2 GLT And I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of great thunder, and the sound that I heard{ was} like harpists harping on their harps. BSB BSB: And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of many waters and the loud rumbling of thunder. And the sound I heard was like harpists strumming their harps.
3 GLT And they sing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders, and no one was able to learn the song except the 144 thousands having been bought from the earth. BSB BSB: And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
5 GLT and no lie has been found in their mouth, for they are blameless. BSB BSB: And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
6 GLT And I saw another angel flying in midair, having the eternal gospel to proclaim to the ones living on the earth, even to every nation and tribe and language and people, BSB BSB: Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.
7 GLT saying in a loud voice,“Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship the one having made the heaven and the earth and the sea and the springs of water.” BSB BSB: And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”
8 GLT And another, a second, followed, saying,“Fallen, fallen has Babylon the Great, who caused all the nations to drink from the wine of the passion of her immorality!” BSB BSB: Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
9 GLT And another angel, a third, followed them, saying in a loud voice,“If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, BSB BSB: And a third angel followed them, calling out in a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on his forehead or on his hand,
10 GLT he will also drink from the wine of the wrath of God having been poured undiluted into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur before the holy angels and before the Lamb. BSB BSB: he too will drink the wine of God’s anger, poured undiluted into the cup of His wrath. And he will be tormented in fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.
11 GLT And the smoke of their torment goes up to the ages of the ages, and they have no rest day and night, the ones worshiping the beast and his image and if anyone receives the mark of his name. BSB BSB: And the smoke of their torment rises forever and ever. Day and night there is no rest for those who worship the beast and its image, or for anyone who receives the mark of its name.”
12 GLT Here is the endurance of the saints, the ones keeping the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.” BSB BSB: Here is a call for the perseverance of the saints, who keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.
13 GLT And I heard a voice from heaven saying,“Write,‘Blessed{ are} the dead dying in the Lord from now on.’”“Yes,” says the Spirit,“so they will rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them.” BSB BSB: And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
14 GLT And I looked and behold, a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud one like a son of man, having a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. BSB BSB: And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
15 GLT And another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the one sitting on the cloud:“Extend your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, since the harvest of the earth has been ripened.” BSB BSB: Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest, for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
16 GLT And the one sitting on the cloud swung his sickle upon the earth, and the earth was harvested. BSB BSB: So the One seated on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested.
17 GLT And another angel came out from the temple in heaven, also having a sharp sickle himself. BSB BSB: Then another angel came out of the temple in heaven, and he too had a sharp sickle.
18 GLT And another angel{ came} from the altar, the one having authority over the fire, and he shouted in a loud voice to the one having the sharp sickle, saying,“Send out your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the grapevine of the earth, for their grapes have ripened.” BSB BSB: Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”
19 GLT And the angel swung his sickle to the earth and harvested the grapevine of the earth, and he threw{ the grapes} into the great winepress of the wrath of God. BSB BSB: So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.
20 GLT And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out from the winepress up to the bridles of the horses for 1, 600 stadia. BSB BSB: And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.
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