Berean Standard Bible

Revelation 11

1ThenΚαὶKaiG2532IG1473was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325a measuring rodκάλαμοςkalamosG2563likeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664a staffῥάβδῳrhabdōG4464andwas toldλέγων·legōnG3004, “GoἔγειρεegeireG1453andκαὶkaiG2532measureμέτρησονmetrēsonG3354theτὸνtonG3588templeναὸνnaonG3485τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588altarθυσιαστήριον,thusiastērionG2379,andκαὶkaiG2532count the numberofτοὺςtousG3588worshipersπροσκυνοῦνταςproskunountasG4352thereἐν αὐτῷ.en autōG1722 G846.

2ButκαὶkaiG2532excludeἔξωθεν ἔκβαλεexōthen ekbaleG1544 G1855theτὴνtēnG3588courtyardαὐλὴνaulēnG833τὴνtēnG3588outsideἔξωθεν,exōthenG1855theτοῦtouG3588templeναοῦnaouG3485καὶkaiG2532.Do notμὴmēG3361measureμετρήσῃς,metrēsēsG3354itαὐτὴνautēnG846,becauseὅτιhotiG3754it has been givenἐδόθηedothēG1325overto theτοῖςtoisG3588nationsἔθνεσιν·ethnesinG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532they will trampleπατήσουσινpatēsousinG3961theτὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588holyἁγίανhagianG40cityπόλινpolinG4172for 42τεσσεράκοντα καὶ δύο.¶tesserakonta kai duoG5062 G2532 G1417monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376.

3AndΚαὶKaiG2532I will empowerδώσω τοῖςdōsō toisG1325 G3588myG1473twoδυσὶνdusinG1417witnessesμάρτυσίνmartusinG3144,andκαὶkaiG2532they will prophesyπροφητεύσουσινprophēteusousinG4395for 1,260χιλίας διακοσίας ἑξήκονταchilias diakosias hexēkontaG5507 G1250 G1835daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,clothed inπεριβεβλημένοιperibeblēmenoiG4016sackclothσάκκους.sakkousG4526.”

4TheseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778witnessesareεἰσινeisinG1510theαἱhaiG3588twoδύοduoG1417olive treesἐλαῖαιelaiaiG1636andκαὶkaiG2532theαἱhaiG3588twoδύοduoG1417lampstandsλυχνίαιluchniaiG3087that standἑστῶτες.hestōtesG2476αἱhaiG3588beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093.

5καὶkaiG2532IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100wantsθέλειtheleiG2309to harmἀδικῆσαι,adikēsaiG91themαὐτοὺςautousG846,fireπῦρpurG4442proceedsἐκπορεύεταιekporeuetaiG1607fromἐκekG1537theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τοῦtouG3588mouthsστόματοςstomatosG4750andκαὶkaiG2532devoursκατεσθίειkatesthieiG2719theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846τοὺςtousG3588enemiesἐχθροὺςechthrousG2190καὶkaiG2532.In this wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779εἴeiG1487,anyone whoτιςtisG5100wantsθελήσῃthelēsēG2309to harmἀδικῆσαι,adikēsaiG91themαὐτοὺςautousG846mustδεῖdeiG1163αὐτὸνautonG846be killedἀποκτανθῆναι.apoktanthēnaiG615.

6TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778witnesseshaveἔχουσινechousinG2192τὴνtēnG3588powerἐξουσίανexousianG1849to shutκλεῖσαιkleisaiG2808theτὸνtonG3588skyοὐρανὸνouranonG3772so thatἵναinaG2443noμὴmēG3361rainὑετὸςhu'etosG5205will fallβρέχῃbrechēG1026during theτὰςtasG3588daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250ofτῆςtēsG3588theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846prophecyπροφητείαςprophēteiasG4394,andκαὶkaiG2532ἔχουσινechousinG2192powerἐξουσίανexousianG1849ἐπὶepiG1909αὐτὰautaG846to turnστρέφεινstrepheinG4762theτῶνtōnG3588watersὑδάτωνhudatōnG5204intoεἰςeisG1519bloodαἷμαhaimaG129andκαὶkaiG2532to strikeπατάξαιpataxaiG3960theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093withἐνenG1722every kind ofπάσῃpasēG3956plagueπληγῇplēgēaG4127as often asὁσάκιςhosakisG3740they wishἐὰν θελήσωσιν.ean thelēsōsinG1437 G2309.

