1 Καὶ*35 Ma⅙,d,e,h⅓,i¼ CP,TR ¦ --- Ma,b,f,g,h⅔,i ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU μετὰ ταῦτα ἤκουσα ὡς* ¦ --- Me,g TR φωνὴν ὄχλου πολλοῦ, μεγάλην,*35 Mg⅕ CP,TR ¦ ∼ 1423 Ma,b,f,g,h,i⅔ ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 1 (φωνης Md,e⅙) 23 Mb⅕,d,e (The emphatic use of μεγαλην was not understood—some omitted while others ‘corrected’ the order; the reading of f35 gets isolated support from four further families.) ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ λεγόντων·* ¦ λεγοντος TR «Ἀλληλούϊα· ἡ σωτηρία καὶ ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα*35 Ma,b,f,g,i⅔ CP,RP,HF ¦ ∼ 45312 Md,e¼,h A,C,OC,NU ¦ ∼ 4531 τιμη 312 Me⅔,i⅓ TR ¦ 12 ℵ τοῦ Θεοῦ* ¦ κυριω τω θεω Me⅓ TR ¦ τω θεω Me⅕,i⅓ ἡμῶν· 2 ὅτι ἀληθιναὶ καὶ δίκαιαι αἱ κρίσεις αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἔκρινεν τὴν πόρνην τὴν μεγάλην ἥτις διέφθειρεν*35 Ma,bpt,e⅕,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ εφθειρεν Mbpt,d,e⅗,g⅕,h (ℵ)C,NU,TR ¦ εκρινεν A ¦ --- Me⅕ τὴν γῆν ἐν τῇ πορνείᾳ αὐτῆς· καὶ ἐξεδίκησεν τὸ αἷμα τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ ἐκ*35 Ma,b,f,gpt,h,i (ℵ)A,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 1 της Md,e,gpt,i¼ TR χειρὸς αὐτῆς.» 3 Καὶ δεύτερον εἴρηκεν·*35 Ma,e⅙,f,g,i CP,RP,HF ¦ 1 ειρηκαν Md,e⅗ ℵA,OC,NU,TR ¦ 1 ειπαν C ¦ 1 ειπον Mh⅓ ¦ εκ 1 ειρηκαν Mbpt ¦ εκ 1 ειρηκασιν Mbpt ¦ 1 ειρηκασιν Ma⅙,e⅙,hpt «Ἀλληλούϊα· καὶ ὁ καπνὸς αὐτῆς ἀναβαίνει εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνων.» 4 Καὶ ἔπεσαν*35 Ma⅓,dpt,e⅖,(g),h¼,i⅓ ℵA,C,OC,NU,TR ¦ επεσον Ma⅔,b,c2/7,dpt,e⅗,f,h,i⅔ CP,RP,HF (There being no difference in meaning, evidently, the spelling fluctuated.) (Although a significant minority of the f35 representatives read επεσον, the quality and geographic distribution of those reading επεσαν is sufficiently superior so that these presumably reflect the archetype.) οἱ πρεσβύτεροι οἱ εἴκοσι τέσσαρες*35¼ Ma⅓(⅙),b,(d⅓),ept,f,g⅔,hpt,ipt ℵ(A)C,CP,RP,HF,NU ¦ κδ΄ f35 Ma⅓(⅐),(dpt),e⅓,g¼,h⅓ ¦ 1 και 2 Me⅙ (OC)TR,* ¦ ∼ 23 και 41 OC καὶ τὰ τέσσαρα ζῷα καὶ προσεκύνησαν τῷ Θεῷ τῷ καθημένῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου*35 Ma¼,d,e,g⅔,h¼,ipt CP,RP,TR ¦ τω θρονω Ma,b,f,g⅓,h,ipt ℵA,C,HF,OC,NU λέγοντες· «Ἀμήν· Ἀλληλούϊα.» 5 Καὶ φωνὴ ἐκ*35 Md,e,f,ipt (ℵ)CP,TR ¦ απο Ma,b,g,h,ipt A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU τοῦ θρόνου ἐξῆλθεν, λέγουσα, «Αἰνεῖτε τὸν Θεὸν* ¦ τω θεω Md⅓,e⅙ ℵA,C,NU ἡμῶν, πάντες οἱ δοῦλοι αὐτοῦ καὶ* [NU] ¦ --- ℵC οἱ φοβούμενοι αὐτόν,* ¦ 1 και Md⅕,e⅕ TR οἱ μικροὶ καὶ οἱ μεγάλοι.»

