The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath

16 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling (A)the seven angels, “Go and (B)pour out on the earth (C)the seven bowls of the wrath of God.”

So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and harmful and painful (D)sores came upon the people who bore (E)the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.

The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and (F)it became like the blood of a corpse, and (G)every living thing died that was in the sea.

The third angel poured out his bowl into (H)the rivers and the springs of water, and (I)they became blood. And I heard the angel in charge of the waters[a] say,

(J)“Just are you, (K)O Holy One, (L)who is and who was,
    for you brought these judgments.
For (M)they have shed the blood of (N)saints and prophets,
    and (O)you have given them blood to drink.
It is what they deserve!”

And I heard (P)the altar saying,

“Yes, Lord God the Almighty,
    (Q)true and just are your judgments!”

The fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people (R)with fire. They were scorched by the fierce heat, and (S)they cursed[b] the name of God who had power over these plagues. (T)They did not repent (U)and give him glory.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 16:5 Greek angel of the waters
  2. Revelation 16:9 Greek blasphemed; also verses 11, 21

16 Καὶ ἤκουσα [a]μεγάλης φωνῆς ἐκ τοῦ ναοῦ λεγούσης τοῖς ἑπτὰ ἀγγέλοις· Ὑπάγετε καὶ [b]ἐκχέετε τὰς ἑπτὰ φιάλας τοῦ θυμοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ εἰς τὴν γῆν.

Καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ἐξέχεεν τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν γῆν· καὶ ἐγένετο ἕλκος κακὸν καὶ πονηρὸν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς ἔχοντας τὸ χάραγμα τοῦ θηρίου καὶ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας τῇ εἰκόνι αὐτοῦ.

Καὶ ὁ [c]δεύτερος ἐξέχεεν τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν· καὶ ἐγένετο αἷμα ὡς νεκροῦ, καὶ πᾶσα ψυχὴ [d]ζωῆς ἀπέθανεν [e]τὰ ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ.

Καὶ ὁ τρίτος ἐξέχεεν τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ εἰς τοὺς ποταμοὺς [f]καὶ τὰς πηγὰς τῶν ὑδάτων· καὶ ἐγένετο αἷμα. καὶ ἤκουσα τοῦ ἀγγέλου τῶν ὑδάτων λέγοντος· Δίκαιος εἶ, ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν, [g]ὁ ὅσιος, ὅτι ταῦτα ἔκρινας, ὅτι αἷμα ἁγίων καὶ προφητῶν ἐξέχεαν, καὶ αἷμα αὐτοῖς [h]δέδωκας πιεῖν· ἄξιοί εἰσιν. καὶ ἤκουσα τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου λέγοντος· Ναί, κύριε, ὁ θεός, ὁ παντοκράτωρ, ἀληθιναὶ καὶ δίκαιαι αἱ κρίσεις σου.

Καὶ ὁ [i]τέταρτος ἐξέχεεν τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν ἥλιον· καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ καυματίσαι [j]τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ἐν πυρί. καὶ ἐκαυματίσθησαν οἱ ἄνθρωποι καῦμα μέγα· καὶ [k]ἐβλασφήμησαν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ἔχοντος [l]τὴν ἐξουσίαν ἐπὶ τὰς πληγὰς ταύτας, καὶ οὐ μετενόησαν δοῦναι αὐτῷ δόξαν.

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Footnotes

  1. ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 16:1 μεγάλης φωνῆς WH NIV ] φωνῆς μεγάλης Treg RP
  2. ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 16:1 ἐκχέετε WH NIV ] ἐκχέατε Treg RP
  3. ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 16:3 δεύτερος WH Treg NIV ] + ἄγγελος RP
  4. ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 16:3 ζωῆς WH Treg NIV ] ζῶσα RP
  5. ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 16:3 τὰ WH Treg NIV ] – RP
  6. ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 16:4 καὶ WH Treg NIV ] + εἰς RP
  7. ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 16:5 WH NIV RP ] – Treg
  8. ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 16:6 δέδωκας WH Treg NIV ] ἔδωκας RP
  9. ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 16:8 τέταρτος WH Treg NIV ] + ἄγγελος RP
  10. ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 16:8 τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ἐν πυρί WH Treg NIV ] ἐν πυρί τοὺς ἀνθρώπους RP
  11. ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 16:9 ἐβλασφήμησαν WH Treg NIV ] + οἱ ἄνθρωποι RP
  12. ΑΠΟΚΑΛΥΨΙΣ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ 16:9 τὴν WH Treg NIV ] – RP