Apologetics Bible

Revelation 9:1

Greek

Καὶ ὁ πέμπτος ἄγγελος ἐσάλπισεν· καὶ εἶδον ἀστέρα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεπτωκότα εἰς τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἡ κλεὶς τοῦ φρέατος τῆς ἀβύσσου·

Kai o pemptos aggelos esalpisen· kai eidon astera ek toy oyranoy peptokota eis ten gen, kai edothe ayto e kleis toy phreatos tes abyssoy·

KJV: And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

AKJV: And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

ASV: And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven fallen unto the earth: and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss.

YLT: And the fifth messenger did sound, and I saw a star out of the heaven having fallen to the earth, and there was given to it the key of the pit of the abyss,

Exposition: Revelation 9:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:2

Greek

καὶ ἤνοιξεν τὸ φρέαρ τῆς ἀβύσσου, καὶ ἀνέβη καπνὸς ἐκ τοῦ φρέατος ὡς καπνὸς καμίνου ⸀μεγάλης, καὶ ⸀ἐσκοτώθη ὁ ἥλιος καὶ ὁ ἀὴρ ἐκ τοῦ καπνοῦ τοῦ φρέατος.

kai enoixen to phrear tes abyssoy, kai anebe kapnos ek toy phreatos os kapnos kaminoy megales, kai eskotothe o elios kai o aer ek toy kapnoy toy phreatos.

KJV: And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

AKJV: And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

ASV: And he opened the pit of the abyss; and there went up a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

YLT: and he did open the pit of the abyss, and there came up a smoke out of the pit as smoke of a great furnace, and darkened was the sun and the air, from the smoke of the pit.

Exposition: Revelation 9:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:3

Greek

καὶ ἐκ τοῦ καπνοῦ ἐξῆλθον ἀκρίδες εἰς τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἐδόθη αὐταῖς ἐξουσία ὡς ἔχουσιν ἐξουσίαν οἱ σκορπίοι τῆς γῆς.

kai ek toy kapnoy exelthon akrides eis ten gen, kai edothe aytais exoysia os echoysin exoysian oi skorpioi tes ges.

KJV: And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

AKJV: And there came out of the smoke locusts on the earth: and to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

ASV: And out of the smoke came forth locusts upon the earth; and power was given them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

YLT: And out of the smoke came forth locusts to the earth, and there was given to them authority, as scorpions of the earth have authority,

Exposition: Revelation 9:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:4

Greek

καὶ ἐρρέθη αὐταῖς ἵνα μὴ ⸀ἀδικήσουσιν τὸν χόρτον τῆς γῆς οὐδὲ πᾶν χλωρὸν οὐδὲ πᾶν δένδρον, εἰ μὴ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους οἵτινες οὐκ ἔχουσι τὴν σφραγῖδα τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπὶ τῶν ⸀μετώπων.

kai errethe aytais ina me adikesoysin ton chorton tes ges oyde pan chloron oyde pan dendron, ei me toys anthropoys oitines oyk echoysi ten sphragida toy theoy epi ton metopon.

KJV: And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

AKJV: And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

ASV: And it was said unto them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only such men as have not the seal of God on their foreheads.

YLT: and it was said to them that they may not injure the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, but--the men only who have not the seal of God upon their foreheads,

Exposition: Revelation 9:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:5

Greek

καὶ ἐδόθη ⸀αὐτοῖς ἵνα μὴ ἀποκτείνωσιν αὐτούς, ἀλλʼ ἵνα ⸀βασανισθήσονται μῆνας πέντε· καὶ ὁ βασανισμὸς αὐτῶν ὡς βασανισμὸς σκορπίου, ὅταν παίσῃ ἄνθρωπον.

kai edothe aytois ina me apokteinosin aytoys, all ina basanisthesontai menas pente· kai o basanismos ayton os basanismos skorpioy, otan paise anthropon.

KJV: And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

AKJV: And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he strikes a man.

ASV: And it was given them that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when it striketh a man.

