Revelation 12:14-16

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Revelation 12:14 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present here.
2. Revelation 12:14 tn Or “desert.”
3. Revelation 12:14 tn The word “God” is supplied based on the previous statements made concerning “the place prepared for the woman” in 12:6.
4. Revelation 12:14 tc The reading “and half a time” (καὶ ἥμισυ καιροῦ, kai hēmisu kairou) is lacking in the significant majuscule C. Its inclusion, however, is supported by P⁴⁷ א A and the rest of the ms tradition. There is apparently no reason for the scribe of C to intentionally omit the phrase, and the fact that the word “time” (καιρὸν καὶ καιρούς, kairon kai kairous) appears twice before may indicate a scribal oversight.sn The parallel statement in Rev 12:6 suggests that the phrase a time, times, and half a time equals 1,260 days (three and a half years of 360 days each).
5. Revelation 12:15 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
6. Revelation 12:15 tn Grk “so that he might make her swept away.”
7. Revelation 12:16 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present here.
8. Revelation 12:16 tn Grk “the earth helped the woman.”
9. Revelation 12:16 tn Grk “the earth opened its mouth” (a metaphor for the ground splitting open).