ipt RP,HF 8 roubim f35 Mapt,b1/4,d,e,gpt,h1/3,ipt RP,HF || roubeim Mb1/4,c1/3,fpt || roub$e%in Ma1/6,b1/3,f1/3,h1/3 CP || roubhn Ma1/4,f1/4,gpt,h1/3,ipt

ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR (Over half of the f351/3 are from one monastery.) 9 dwdeka Ma1/3,b,ept,f,hpt,ipt ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || ib , f35 Ma2/3,d,ept,g,hpt,ipt TR (A similar statement obtains for all the

following tribes.) 10 ciliadej f35 Ma,b,d,e,f,g,h,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || 1 esfragismenoi Ma1/9,e1/6 TR (This statement obtains for all the

remaining tribes except the last, Benjamin, with the further exception that d, e1/3, gpt side with TR for Ruben [only].) 11 nefqaleim rell || nefqalim [22 assorted mss]A,NU || nefqali ℵ || nefqalin C || nefqalhm [20 assorted mss] 12 isacar rell || issacar [21 assorted mss]ℵA,OC,NU 13 esfragismenoi f35 Ma1/3,b,d,ept,f1/4,g1/4,h,i3/5 ℵA,C,CP,OC,NU,TR || esfragismenai Ma2/3,e1/5,f,g,h1/4,i2/5 RP,HF || --- Me1/3 14 ariqmhsai f35 Ma,b,d,e2/5,f,g,h1/3,i CP,RP,HF || 1 auton Me3/5,g1/5,h2/3,i1/5 ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR 15 edunato f35 Ma,f,g,hpt,i3/5 ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || hdunato Mb,d,e,hpt,i2/5 TR 16 estwtej f35 Ma1/6,d1/3,e,ipt ℵA,CP,NU,TR || estwtaj Ma,b,d2/3,f,g,hpt,ipt RP,HF,OC || estwtwn Me1/4,h1/3 C (The nominative is

correct; it agrees with ocloj.) 17 peribeblhmenoi f35 Md2/3,e,h1/3,ipt CP,TR || peribeblhmenouj Ma,b,d1/3,e1/4,f,g,h2/3,ipt ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU (The nominative is

correct; it agrees with ocloj.) 18 foinikaj f35 Ma,d,f,g3/5,i ℵ,RP,HF || foinikej Mb,d1/4,e,g2/5,h A,C,CP,OC,NU,TR (The accusative is correct, being the direct

object of the implicit verb.) 19 krazousin rell || krazontej TR 20 tw qew hmwn rell || tou qeou 3 A || 23 Me2/7 || --- TR 21 tw qronw f35 Ma,b,e2/5,f,gpt,hpt,ipt ℵA,C,RP,HF,NU || tou qronou Mc1/3 OC || tou qronou tou qeou hmwn

Ma1/4,d,e2/7,gpt,hpt,ipt CP,TR || tou qronou qew hmwn Me2/7 (The Father is firmly seated, dative. Almost all of the Mc1/3 are among the least faithful members of the family, but they are followed by OC.)

22 eisthkeisan rell || esthkesan TR || isthkeisan A || esthkisan C || isthkisan ℵ || at least 10 further spellings 23 epeson rell || epesan Ma1/4,e1/4,g ℵA,C,OC,NU 24 qronou f35 Ma1/6,d,e,h,ipt ℵA,C,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR || 1 autou Ma,b,f,g,ipt HF (Here is a clear example that a,b,f,g,i share a

common influence, vouching for an infelicitous gloss.) 25 ta proswpa rell || proswpon Me1/5 TR

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13 Kai apekriqh eìj ek twn presbuterwn( legwn moi( ~~Oùtoi oì peribeblhmenoi taj

stolaj taj leukaj( ti,nej eisin( kai poqen hlqon?VV 14 Kai eipon1 autw( ~~Kurie mou(2 su oidajVV) Kai eipen moiÇ ~~Oùtoi eisin oì ercomenoi ek thj qliyewj thj megalhj( kai eplunan3 taj stolaj autwn kai eleukanan autaj4 en tw aìmati tou Arniou) 15 Dia touto eisin enwpion tou qronou tou Qeou( kai latreuousin autw h`meraj kai nuktoj en tw naw autou) Kai ò kaqhmenoj epi tw qronw5 skhnwsei epV autouj) 16 Ou peinasousin eti( oude diyhsousin eti\6 oudV ou7 mh pesh epV autouj ò h`lioj( oude pan kauma\ 17 o`ti to Arnion to ana meson tou qronou poimainei8 autouj kai o`dhgei9 autouj epi zwhj10 phgaj ùdatwn) Kai exaleiyei ò Qeoj pan dakruon ek11 twn ofqalmwn autwn)VV

[The seventh seal]

8888)1 Kai òte12 hnoixen thn sfragida thn èbdomhn( egeneto sigh en tw ouranw ẁj h`miwrion) 2 Kai eidon touj e`pta aggelouj oi] enwpion tou Qeou e`sthkasin( kai edoqhsan autoij èpta salpiggej)

3 Kai alloj aggeloj hlqen kai estaqh epi tou qusiasthriou(13 ecwn libanwton crusoun) Kai edoqh autw qumiamata polla ìna dwsei14 taij proseucaij twn a`giwn pantwn epi to qusiasthrion to crusoun to enwpion tou qronou) 4 Kai anebh o` kapnoj twn qumia& matwn taij proseucaij twn a`giwn ek ceiroj tou aggelou enwpion tou Qeou) 5 Kai eilhfen o` aggeloj ton libanwton kai egemisen auton ek tou puroj tou qusiasthriou kai ebalen eij thn ghn) Kai egenonto fwnai kai brontai kai astrapai15 kai seismoj) 6 Kai oì èpta aggeloi oì econtej taj èpta salpiggaj h`toimasan eàutouj16 i`na salpiswsin)