YLT: and it was given to them that they may not kill them, but that they may be tormented five months, and their torment is as the torment of a scorpion, when it may strike a man;

Exposition: Revelation 9:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:6

Greek

καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ζητήσουσιν οἱ ἄνθρωποι τὸν θάνατον καὶ οὐ μὴ εὑρήσουσιν αὐτόν, καὶ ἐπιθυμήσουσιν ἀποθανεῖν καὶ ⸀φεύγει ⸂ὁ θάνατος ἀπʼ αὐτῶν⸃.

kai en tais emerais ekeinais zetesoysin oi anthropoi ton thanaton kai oy me eyresoysin ayton, kai epithymesoysin apothanein kai pheygei o thanatos ap ayton.

KJV: And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

AKJV: And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

ASV: And in those days men shall seek death, and shall in no wise find it; and they shall desire to die, and death fleeth from them.

YLT: and in those days shall men seek the death, and they shall not find it, and they shall desire to die, and the death shall flee from them.

Exposition: Revelation 9:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:7

Greek

Καὶ τὰ ὁμοιώματα τῶν ἀκρίδων ὅμοια ἵπποις ἡτοιμασμένοις εἰς πόλεμον, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰς κεφαλὰς αὐτῶν ὡς στέφανοι ⸂ὅμοιοι χρυσῷ⸃, καὶ τὰ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ὡς πρόσωπα ἀνθρώπων,

Kai ta omoiomata ton akridon omoia ippois etoimasmenois eis polemon, kai epi tas kephalas ayton os stephanoi omoioi chryso, kai ta prosopa ayton os prosopa anthropon,

KJV: And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

AKJV: And the shapes of the locusts were like to horses prepared to battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

ASV: And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared for war; and upon their heads as it were crowns like unto gold, and their faces were as men’s faces.

YLT: And the likenesses of the locusts are like to horses made ready to battle, and upon their heads as crowns like gold, and their faces as faces of men,

Exposition: Revelation 9:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:8

Greek

καὶ εἶχον τρίχας ὡς τρίχας γυναικῶν, καὶ οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτῶν ὡς λεόντων ἦσαν,

kai eichon trichas os trichas gynaikon, kai oi odontes ayton os leonton esan,

KJV: And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

AKJV: And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

ASV: And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

YLT: and they had hair as hair of women, and their teeth were as those of lions,

Exposition: Revelation 9:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:9

Greek

καὶ εἶχον θώρακας ὡς θώρακας σιδηροῦς, καὶ ἡ φωνὴ τῶν πτερύγων αὐτῶν ὡς φωνὴ ἁρμάτων ἵππων πολλῶν τρεχόντων εἰς πόλεμον·

kai eichon thorakas os thorakas sideroys, kai e phone ton pterygon ayton os phone armaton ippon pollon trechonton eis polemon·

KJV: And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.

AKJV: And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.

ASV: And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots, of many horses rushing to war.

YLT: and they had breastplates as breastplates of iron, and the noise of their wings is as the noise of chariots of many horses running to battle;

Exposition: Revelation 9:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:10

Greek

καὶ ἔχουσιν οὐρὰς ὁμοίας σκορπίοις καὶ κέντρα, καὶ ἐν ταῖς οὐραῖς αὐτῶν ⸂ἡ ἐξουσία αὐτῶν⸃ ἀδικῆσαι τοὺς ἀνθρώπους μῆνας πέντε.

kai echoysin oyras omoias skorpiois kai kentra, kai en tais oyrais ayton e exoysia ayton adikesai toys anthropoys menas pente.

KJV: And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

AKJV: And they had tails like to scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.

ASV: And they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men five months.

YLT: and they have tails like to scorpions, and stings were in their tails; and their authority is to injure men five months;

Exposition: Revelation 9:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:11

Greek

⸂ἔχουσιν ἐπʼ αὐτῶν βασιλέα τὸν⸃ ἄγγελον τῆς ἀβύσσου· ὄνομα αὐτῷ Ἑβραϊστὶ Ἀβαδδών ⸂καὶ ἐν⸃ τῇ Ἑλληνικῇ ὄνομα ἔχει Ἀπολλύων.

echoysin ep ayton basilea ton aggelon tes abyssoy· onoma ayto Ebraisti Abaddon kai en te Ellenike onoma echei Apollyon.

KJV: And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

AKJV: And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue has his name Apollyon.

ASV: They have over them as king the angel of the abyss: his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in the Greek tongue he hath the name Apollyon.

YLT: and they have over them a king--the messenger of the abyss--a name is to him in Hebrew, Abaddon, and in the Greek he hath a name, Apollyon.