The Witnesses Killed and Raised

7καὶkaiG2532WhenὅτανhotanG3752the two witnesseshave finishedτελέσωσινtelesōsinG5055theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846τὴνtēnG3588testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141,theτὸtoG3588beastθηρίονthērionG2342thatτὸtoG3588comes upἀναβαῖνονanabainonG305fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588AbyssἀβύσσουabussouG12will wageποιήσειpoiēseiG4160warπόλεμονpolemonG4171withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532will overpowerνικήσειnikēseiG3528αὐτοὺςautousG846andκαὶkaiG2532killἀποκτενεῖapokteneiG615themαὐτούς.autousG846.

8καὶkaiG2532TheirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὸtoG3588bodiesπτῶμαptōmaG4430will lieinἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588streetG4113ofτῆςtēsG3588theτῆςtēsG3588greatμεγάλης,megalēsG3173cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172ἥτιςhētisG3748—figurativelyπνευματικῶςpneumatikōsG4153calledκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564SodomΣόδομαSodomaG4670andκαὶkaiG2532EgyptΑἴγυπτος,AiguptosG125—whereὅπουhopouG3699theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962was also crucifiedκαὶ ἐσταυρώθη.kai estaurōthēG2532 G4717.

9καὶkaiG2532For threeτρεῖςtreisG5140andκαὶkaiG2532a halfἥμισυ,hēmisuG2255daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250allἐκekG1537τῶνtōnG3588peoplesλαῶνlaōnG2992andκαὶkaiG2532tribesφυλῶνphulōnG5443andκαὶkaiG2532tonguesγλωσσῶνglōssōnG1100andκαὶkaiG2532nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484will viewβλέπουσινblepousinG991theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὸtoG3588bodiesπτῶμαptōmaG4430andκαὶkaiG2532will not permitοὐκ ἀφίουσινouk aphiousinG3756 G863themτὰ πτώματα αὐτῶνta ptōmata autōnG846 G3588 G4430to be laidτεθῆναιtethēnaiG5087inεἰςeisG1519a tombμνῆμα.mnēmaG3418.

10AndκαὶkaiG2532those whoG3588dwellκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730onἐπὶepiG1909theG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093will gloatχαίρουσινchairousinG5463overἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909themαὐτοῖςautoisG846andκαὶkaiG2532celebrateεὐφραίνονταιeuphrainontaiG2165andκαὶkaiG2532sendπέμψουσινpempsousinG3992one anotherἀλλήλοις,allēloisG240giftsδῶραdōraG1435,becauseὅτιhotiG3754theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778G3588twoδύοduoG1417prophetsπροφῆταιprophētaiG4396had tormentedἐβασάνισανebasanisanG928themκατοικοῦντας ἐπὶ γῆς.¶katoikountas epi gēsG3588 G2730 G1909 G1093.

11ButΚαὶKaiG2532afterμετὰmetaG3326theτὰςtasG3588threeτρεῖςtreisG5140andκαὶkaiG2532a halfἥμισυhēmisuG2255daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250, thebreathπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316enteredεἰσῆλθεν ἐνeisēlthen enG1525 G1722the two witnessesαὐτοῖς,autoisG846,andκαὶkaiG2532they stoodἔστησανestēsanG2476onἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228,andκαὶkaiG2532greatμέγαςmegasG3173fearφόβοςphobosG5401fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968uponἐπὶepiG1909those whoτοὺςtousG3588sawθεωροῦνταςtheōrountasG2334themαὐτούς.autousG846.

12AndκαὶkaiG2532the witnessesheardἤκουσανēkousanG191a loudμεγάληςmegalēsG3173voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772sayingλεγούσηςlegousēsG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “Come upἀνάβατεanabateG305hereὧδε.hōdeG5602.”AndκαὶkaiG2532they went upἀνέβησανanebēsanG305toεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772inἐνenG1722aτῇtēaG3588cloudνεφέλῃ,nephelēG3507asκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτοὺςautousG846οἱhoiG3588enemiesἐχθροὶechthroiG2190watchedἐθεώρησανetheōrēsanG2334themαὐτῶν.autōnG846.

13AndκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565τῇtēaG3588hourὥρᾳhōraG5610there wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096a greatμέγας,megasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,andκαὶkaiG2532aτὸtoG3588tenthδέκατονdekatonG1182of theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172collapsedἔπεσεν,epesenG4098καὶkaiG2532.Sevenἑπτά.heptaG2033thousandχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505were killedἀπεκτάνθησαν ὀνόματα ἀνθρώπωνapektanthēsan onomata anthrōpōnG3686 G444 G615inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588quakeσεισμῷseismōG4578,andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588restλοιποὶloipoiG3062wereἐγένοντοegenontoG1096terrifiedἔμφοβοιemphoboiG1719andκαὶkaiG2532gaveἔδωκανedōkanG1325gloryδόξανdoxanG1391to theτῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316ofτοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

14TheἡhēG3588ἡhēG3588secondδευτέραdeuteraG1208woeοὐαὶouaiG3759has passedἀπῆλθεν·apēlthenG565.BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,theἡhēG3588ἡhēG3588thirdτρίτηtritēG5154woeοὐαὶouaiG3759is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064shortlyταχύ.¶tachuG5035.