[The first trumpet]

7 Kai ò prwtoj17 esalpisen( kai egeneto calaza kai pur memigmena en18 aìmati( kai eblhqh eij thn ghn( kai to triton thj ghj katekah\19 kai( to triton twn dendrwn katekah20 kai paj cortoj clwroj katekah)

[The second trumpet]

1 eipon f35 Ma,b,f,g,hpt,i CP,RP,HF || eirhka Md,e,hpt ℵA,OC,NU,TR 2 mou rell || --- Me1/3 A,TR 3 eplunan rell || eplatunan Ma2/3 4 autaj f35 Md,e,h,i1/4 ℵA,CP,OC,NU || --- Ma,b,f,g,i RP,HF || stolaj autwn TR (Another clear example of a common

influence for a,b,f,g,i.) 5 tw qronw f35 Ma,e2/7,f,g,ipt CP,RP,HF || tou qronou Ma1/6,b,d,e,h,ipt ℵA,OC,NU,TR (He is still firmly seated, dative.) 6 eti rell || --- Mb,e2/3,h,i1/3 7 oudV ou f35 Ma,b,d1/4,e2/3,f,g,h2/3,i2/3 CP,RP,HF,OC || oude Md,e1/3,h1/3,i1/3 ℵA,NU,TR 8 poimainei f35 Ma,b,f,i2/5 RP,HF,OC || poimanei Ma1/4,c1/3,d,e,g,h,i3/5 ℵA,CP,NU,TR (The better representatives of f35 have the

present tense.) 9 odhgei f35 Ma,b,f,g,i2/5 RP,HF || odhghsei Mc2/5,d,e,h,i3/5 ℵA,CP,OC,NU,TR (The better representatives of f35 have the present

tense.) 10 zwhj rell || zwsaj Me2/3,hpt TR 11 ek rell || apo Md ℵ,TR 12 ote rell || otan A,C,NU 13 tou qusiasthriou rell || to qusiasthrion Mept A,TR || 1 qusiasthrion C 14 dwsei f35 Ma2/5,b,d,e1/3,f1/3,h1/3,i3/5 ℵA,HF,OC,NU || dwsh Ma3/5,b1/4,c1/4,d1/4,e2/3,f2/3,g,h1/3,i2/5 CP,RP,TR (The generalized splitting

suggests that the ‘norm’ of subjunctive with ina was at work in the minds of the copyists; but the indicative isn’t all that infrequent, and in this case presumably emphasizes certainty.)

15 fwnai kai brontai kai astrapai f35 Ma1/5,d,e,ipt CP,TR || ~ 12543 Mgpt || ~ 32145 Ma,b,f,g1/3,h1/4,ipt P115ℵ,RP,HF,OC,NU || ~ 32541 Mhpt A

16 eautouj rell || autouj ℵA,NU 17 prwtoj f35 Ma,b,e1/3,f,g,hpt,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || 1 aggeloj Md,e2/3,hpt,i1/4 TR 18 en rell || --- Me TR 19 kai to triton thj ghj katekah rell || --- TR 20 kai to triton twn dendrwn katekah rell || --- [15 assorted mss]CP

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8 Kai o` deuteroj aggeloj esalpisen( kai ẁj oroj mega1 kaiomenon eblhqh eij thn qalassan( kai egeneto to triton thj qalasshj aìma) 9 Kai apeqanen to triton twn ktismatwn2 en th qalassh( ta econta yucaj) Kai to triton twn ploiwn diefqarhsan)3

[The third trumpet]

10 Kai ò tritoj aggeloj esalpisen( kai epesen ek tou ouranou asthr megaj( kaiomenoj ẁj lampaj( kai epesen epi to triton twn potamwn kai epi taj phgaj twn ùdatwn) 11 Kai to onoma tou asteroj legetai o` Ayinqoj)4 Kai egeneto5 to triton twn ùdatwn eij ayinqon( kai polloi twn anqrwpwn apeqanon ek twn ùdatwn òti epikranqhsan)

[The fourth trumpet]

12 Kai ò tetartoj aggeloj esalpisen( kai eplhgh to triton tou h̀liou kai to triton thj selhnhj kai to triton twn asterwn( i`na skotisqh to triton autwn\ kai h̀ h`mera mh fainh to triton authj(6 kai h̀ nux o`moiwj)

13 Kai eidon kai hkousa ènoj aetou(7 petomenou8 en mesouranhmati( legontoj fwnh megalh trijÇ9 ~~Ouai( ouai( ouai toij katoikousin10 epi thj ghj( ek twn loipwn fwnwn thj salpiggoj twn triwn aggelwn twn mellontwn salpizein!VV

[The fifth trumpet]

9999)1 Kai o` pemptoj aggeloj esalpisen( kai eidon astera ek tou ouranou peptwkota eij thn ghn) Kai edoqh autw h` kleij tou freatoj thj Abussou) 2 Kai hnoixen to frear thj Abussou(11 kai anebh kapnoj ek tou freatoj ẁj kapnoj kaminou kaiomenhj\12 kai eskotisqh13 o` h`lioj kai ò ahr ek tou kapnou tou freatoj) 3 Kai ek tou kapnou exhlqon akridej eij thn ghn) Kai edoqh autaij exousia ẁj ecousin exousian oi` skorpioi thj ghj) 4 Kai erreqh autaij ìna mh adikhswsin14 ton corton thj ghj oude pan clwron oude pan dendron( ei mh touj anqrwpouj monouj15 oi`tinej ouk ecousin thn sfragida tou Qeou epi twn metwpwn autwn)16 5 Kai edoqh autaij17 i`na mh apokteinwsin autouj( allV ìna basanisqwsin18 mhnaj pente) Kai ò basanismoj autwn ẁj basanismoj skorpiou òtan plhxh19

