104Gk. saying, So p47ℵ*A 1611 2053 and the majority of lesser Gk. mss., vg. 2351 2329 1854 syr read And the angel stood, saying,
105Gk. ναος, temple house or, sanctuary And so in vs. 2
11: 2 And the court which is 106without the temple 107leave without, and measure it not; for it hath been given unto the 108nations: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty-two months.
106So p47A 1611 2053 and most. ℵ 2329 syrph read within the temple
107Gk. cast without,
108Or, Gentiles:
11: 3 And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.
11: 4 These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands, standing before the Lord of the earth.
11: 5 And if any man desireth to hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth and devoureth their enemies; and if any man shall desire to hurt them, in this manner must he be killed.
11: 6 These have the authority to shut the heaven that it rain not during the days of their prophecy: and they have authority over the waters to turn them into blood, and to smite the earth with 109every plague, as often as they shall desire.
109Or perhaps, each of the plagues whenever they wish.
11: 7 And when they shall have finished their witness, the beast that cometh up out of the abyss shall make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.
11: 8 And their 110dead body lies in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified.
110Gk. carcase (carcass) Also in vs. 9.
11: 9 And from among the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations do men look upon their dead body three days and a half, and suffer not their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb.
11: 10 And they that dwell on the earth rejoice over them, and make merry; and they shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets had put them that dwell on the earth to the test.
11: 11 And after the three days and a half the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them that beheld them.
11: 12 And 111they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they went up into heaven in the cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
111So Cℵ*A 2053 vg syr. f 1678 2329 read they themselves shall hear p47 1611 f 1006 94 and the majority of lesser Gk. mss., cop read I heard
11: 13 And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell; and there were killed in the earthquake 112seven thousand persons: and the rest were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
112Gk. names of men, seven thousand: Comp. ch. 3:4.
11: 14 The second Woe is past: behold, the third Woe cometh quickly.
11: 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign 113for ever and ever.
113Gk. unto the ages of the ages. And so everywhere.
11: 16 And the twenty-four elders, who sit before God on their thrones, fell upon their faces and worshipped God,
11: 17 saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who art and 114who wast; even because thou hast taken thy great power, and didst reign.
114So p47Cℵ* 0308 2344 (or, ...and because). But ℵaA 1611 2053 f 1678 94 and the majority of lesser Gk. mss., vg syr read who wast, because f 1006 469 (copbo) read who wast, and who is to come; because
11: 18 And the nations were wroth, and thy wrath came, and the time of the dead to be judged, and the time to give their reward to thy 115servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to them that fear thy name, the small and the great; and to destroy them that destroy the earth.
115Gk. bondservants
11: 19 And there was opened the 116temple of God that is in heaven; and there was seen in his temple the ark of his covenant; and there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.
116Gk. ναος, temple house or, sanctuary