The Seventh Trumpet

15ThenΚαὶKaiG2532theὁhoG3588seventhἕβδομοςhebdomosG1442angelἄγγελοςangelosG32sounded his trumpetἐσάλπισεν,esalpisenG4537,andκαὶkaiG2532ἐγένοντοegenontoG1096loudμεγάλαιmegalaiG3173voicesφωναὶphōnaiG5456called outλέγοντες·legontesG3004inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772: “TheἡhēG3588kingdomβασιλείαbasileiaG932of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889has becomeἐγένετοegenetoG1096the kingdomτοῦtouG3588of ourG1473LordκυρίουkuriouG2962andκαὶkaiG2532ofτοῦtouG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846ChristχριστοῦchristouG5547,andκαὶkaiG2532He will reignβασιλεύσειbasileuseiG936foreverεἰς τοὺς αἰῶναςeis tous aiōnasG1519 G3588 G165andτῶνtōnG3588everαἰώνων.¶aiōnōnG165.”

16AndΚαὶKaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588twenty-fourεἴκοσι τέσσαρεςeikosi tessaresG1501 G5064eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245whoοἱhoiG3588sitκαθήμενοιkathēmenoiG2521onἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τοῦtouG3588thronesθρόνουςthronousG2362beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοὺςtousG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316fellἔπεσανepesanG4098onἐπὶepiG1909theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰtaG3588facesπρόσωπαprosōpaG4383andκαὶkaiG2532worshipedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352τῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316,

17sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004: “We give thanksεὐχαριστοῦμένeucharistoumenG2168to Youσοι,soiG4771,O LordκύριεkurieG2962ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316ὁhoG3588Almightyπαντοκράτωρ,pantokratōrG3841,theὁhoG3588One whoisὢνōnG1510andκαὶkaiG2532whoὁhoG3588wasἦνēnG1510,becauseὅτιhotiG3754You have takenεἴληφαςeilēphasG2983YourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173τὴνtēnG3588powerδύναμίνdunaminG1411andκαὶkaiG2532have begun to reignἐβασίλευσας.ebasileusasG936.

18καὶkaiG2532TheτὰtaG3588nationsἔθνηethnēG1484were enragedὠργίσθησαν,ōrgisthēsanG3710,andκαὶkaiG2532YourσουsouG4771ἡhēG3588wrathὀργήorgēG3709has comeἦλθενēlthenG2064καὶkaiG2532.TheὁhoG3588timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540has cometo judgeκριθῆναιkrithēnaiG2919theτῶνtōnG3588deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498andκαὶkaiG2532to rewardδοῦναι τὸν μισθὸνdounai ton misthonG1325 G3588 G3408YourσουsouG4771τοῖςtoisG3588servantsδούλοιςdouloisG1401theτοῖςtoisG3588prophetsπροφήταιςprophētaisG4396,as well asκαὶkaiG2532theτοῖςtoisG3588saintsἁγίοιςhagioisG40andκαὶkaiG2532those whoτοῖςtoisG3588fearφοβουμένοιςphoboumenoisG5399Yourσου,souG4771τὸtoG3588nameὄνομάonomaG3686, bothτοὺςtousG3588smallμικροὺςmikrousG3398andκαὶkaiG2532τοὺςtousG3588greatμεγάλους,megalousG3173—andκαὶkaiG2532to destroyδιαφθεῖραιdiaphtheiraiG1311those whoτοὺςtousG3588destroyδιαφθείρονταςdiaphtheirontasG1311theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆν.¶gēnG1093.”

19ThenΚαὶKaiG2532theὁhoG3588templeναὸςnaosG3485τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316ὁhoG3588inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷ,ouranōG3772was openedἠνοίγηēnoigēG455,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588arkκιβωτὸςkibōtosG2787ofτῆςtēsG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242appearedG3708inἐνenG1722Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῷtōG3588templeναῷnaōG3485.AndκαὶkaiG2532there wereἐγένοντοegenontoG1096flashes of lightningἀστραπαὶastrapaiG796καὶkaiG2532,rumblingsφωναὶphōnaiG5456καὶkaiG2532,peals of thunderβρονταὶbrontaiG1027καὶkaiG2532,an earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,andκαὶkaiG2532a greatμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173hailstormχάλαζαchalazaG5464.

The Witnesses Killed and Raised

The Seventh Trumpet

Commentaries on Revelation 11