Exposition: Revelation 9:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:12

Greek

Ἡ οὐαὶ ἡ μία ἀπῆλθεν· ἰδοὺ ἔρχεται ἔτι δύο οὐαὶ μετὰ ταῦτα.

E oyai e mia apelthen· idoy erchetai eti dyo oyai meta tayta.

KJV: One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.

AKJV: One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.

ASV: The first Woe is past: behold, there come yet two Woes hereafter.

YLT: The first woe did go forth, lo, there come yet two woes after these things.

Exposition: Revelation 9:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:13

Greek

Καὶ ὁ ἕκτος ἄγγελος ἐσάλπισεν· καὶ ἤκουσα φωνὴν μίαν ἐκ ⸀τῶν κεράτων τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τοῦ χρυσοῦ τοῦ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ,

Kai o ektos aggelos esalpisen· kai ekoysa phonen mian ek ton keraton toy thysiasterioy toy chrysoy toy enopion toy theoy,

KJV: And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

AKJV: And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

ASV: And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the horns of the golden altar which is before God,

YLT: And the sixth messenger did sound, and I heard a voice out of the four horns of the altar of gold that is before God,

Exposition: Revelation 9:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:14

Greek

⸀λέγοντα τῷ ἕκτῳ ἀγγέλῳ, ὁ ἔχων τὴν σάλπιγγα· Λῦσον τοὺς τέσσαρας ἀγγέλους τοὺς δεδεμένους ἐπὶ τῷ ποταμῷ τῷ μεγάλῳ Εὐφράτῃ.

legonta to ekto aggelo, o echon ten salpigga· Lyson toys tessaras aggeloys toys dedemenoys epi to potamo to megalo Eyphrate.

KJV: Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

AKJV: Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

ASV: one saying to the sixth angel that had the trumpet, Loose the four angels that are bound at the great river Euphrates.

YLT: saying to the sixth messenger who had the trumpet, `Loose the four messengers who are bound at the great river Euphrates;'

Exposition: Revelation 9:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:15

Greek

καὶ ἐλύθησαν οἱ τέσσαρες ἄγγελοι οἱ ἡτοιμασμένοι εἰς τὴν ὥραν ⸀καὶ ἡμέραν καὶ μῆνα καὶ ἐνιαυτόν, ἵνα ἀποκτείνωσιν τὸ τρίτον τῶν ἀνθρώπων.

kai elythesan oi tessares aggeloi oi etoimasmenoi eis ten oran kai emeran kai mena kai eniayton, ina apokteinosin to triton ton anthropon.

KJV: And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

AKJV: And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

ASV: And the four angels were loosed, that had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, that they should kill the third part of men.

YLT: and loosed were the four messengers, who have been made ready for the hour, and day, and month, and year, that they may kill the third of men;

Exposition: Revelation 9:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:16

Greek

καὶ ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῶν στρατευμάτων τοῦ ⸀ἱππικοῦ ⸀δισμυριάδες μυριάδων· ἤκουσα τὸν ἀριθμὸν αὐτῶν.

kai o arithmos ton strateymaton toy ippikoy dismyriades myriadon· ekoysa ton arithmon ayton.

KJV: And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

AKJV: And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

ASV: And the number of the armies of the horsemen was twice ten thousand times ten thousand: I heard the number of them.

YLT: and the number of the forces of the horsemen is two myriads of myriads, and I heard the number of them.

Exposition: Revelation 9:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:17

Greek

καὶ οὕτως εἶδον τοὺς ἵππους ἐν τῇ ὁράσει καὶ τοὺς καθημένους ἐπʼ αὐτῶν, ἔχοντας θώρακας πυρίνους καὶ ὑακινθίνους καὶ θειώδεις· καὶ αἱ κεφαλαὶ τῶν ἵππων ὡς κεφαλαὶ λεόντων, καὶ ἐκ τῶν στομάτων αὐτῶν ἐκπορεύεται πῦρ καὶ καπνὸς καὶ θεῖον.

kai oytos eidon toys ippoys en te orasei kai toys kathemenoys ep ayton, echontas thorakas pyrinoys kai yakinthinoys kai theiodeis· kai ai kephalai ton ippon os kephalai leonton, kai ek ton stomaton ayton ekporeyetai pyr kai kapnos kai theion.