1 mega f35 Ma,e2/7,f,g,i2/3 CP,RP,HF || 1 puri Mb,d,e,h,i1/3 ℵA,OC,NU,TR (OC is in small print.) 2 ktismatwn f35 Ma,d,ept,f,g,h1/4,i CP,RP,HF || 1 twn Mb,d1/5,ept,h,i1/4 ℵ,OC,NU,TR 3 diefqarhsan f35 Md,e1/3,h1/4 ℵ(A)CP,NU || diefqarh Ma,b,e2/3,f,g,h,i RP,HF,OC,TR (ad sensum, or not?) 4 o ayinqoj rell || 2 Me2/3,g1/3 TR || ayinqion ℵ 5 egeneto rell || ginetai Mept TR || legetai kai egeneto ℵ 6 h hmera $+ ina Md) mh fainh $ouk efainen Mb) $fanh Mh ℵA,NU) to triton $tetarton A) authj f35 Mb,d,e,h,ipt

(ℵA)CP(NU)TR || ~ 567 $autwn Mapt% mh fanh 12 Ma,f,g,ipt RP,HF,OC 7 aetou f35 Ma,b,e1/3,f,gpt,h,i2/3 P115ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || aggelou Md,e2/3,gpt,i1/3 TR 8 petomenou rell || petwmenou [24 assorted mss]TR 9 trij f35 Md,e1/6,gpt CP || --- Ma,b,e,f,gpt,h,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (Who would have added trij; why?) 10 toij katoikousin f35 Md,e,g2/3,h2/3,ipt A,CP,RP,TR || touj katoikountaj Ma,b,f,g1/3,h1/3,ipt ℵ,HF,OC,NU (The dative is

presumably correct.) 11 kai hnoixen to frear thj abussou f35 Mb,d,e,g,h,ipt A,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR || --- Ma,e1/3,f,h1/4,ipt ℵ (OC is in small print.) 12 kaiomenhj f35 Ma,b,f,g,ipt RP,HF,OC || megalhj Md,e,hpt,ipt ℵA,CP,NU,TR || megalhj kaiomenhj Mhpt 13 eskotisqh rell || eskotwqh A,0207,NU 14 adikhswsin rell || adikhsousin A,NU 15 monouj f35 CP,TR || --- Ma,b,d,e,f,g,h,i ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU (The adjective emphasizes that it is only those without God’s

mark; all greenery has already been excluded, and here people with God’s mark are expressly excluded.) 16 autwn f35 Ma,b,e2/3,f,g,h,i CP,RP,HF,OC,TR || --- Md,e1/3,h1/4 ℵA,NU 17 autaij rell || autoij Me1/3,gpt ℵA,NU 18 basanisqwsin rell || basanisqhsontai Me2/3(1/6) ℵA,NU 19 plhxh f35 CP || paish Ma,b,d3/5,e,f,g1/3,h,i RP,HF,OC,NU,TR || pesh Ma1/6,b2/7,g2/3,h2/7 ℵA (It is difficult to imagine medieval

monks changing paish to plhxh; on what basis would they do so? On the other hand, the unfamiliar plhxh could be changed to paish, and even pesh, early on [plhssw having been used with the 2nd aorist in 8:12 above, the 1st aorist would be unexpected]. plhssw is used for sudden, violent strikes, like from lightning or God’s wrath; it is used expressly of a scorpion’s sting in the 1st century AD [Sammelb.1267.6]. In this context plhxh is precisely appropriate, although the difference in meaning is slight.)

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anqrwpon) 6 Kai en taij h`meraij ekeinaij zhtousin1 oì anqrwpoi ton qanaton( kai ou mh eùrhsousin2 auton\ kai epiqumhsousin apoqanein( kai feuxetai3 apV autwn o` qanatoj)4

7 Kai ta òmoiwmata twn akridwn òmoia ìppoij h̀toimasmenoij eij polemon( kai epi taj kefalaj autwn ẁj stefanoi crusoi(5 kai ta proswpa autwn ẁj proswpa anqrwpwn) 8 Kai eicon tricaj ẁj tricaj gunaikwn( kai oì odontej autwn ẁj leontwn hsan) 9 Kai eicon qwrakaj ẁj qwrakaj sidhrouj( kai h` fwnh twn pterugwn autwn ẁj fwnh a`rmatwn i`ppwn pollwn trecontwn eij polemon) 10 Kai( ecousin ouraj o`moiaj skorpioij( kai kentra( kai6 en taij ouraij autwn¸ Exousian ecousin tou7 adikhsai touj anqrwpouj mhnaj pente( 11 ecousai basilea epV autwn8 aggelon thj Abussouonoma autw ~Ebraisti Abbaddwn(9 en de10 th ~Ellhnikh onoma ecei Apolluwn)

12 ~H ouai h̀ mia aphlqen) Idou( ercetai11 eti duo ouai meta tauta) [The sixth trumpet]

