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Revelation 6:16
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Revelation 6:16
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16 They[a] said to the mountains and to the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who is seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb,[b]
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- Revelation 6:16 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Revelation 6:16 tn It is difficult to say where this quotation ends. The translation ends it after “withstand it” at the end of v. 17, but it is possible that it should end here, after “Lamb” at the end of v. 16. If it ends after “Lamb,” v. 17 is a parenthetical explanation by the author.
2 Thessalonians 1:7-8
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2 Thessalonians 1:7-8
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7 and to you who are being afflicted to give rest together with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed[a] from heaven with his mighty angels.[b] 8 With flaming fire he will mete out[c] punishment on those who do not know God[d] and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
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- 2 Thessalonians 1:7 tn Grk “at the revelation of the Lord Jesus.”
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7 tn Grk “angels of power,” translated as an attributive genitive.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8 tn Grk “meting out,” as a description of Jesus Christ in v. 7. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 8 in the translation.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8 sn An allusion to Jer 10:25, possibly also to Ps 79:6 and Isa 66:15.
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