1 GLT And a reed like a measuring rod was given to me, saying,“Get up and measure the temple of God and the altar and the ones worshiping in it. BSB BSB: Then I was given a measuring rod like a staff and was told, “Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers there.
2 GLT But cast out the courtyard outside the temple and do not measure it, for it has been given to the Gentiles, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months. BSB BSB: But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
3 GLT And I will grant to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1, 260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” BSB BSB: And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
4 GLT These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. BSB BSB: These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth.
5 GLT And if anyone wishes to harm them, fire comes out from their mouth and devours their enemies, and if anyone should wish to harm them, he must be killed in this way. BSB BSB: If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.
6 GLT They have authority to close up the sky so that no rain might fall during the days of their prophesy, and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every plague as often as they may desire. BSB BSB: These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.
7 GLT And when they finish their testimony, the beast coming up from the abyss will make war against them, and he will conquer them and kill them. BSB BSB: When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.
8 GLT And their corpses{ will be} in the public square of the great city, which is spiritually called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. BSB BSB: Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.
9 GLT And those from people and tribe and language and nation look at their corpses for three and a half days, and they do not permit their corpses to be placed in a tomb. BSB BSB: For three and a half days all peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will view their bodies and will not permit them to be laid in a tomb.
10 GLT And the ones living on the earth rejoice over them and celebrate and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented the ones living on the earth. BSB BSB: And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them and celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.
11 GLT But after three and a half days, a breath of life from God entered into them and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell on the ones seeing them. BSB BSB: But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.
12 GLT And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them,“Come up here!” And they went up into heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them. BSB BSB: And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.
13 GLT And at that hour a great earthquake happened, and a tenth of the city fell. And in the earthquake, the names of 7, 000 men were killed, and the rest became terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven. BSB BSB: And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand were killed in the quake, and the rest were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
14 GLT The second woe has passed. Behold, the third woe is coming quickly. BSB BSB: The second woe has passed. Behold, the third woe is coming shortly.
15 GLT And the seventh angel trumpeted, and loud voices happened in heaven, saying,“The kingdom of the world has become{ the kingdom} of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign to the ages of the ages.” BSB BSB: Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
16 GLT And the 24 elders sitting on their thrones before God fell upon their faces and worshiped God, BSB BSB: And the twenty-four elders who sit on their thrones before God fell on their faces and worshiped God,
17 GLT saying,“We give thanks to you, Lord God, Ruler of All, the one being and the one having been, because indeed you have taken your great power and have reigned. BSB BSB: saying: “We give thanks to You, O Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign.
18 GLT And the nations were enraged, but your wrath has come and the time for the dead to be judged, and to give a reward to your servants the prophets and to the saints and to the ones fearing your name, the small and the great, and to destroy the ones destroying the earth.” BSB BSB: The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
19 GLT And the temple of God in heaven was opened and the ark of the covenant of the Lord was seen in his temple. And flashes of lightning and loud sounds and crashes of thunder and an earthquake and a great hailstorm happened. BSB BSB: Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.
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