13 Kai ò e`ktoj aggeloj esalpisen( kai hkousa fwnhn mian ek twn tessarwn12 keratwn tou qusiasthriou tou crusou tou enwpion tou Qeou( 14 legousan13 tw e`ktw agge& lw( ò ecwn14 thn salpigga( ~~Luson touj tessaraj aggelouj touj dedemenouj epi tw potamw tw megalw EufrathVV) 15 Kai eluqhsan oì tessarej aggeloioì h`toimasmenoi eij thn ẁran kai thn h̀meran15 kai mhna kai eniautonìna apokteinwsin to triton twn anqrwpwn) 16 Kai ò ariqmoj twn16 strateumatwn tou i`ppou17 muriadej18 muriadwn $hkousa19 ton ariq& mon autwn%) 17 Kai oùtwj eidon touj ìppouj en th o`raseiÇ kai touj kaqhmenouj epV autwn( econtaj qwrakaj purinouj kai ùakinqinouj kai qeiwdeij\ kai aì kefalai twn ìppwn ẁj kefalai leontwn\ kai ek twn stomatwn autwn ekporeuetai pur kai kapnoj kai qeion)

1 zhtousin f35 Ma1/3,f1/3 CP || zhthsousin Ma2/3,b,c1/5,d,e,f2/3,g,h ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR 2 ou mh eurhsousin f35 Ma2/3,ept,f,g1/3,h1/3,ipt ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || 12 eurhswsin Ma1/5,gpt || 12 eurwsin Mb,d,ept,h1/3,ipt A || ouc 3 Mh1/4 TR

3 feuxetai rell || feugei Me2/3,h2/3 A,NU || fugh ℵ 4 ap autwn o qanatoj f35 Ma,b,f,gpt,i CP,RP,HF,OC || ∼ 3412 Md,e,h ℵA,NU,TR || 12 Mgpt 5 crusoi f35 Ma,f,g,i 0207,CP,RP,HF || omoioi crusw Mb,d,e,h A,NU,TR || omoioi crusiw OC || omoioi ℵ 6 kai f35 Ma,f,gpt,h2/3,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || --- Ma1/6,b,d,e,gpt,h1/3 || hn TR 7 exousian ecousin tou f35 Ma,gpt(pt),h1/3,i2/3 CP,RP,HF,OC || 12 Md1/3,f,i1/3 || kai 12 Md2/3 || kai h exousia autwn Me TR

|| h exousia autwn Mb,e1/6,h2/3 P47ℵA(0207)NU 8 ecousai basilea ep autwn f35 Ma,f,gpt(pt),i CP,RP,HF || ecousi 234 ton OC || kai ecousin 234 Mb || ∼ kai (---

P47A,NU[and some of the cursives]) ecousin 342 ton Md,e,h,i1/4 (P47A)(NU) || ∼ kai ecousin ef 42 ton TR || ecousin eautwn ton 2 ton ℵ

9 abbaddwn f35 || abbadwn Ma1/4,c2/5,d,e2/3,f CP,RP,HF || abbaadwn Ma1/6,bpt || abbaaddwn Ma1/4,g1/3 || abaddwn Mbpt,e1/4,gpt,hpt,ipt ℵA,OC,NU,TR || battwn P47 (There are some 25 variants, half being singular readings. There are three basic questions: how many ‘betas’, ‘alphas’ and ‘deltas’. The evidence looks like this: bb – f35Mapt,bpt,d,e2/3,f,g1/3,h1/4,i2/3 VS b – Mapt,bpt,e1/3,g2/3,h,i1/3 P47ℵA; aa – Mapt,bpt,g1/3,h1/4 VS a – f35Mapt,bpt,d,e,f,g2/3,h,i P47ℵA; dd – f353/5Ma1/4,bpt,e1/4,g2/3,hpt,ipt (P47)ℵA VS d – f352/5Ma,bpt,d,e,f,g1/3,hpt,ipt. Putting it all together, the single vowel appears certain; the evidence for the double ‘beta’ is stronger, as also for the single ‘delta’, except that almost all of the better representatives of f35 have the double delta, while most of the least faithful ones show the single delta, so there is little question but that the family archetype read two deltas, that

also have a better geographical distribution. The Hebrew has a double d but a single b, the reading of OC,NU,TR, but the evidence for bb is quite strong—probably the archetypal spelling for all three main lines of transmission.)

10 en de f35 Ma,b,d,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC || ∼ kai 1 Me,h P47ℵA,NU,TR 11 ercetai f35 Ma,e1/3,f,g,h2/5,i3/5 P47ℵA,CP,RP,HF,NU || ercontai Ma1/6,b,d,e2/3,h3/5,i2/5 0207,OC,TR 12 tessarwn rell [NU] || --- Md,h1/3 P47A,0207 || ℵ omits five words 13 legousan f35 Ma1/4,b,d,e,gpt,h3/5,i1/4 P470207,CP,RP,TR || legontoj Ma,f,gpt,h2/5,i HF,OC || legonta ℵA,NU 14 o ecwn rell || tw econti Mb || oj eice TR 15 kai thn hmeran f35 Md,hpt || 1 eij 23 Ma,b,f,g,i RP,HF,OC || 13 Md1/4,e,hpt P47A,NU,TR || --- ℵ,CP (For eij we have

a,b,f,g,i; against we have f35 d,e,h,P47ℵA; the evidence for thn is tranquil.) (A clear instance of a,b,f,g,i working as a group.) (OC is in small print.)

16 twn rell || --- TR 17 ippou f35 Ma,b,f3/5,gpt,ipt CP,RP,HF,OC || ippikou Md,e,f2/5,gpt,h,ipt P47ℵA,NU,TR (‘horse’ or ‘horsy’?) 18 muriadej f35 Ma,b,ept,f3/5,g,h2/3,i CP,RP,HF || duo 1 Md P47(ℵ)OC,TR || dij 1 Mept,f2/5,h1/3 A,NU (Just one hundred million.)