KJV: And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.

AKJV: And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.

ASV: And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates as of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone: and the heads of the horses are as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths proceedeth fire and smoke and brimstone.

YLT: And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those sitting upon them, having breastplates of fire, and jacinth, and brimstone; and the heads of the horses are as heads of lions, and out of their mouths proceedeth fire, and smoke, and brimstone;

Exposition: Revelation 9:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fi...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:18

Greek

ἀπὸ τῶν τριῶν πληγῶν τούτων ἀπεκτάνθησαν τὸ τρίτον τῶν ἀνθρώπων, ⸀ἐκ τοῦ πυρὸς καὶ τοῦ καπνοῦ καὶ τοῦ θείου τοῦ ἐκπορευομένου ἐκ τῶν στομάτων αὐτῶν.

apo ton trion plegon toyton apektanthesan to triton ton anthropon, ek toy pyros kai toy kapnoy kai toy theioy toy ekporeyomenoy ek ton stomaton ayton.

KJV: By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.

AKJV: By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.

ASV: By these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths.

YLT: by these three were the third of men killed, from the fire, and from the smoke, and from the brimstone, that is proceeding out of their mouth,

Exposition: Revelation 9:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:19

Greek

ἡ γὰρ ἐξουσία τῶν ἵππων ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν ἐστιν καὶ ἐν ταῖς οὐραῖς αὐτῶν· αἱ γὰρ οὐραὶ αὐτῶν ὅμοιαι ⸀ὄφεσιν, ἔχουσαι κεφαλάς, καὶ ἐν αὐταῖς ἀδικοῦσιν.

e gar exoysia ton ippon en to stomati ayton estin kai en tais oyrais ayton· ai gar oyrai ayton omoiai ophesin, echoysai kephalas, kai en aytais adikoysin.

KJV: For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

AKJV: For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like to serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

ASV: For the power of the horses is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails are like unto serpents, and have heads; and with them they hurt.

YLT: for their authorities are in their mouth, and in their tails, for their tails are like serpents, having heads, and with them they do injure;

Exposition: Revelation 9:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:20

Greek

Καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, οἳ οὐκ ἀπεκτάνθησαν ἐν ταῖς πληγαῖς ταύταις, ⸀οὐδὲ μετενόησαν ἐκ τῶν ἔργων τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν, ἵνα μὴ ⸀προσκυνήσουσιν τὰ δαιμόνια καὶ τὰ εἴδωλα τὰ χρυσᾶ καὶ τὰ ἀργυρᾶ καὶ τὰ χαλκᾶ καὶ τὰ λίθινα καὶ τὰ ξύλινα, ἃ οὔτε βλέπειν ⸀δύνανται οὔτε ἀκούειν οὔτε περιπατεῖν,

Kai oi loipoi ton anthropon, oi oyk apektanthesan en tais plegais taytais, oyde metenoesan ek ton ergon ton cheiron ayton, ina me proskynesoysin ta daimonia kai ta eidola ta chrysa kai ta argyra kai ta chalka kai ta lithina kai ta xylina, a oyte blepein dynantai oyte akoyein oyte peripatein,

KJV: And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

AKJV: And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

ASV: And the rest of mankind, who were not killed with these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood; which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk:

YLT: and the rest of men, who were not killed in these plagues, neither did reform from the works of their hands, that they may not bow before the demons, and idols, those of gold, and those of silver, and those of brass, and those of stone, and those of wood, that are neither able to see, nor to hear, nor to walk,

Exposition: Revelation 9:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Revelation 9:21

Greek

καὶ οὐ μετενόησαν ἐκ τῶν φόνων αὐτῶν οὔτε ἐκ τῶν ⸀φαρμάκων αὐτῶν οὔτε ἐκ τῆς πορνείας αὐτῶν οὔτε ἐκ τῶν κλεμμάτων αὐτῶν.

kai oy metenoesan ek ton phonon ayton oyte ek ton pharmakon ayton oyte ek tes porneias ayton oyte ek ton klemmaton ayton.

KJV: Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

AKJV: Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

ASV: and they repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

YLT: yea they did not reform from their murders, nor from their sorceries, nor from their whoredoms, nor from their thefts.

Exposition: Revelation 9:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Koine Greek Grammar: A close Koine Greek reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.