Revelation 2:8

New English Translation

⁸“To^[a] the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following:^[b]

“This is the solemn pronouncement of^[c] the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but^[d] came to life:

Revelation 2:8 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated due to differences between Greek and English style.
Revelation 2:8 tn The phrase “the following” after “write” is supplied to clarify that what follows is the content of what is to be written.
Revelation 2:8 tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1.sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. See the note on this phrase in 2:1.
Revelation 2:8 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present between these two phrases.

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