(OC is in small print.) 19 hkousa rell || kai 1 TR

Revelation

493

18 Apo1 twn triwn plhgwn toutwn apektanqhsan to triton twn anqrwpwnek2 tou puroj kai3 tou kapnou kai4 tou qeiou tou ekporeuomenou ek twn stomatwn autwn) 19 ~H gar exousia twn ìppwn5 en tw stomati autwn estin6kai en taij ouraij autwn( ai` gar ourai autwn o`moiai ofesin(7 ecousai kefalaj( kai en autaij adikousin)

20 Kai oì loipoi twn anqrwpwn( oi] ouk apektanqhsan en taij plhgaij tautaij( ou8 metenohsan ek twn ergwn twn ceirwn autwn( i`na mh proskunhswsin9 ta daimonia( kai ta eidwla(10 ta crusa kai ta argura kai ta calka11 kai ta liqina kai ta xulina( a] oute blepein dunatai12 oute akouein oute peripatein\ 21 kai ou metenohsan ek twn fonwn autwn oute ek twn farmakeiwn13 autwn oute ek thj porneiaj autwn oute ek twn klemmatwn autwn)

[Parenthesis] [John eats a little book]

$$$$10101010)1 Kai eidon14 aggelon iscuron katabainonta ek tou ouranou( peribeblhmenon nefelhn( kai h̀ irij15 epi thj kefalhj autou\16 kai to proswpon autou ẁj o` h`lioj( kai oì podej autou ẁj stuloi puroj\ 2 kai eicen17 en th ceiri autou biblidarion18 anewgmenon)19 Kai eqhken ton poda autou ton dexion epi thj qalasshj(20 ton de euwnumon epi thj ghj(21 3 kai ekraxen fwnh megalh( ẁsper lewn mukatai) Kai o`te ekraxen( elalhsan aì e`pta brontai taj èautwn fwnaj) 4 Kai òte elalhsan aì èpta brontai22 emellon23 grafein\ kai hkousa fwnhn ek tou ouranou legousan(24 ~~Sfragison a[[ elalhsan aì e`pta brontaiVV( kai ~~Meta tauta grafeijVV)25 5 Kai ò aggeloj o]n eidon e`stwta epi thj qalasshj kai epi thj ghj hren thn ceira autou thn dexian26 eij ton ouranon 6 kai wmosen en27 tw zwnti eij touj aiwnaj twn aiwnwn( o]j ektisen ton ouranon kai ta en autw( kai thn ghn kai ta en

1 apo rell || upo HF,TR 2 ek f35 Md,e,h P47ℵA,C,CP,OC,NU,TR || apo Ma,b,e1/5,f,g,i RP,HF 3 kai f35 Ma,b,d,e1/4,f,g,h3/5,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || 1 ek Me,h2/5 P47,C,TR 4 kai f35 Ma,b,e1/4,f,g,h2/3,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || 1 ek Md,e,h1/3 P47,TR 5 h gar exousia twn ippwn rell || 1234 topwn A || ∼ hn 21345 P47 || ai 2 exousiai autwn TR 6 estin rell || eisi TR 7 ofesin f35 Md,e3/5,h,i1/3 P47(ℵA,C)CP,OC,NU,TR || ofewn Ma,b,e2/5,f,g,i2/3 RP,HF (omoioj normally takes the dative, but the

genitive does occur.) 8 ou f35 Ma,b,d,e1/4,f,g,h2/5,i C,CP,RP,HF,OC || oute Me,h1/5 A,TR || oude Mhpt P47ℵ,NU 9 proskunhswsin rell || proskunhsousin P47ℵA,C,NU 10 kai ta eidwla rell || 13 TR || --- P47 11 kai ta calka f35 Mb,d,e,hpt P47(ℵ)A,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR || 13 Me1/6,h2/5,i1/4 || --- Ma,f,g,ipt 12 dunatai f35 Ma,e1/4,f,gpt,i1/3 P47,CP,RP,HF,OC,TR || dunantai Ma1/4,b,d,e,gpt,h,i2/3 P85,115ℵA,C,NU 13 farmakeiwn f35 Md,e,h2/3,i RP,OC,TR || farmakiwn Md1/5,e1/4,gpt A,CP || farmakwn Ma,b,f,gpt,h1/3 P47ℵC,HF,NU 14 eidon f35 Ma,d,e2/5,f,ipt CP,RP,HF || 1 allon Mb,e3/5,g,h,ipt P47ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR (OC is in small print.) 15 h irij f35 Ma,b,f,gpt,h2/3,i P47,115vid(A)(C)CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || 2 Me,gpt,h1/3,i1/4 TR || irin Md || 1 qrix ℵ 16 autou rell || --- TR 17 eicen f35 Md,e,gpt,h2/5,i1/3 CP,TR || ecwn Ma,b,f,gpt,h3/5,i2/3 ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU 18 biblidarion f35 Md,e1/3,gpt,h,i3/5 CP || biblaridion Me2/3 ℵA,C,NU,TR || biblion Ma,b,f,gpt,i2/5 P47,RP,HF,OC 19 anewgmenon f35 Ma,d,e1/4,f,gpt,h2/3,i CP,RP,HF,OC,TR || hnewgmenon Mb,e,gpt,h1/3 P47ℵC,NU || --- A 20 thj qalasshj rell || thn qalassan TR 21 thj ghj rell || thn ghn TR 22 brontai rell || 1 taj fwnaj eautwn TR 23 emellon f35 Mapt,b,d,e3/5,f,g,ipt ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC,TR || hmellon Mapt,e2/5,h,ipt A,C,NU || kai hmellon auta P47 24 legousan rell || legoushj P47 || 1 moi TR 25 meta tauta grafeij f35 Md2/3,e3/5,i1/4 CP || mh 2 grayhj Me1/4 TR || mh auta grayhj Ma,b,d1/3,e1/6,f,g,h,i

ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU (The text has been generally misunderstood since the beginning. Having been told to seal what the thunders uttered, why would John be told he would write it later? So many copyists altered the text, reinforcing the prohibition. However, I take it that the voice was giving two unrelated instructions: not to record the thunders; and to put his notebook aside until later—he is going to be busy interacting with the angel and eating a book, and the voice doesn’t want him to be distracted by trying to write at the same time.)

26 thn dexian rell || --- Me1/3 A,TR 27 en f35 Md,e,f2/3,gpt,h2/5,ipt A,C,CP,OC,NU,TR || --- Ma,b,e2/7,f1/3,gpt,h3/5,ipt P47ℵ,RP,HF

Revelation

494

auth( kai thn qalassan kai ta en auth( òti cronoj ouketi estai\1 7 allV2 en taij h̀meraij thj fwnhj tou èbdomou aggelou( òtan mellh salpizein( telesqh3 to musthrion tou Qeou( o[4 euhggelisato5 touj doulouj autou touj profhtaj)6

8 Kai h̀ fwnh h]n hkousa ek tou ouranou palin lalousa7 metV emou kai legousaÇ8 ~~~Upage( labe to biblidarion9 to anewgmenon10 en th ceiri tou11 aggelou tou e`stwtoj epi thj qalasshj kai epi thj ghj)VV 9 Kai aphlqon12 proj ton aggelon legwn autw( ~~Doj13 moi to biblidarionVV)14 Kai legei moiÇ ~~Labe kai katafage auto\ kai pikranei sou thn koilian( allV en tw stomati sou estai gluku ẁj meli)VV 10 Kai elabon to biblidarion15 ek thj ceiroj tou aggelou kai katefagon auto( kai h=n en tw stomati mou ẁj meli gluku) Kai o`te efagon auto epikranqh h` koilia mou) 11 Kai legei16 moi( ~~Dei se palin profhteusai epi laoij( kai epi17 eqnesin kai glwssaij kai basileusin polloij)VV

[The two witnesses]

11111111)1 Kai edoqh moi kalamoj òmoioj r̀abdw) Kai eìsthkei ò aggeloj legwnÇ18 ~~Egeirai19 kai metrhson ton naon tou Qeou kai to qusiasthrion( kai touj proskunountaj en autw) 2 Kai thn aulhn thn exwqen20 tou naou ekbale exwqen(21 kai mh authn metrhshj( o`ti edoqh toij eqnesin\ kai thn polin thn àgian pathsousin mhnaj tessarakonta duo)22 3 Kai dwsw toij dusin martusin mou( kai profhteusousin h̀meraj ciliaj diakosiaj ex̀hkonta( peribeblhmenoi sakkouj)VV

4 Oùtoi eisin aì duo elaiai( kai ai` duo lucniai aì enwpion tou Kuriou23 thj ghj e`stwsai)24 5 Kai ei tij autouj qelei25 adikhsai( pur ekporeuetai ek tou stomatoj autwn

1 ouketi estai rell || 1 estin ℵ || ouk 2 eti Me1/3 TR 2 all rell || alla TR 3 telesqh f35 Ma1/6,e1/6 CP || kai 1 Md,e,gpt(pt) TR || kai etelesqh Ma,b,f,h,i P47ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU (The subjunctive is

presumably correct; the indicative doesn’t fit; the kai could be emphatic, otherwise it doesn’t fit either.) 4 o f35 Md,e1/3 CP || wj Ma,b,e2/3,f,g,h,i P47ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR 5 euhggelisato f35 Md CP || euhggelisen Ma,b,ept,f,g,h,i ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR || euhggelhse Me1/3 (I take it that this is

an instance of the double accusative with the passive voice [see the related variant sets above and below]; render ‘which was announced to His slaves’.)

6 touj doulouj autou touj profhtaj f35 Ma,b,f,g,h1/3,i2/3 CP,RP,HF,OC || ∼ toij 3 douloij toij profhtaij Md || ∼ 1 eautou 245 Me2/3,h3/5 A,C,NU || ∼ 1 eautou 2 kai 45 P47ℵ || ∼ toij eautou douloij toij profhtaij Me1/3,i1/3 TR

7 lalousa rell || lalousan Me1/3 ℵA,C,NU 8 legousa rell || legousan Me1/3 ℵA,C,NU 9 biblidarion f35 Ma,b,d,e1/4,f,g,hpt,i CP,RP,HF,OC || biblaridion Me ℵ,TR || biblion Mh2/5 A,C,NU 10 anewgmenon f35 Ma,d,e1/3,f,g,h,i P47,CP,RP,HF,OC || hnewgmenon Mb,e2/3 ℵA,C,NU,TR 11 tou rell || --- TR 12 aphlqon rell || aphlqa Mg1/3 P47A,OC,NU 13 doj f35 Md,e,h3/5,i1/4 CP,TR || dounai Ma,b,f,g,h2/5,i P47ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU 14 biblidarion f35 Ma,b,d,e1/3,f,g,h1/3,i CP,RP,HF,OC || biblaridion Me2/3 P85,115C,NU,TR || biblion Mh3/5 P47ℵ || biblarion A

15 biblidarion f35 Md,e1/4,hpt,i3/5 CP || biblion Ma,b,f,g,hpt,i2/5 ℵ,RP,HF,OC || biblaridion Me A,C,NU,TR 16 legei f35 Md,e,fpt,gpt,h3/5,ipt CP,TR || legousin Ma,b,fpt,gpt,h2/5,ipt P47ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU (Where is the subject for the plural

verb?) 17 epi f35 Ma,b,d,f,g,ipt CP,RP,HF || --- Ma1/6,e,h,ipt P47ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR 18 kai eisthkei o aggeloj legwn f35 Mb ℵc,CP || 1 fwnh legousa Md || 5 Ma,e,f,g,h,i P47A,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR || legei

ℵ (I take it that the angel shifted position, perhaps with both feet on land—his legs had been spread or straddled, now he stands normally.)

19 egeirai f35 Mapt,b2/3,dpt,e1/3,fpt,h CP,RP,TR || egeire Mapt,b1/3,dpt,ept,fpt,g,i P47ℵA,HF,OC,NU || egeiron Me1/6 20 exwqen rell || eswqen Mb,e1/3 ℵ 21 exwqen f35 Mb,d,ept,h2/3 A,CP,NU || exw Ma,ept,f,g,h1/3,i P47,RP,HF,OC,TR || esw ℵ 22 tessarakonta duo Ma1/4,b,c1/8,d1/3,e2/5,f1/3,g1/3,h,ipt (ℵ)CP,OC,TR || 1 kai 2 Ma,f2/3,g2/3,h1/4,i1/3 (A)RP,HF([NU]) || mb´ f35

Md2/3,e3/5,i1/6 P47 23 kuriou f35 Ma,b,e1/4,f,g,h,i ℵ(A)C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || qeou Md,e,i1/4 TR 24 estwsai f35 Ma1/3,d,e,g2/3,h,i2/3 CP,RP,OC,TR || estwtej Ma2/3,b,f,g1/3,i1/3 ℵA,C,HF,NU 25 autouj qelei rell || ∼ 21 Mb ℵ || 1 qelh TR || 1 qelhsei P47

Revelation

495

kai katesqiei touj ecqrouj autwn) Kai ei tij qelei autouj adikhsai(1 oùtwj2 dei auton apoktanqhnai) 6 Oùtoi ecousin exousian kleisai ton ouranon3 i`na mh ùetoj brech taj h`meraj4 thj profhteiaj autwn\5 kai exousian ecousin epi twn ùdatwn strefein auta eij aìma( kai pataxai thn ghn en pash plhgh( òsakij ean qelhswsin)6

7 Kai òtan teleswsin thn marturian autwn to Qhrion to anabainon ek thj Abussou poihsei metV autwn polemon( kai nikhsei autouj kai apoktenei autouj 8kai ta ptwmata7 autwn epi thj plateiaj thj polewj thj megalhj $h`tij kaleitai pneumatikwj Sodoma kai Aiguptoj%( òpou kai8 o` Kurioj autwn9 estaurwqh)

9 Kai blepousin10 ek twn lawn kai fulwn kai glwsswn kai eqnwn ta ptwmata11 autwn h`meraj treij12 h̀misu( kai ta ptwmata autwn ouk afhsousin13 teqhnai eij mnhma)14 10 Kai oì katoikountej epi thj ghj cairousin15 epV autoij( kai eufranqhsontai16 kai dwra pemyousin17 allhloij( o`ti oùtoi oi` duo profhtai ebasanisan touj katoikountaj epi thj ghj)

11 Kai meta18 treij h`meraj kai h`misu pneuma zwhj ek tou Qeou eishlqen epV autouj19 kai esthsan epi touj podaj autwn( kai foboj megaj epepesen20 epi touj qewrountaj autouj) 12 Kai hkousa21 fwnhj megalhj ek tou ouranou legoushj22 autoij( ~~Anabhte23 ẁde¸VV Kai anebhsan eij ton ouranon en th nefelh( kai eqewrhsan autouj oì ecqroi autwn) 13 Kai en24 ekeinh th h̀mera25 egeneto seismoj megaj kai to dekaton thj polewj epesen( kai apektanqhsan en tw seismw onomata anqrwpwn ciliadej èpta) Kai oì loipoi emfoboi egenonto kai edwkan doxan tw Qew tou ouranou)%%%%

1 qelei autouj adikhsai f35 Ma,b,e1/6,f,g2/3,h1/4,i2/3 C,CP,RP,HF,OC || ∼ 213 Me2/3 || ∼ 2 qelh 1 Me1/4,g1/3 TR || 12 apoktenai Md || qelhsh 23 Mh A,NU || ∼ qelhsh 32 ℵ(P47)

2 outwj rell || outw [30 assorted mss] OC,TR || --- A 3 exousian kleisai ton ouranon f35 Md,e,h1/5,i2/5 ℵ,CP,TR || thn 1234 Mh3/5 P47(A,C)NU || ∼ 3412 Ma,b,f,g,i3/5 RP,HF ||

∼ 1342 OC 4 uetoj brech taj hmeraj f35 Ma,b,d2/3,e3/5,f,g,hpt(pt),i2/3 P47ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU || 1 brecei 34 Md1/3,i1/3 || ∼ 21 en taij hmeraij Me1/4 || ∼ 21 en hmeraij TR

5 thj profhteiaj autwn rell || ∼ 312 Mept TR 6 en (--- P47,TR) pash plhgh osakij $wsakij Me1/3) ean $an Mh,i1/4 C) qelhswsin $qelhsousin C; qelwsin P47) f35

Md,e,h,i1/4 (P47)ℵA(C)CP,OC,NU(TR) || ∼ 4 (wsakij Mgpt) 56123 Ma,b,f,g,i RP,HF 7 ta ptwmata f35 Mb,d,e,g1/3,h3/5,ipt P47ℵ,CP,TR || to ptwma Ma,f,g2/3,h2/5,ipt A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU (The plural is presumably

correct.) 8 kai f35 Ma,d,e1/5,f,g2/3,h,i3/5 ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR || --- Mb,e,g1/3,i2/5 P47 9 autwn rell || hmwn TR || --- P47ℵ 10 blepousin rell || bleyousin TR 11 ta ptwmata f35 Md,e,h3/5,ipt CP,TR || to ptwma Ma,b,f,g,h2/5,ipt P47ℵ(A)C,RP,HF,OC,NU (The plural is presumably still

correct.) 12 treij f35 Ma,b,e,f,g,h2/5,i CP,RP,HF || 1 kai Md,e1/5,h3/5 P47ℵ(A,C)OC,NU,TR (hmisu following a numeral occurs both with

and without the intervening kai since ancient times.) 13 afhsousin f35 Ma,b,ept,f,g,hpt,i CP,RP,HF,OC,TR || afiousin Md,ept,hpt ℵA,C,NU 14 mnhma rell || mnhmata TR || mnhmion C 15 cairousin rell || carousin TR 16 eufranqhsontai f35 Ma,b,e1/4,f,g,hpt,i CP,RP,HF,OC,TR || eufrainontai Md,e,hpt P47ℵ(A)C,NU 17 pemyousin f35 Md1/5,e,gpt,h A,C,CP,OC,NU,TR || pempousin Md ℵ || dwsousin Ma,b,e1/6,f,gpt,i RP,HF (‘send’ is stronger

than ‘give’.) 18 meta f35 Ma1/5,d2/5,e3/5,h2/5,i2/5 ℵ,CP || 1 taj Ma,b,d3/5,e2/5,f,g,h3/5,i3/5 P47A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (One would expect the article,

except that it is this resurrection that defines the time the bodies were in the street.) 19 ep autouj f35 Ma1/6,d1/4,gpt,ipt CP,TR || eij 2 Ma,b,e1/3,f,gpt,ipt P47ℵ,RP,HF,OC || en autoij Md,e1/6,h1/3 A,NU || autoij Mept,hpt

C (epi with the accusative emphasizes that the ‘breath’ had just arrived.) 20 megaj epepesen f35 Ma1/3,e1/3,g,hpt,ipt A,C,CP,OC,NU || ∼ 21 Md2/3 || 1 epesen Ma2/3,b,e2/3,f,hpt,ipt P47ℵ,RP,HF,TR 21 hkousa f35 Ma,b,d,e,f,g,hpt,i P47CP,RP,HF,OC || hkousan ℵA,C[+ 4 mss]NU,TR || akousontai Mhpt 22 fwnhj megalhj . . . legoushj f35 Md,e,h1/3,i1/5 P47ℵC,CP,NU || fwnhn megalhn . . . legousan Ma,b,f,g,h,i

P115A,RP,HF,OC,TR 23 anabhte rell || anabate P47ℵA,C,NU 24 kai en f35 Mb,d,e,gpt,h3/5,ipt P47ℵA,C,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR || 2 Ma,f,gpt,h2/5,ipt HF 25 hmera f35 Ma,b,d,e1/4,f,g,h1/5,i CP,RP,HF,OC || wra Me,h,i1/4 ℵA,C,NU,TR

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14 ~H ouai h̀ deutera aphlqen) ~H ouai h̀ trith( idou(1 ercetai tacu¸ [The seventh trumpet]

15 Kai ò èbdomoj aggeloj esalpisen( kai egenonto fwnai megalai en tw ouranw legousaiÇ2 ~~Egeneto h` basileia3 tou kosmou tou Kuriou h`mwn kai tou Cristou autou( kai basileusei eij touj aiwnaj twn aiwnwn!VV 16 Kai oi` eikosi tessarej4 presbuteroi( oì5 enwpion6 tou Qeou kaqhmenoi7 epi touj qronouj autwn( epeson8 epi ta proswpa autwn kai prosekunhsan tw Qew 17 legontejÇ ~~Eucaristoumen soi( Kurie ò Qeoj o` Pantokratwr( ò wn kai ò h=n kai ò ercomenoj(9 òti eilhfaj thn dunamin sou thn megalhn kai ebasileusaj) 18 Kai ta eqnh wrgisqhsan( kai hlqen h` orgh sou( kai ò kairoj twn nekrwn10 kriqhnai kai dounai ton misqon toij douloij sou toij profhtaij( kai toij àgioij kai11 toij fobou& menoij to onoma sou( toij mikroij kai toij megaloij(12 kai diafqeirai touj diafqeirantaj13 thn ghn)VV 19 Kai hnoigh14 o` naoj tou Qeou15 en tw ouranw( kai wfqh h̀ kibwtoj thj diaqhkhj tou Kuriou16 en tw naw autou) Kai egenonto astrapai kai fwnai kai brontai17 kai calaza megalh)

[Parenthesis—partly historical] [The woman, the Child, the dragon]

12121212)1 Kai shmeion mega wfqh en tw ouranwÇ gunh peribeblhmenh ton h̀lion( kai h̀ selhnh ùpokatw twn podwn authj( kai epi thj kefalhj authj stefanoj asterwn dwdeka) 2 Kai en gastri ecousa18 ekrazen wdinousa19 kai basanizomenh tekein)

3 Kai wfqh allo shmeion en tw ouranwÇ kai idou( drakwn megaj purroj(20 ecwn kefalaj èpta kai kerata deka( kai epi taj kefalaj autou èpta diadhmata)21 4 Kai h` oura autou surei to triton twn asterwn tou ouranou kai ebalen autouj eij thn ghn)

1 h ouai h trith idou f35 Ma,b,e1/6,f,gpt,i CP,RP,HF,OC || ∼ 51234 Me1/3,gpt,h (ℵ)A,C,NU,TR || ∼ 5342 Md || 1234 Me1/4 ||

∼ 342 Me1/5 2 legousai f35 Mapt,b,d,e,f,gpt,h,i P47,115ℵC,CP,RP,OC,TR || legontej Mapt,f1/4,gpt A,HF,NU (T

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