6 Καὶ ἤκουσα ὡς*35 Ma,bpt,d,e⅓,fpt,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ --- Mbpt,e⅔,fpt φωνὴν ὄχλου πολλοῦ καὶ ὡς φωνὴν ὑδάτων πολλῶν καὶ ὡς φωνὴν βροντῶν ἰσχυρῶν λέγοντας·*35 Ma¼,e,gpt TR ¦ λεγοντες Ma,bpt,fpt,gpt,i⅓ RP,HF ¦ λεγοντων Mbpt,d,fpt,h,i⅔ A,CP,OC,NU ¦ λεγουσων ℵ (The accusative is correct, modifying the direct object of the main verb.) «Ἀλληλούϊα· ὅτι ἐβασίλευσεν Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν,* [NU] ¦ 123 A,OC,TR ¦ 23214 ℵ ¦ 234 Mept ὁ Παντοκράτωρ. 7 Χαίρωμεν καὶ ἀγαλλιώμεθα*35 Ma,bpt,d⅕,e⅓,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ αγαλλιωμεν Mbpt,d,e⅔,h ℵA,NU καὶ δῶμεν*35 Ma,b,d⅖,e⅗,f,g,h,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ δωσωμεν Mdpt,e¼ NU ¦ δωσομεν Me⅙ A τὴν δόξαν αὐτῷ,*35 Ma,bpt,d,ept,f⅗,g,h,i A,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR ¦ αυτου Mbpt,ept,f⅖ ¦ αυτων ℵ ὅτι ἦλθεν ὁ γάμος τοῦ Ἀρνίου, καὶ ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ ἡτοίμασεν ἑαυτήν.» 8 Καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῇ ἵνα περιβάληται βύσσινον λαμπρὸν καὶ καθαρόν,*35 Ma,b,f,g¼,i⅔ CP,RP,HF ¦ 13 Mg⅔,h⅔ ℵA,OC,NU ¦ ∼ 31 Md,e⅖ ¦ ∼ 321 Me⅗ TR τὸ γὰρ βύσσινον τὰ δικαιώματα τῶν ἁγίων ἐστίν.* ¦ ∼ 312 Mept TR

9 Καὶ λέγει μοι, «Γράψον· ‹Μακάριοι οἱ εἰς τὸ*35 Ma⅔,bpt,d,e,f,g⅔,h⅔,ipt (ℵA)CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ τον Ma⅓,bpt,e⅕,g⅓,h⅓,ipt HF (All lexicons that mention the masculine form say it was a late arrival; if it didn’t exist in the first century it can’t be original, and so in verse 17 below.) δεῖπνον τοῦ γάμου τοῦ Ἀρνίου κεκλημένοι.› » Καὶ λέγει μοι, «Οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι ἀληθινοί εἰσιν τοῦ Θεοῦ.»*35 Md,e,g¼,h⅓ ℵ,CP,TR ¦ ∼ 231 Ma,b,f,g,h⅓(⅓),i A,RP,HF,OC,NU 10 Καὶ ἔπεσον*35 Mapt,bpt,d⅖,e⅖,f,h⅓,i CP,TR ¦ επεσα Mapt,bpt,c¼,d⅗,e⅗,g,h⅔,i¼ ℵA,RP,HF,OC,NU (There being no difference in meaning, evidently, the form fluctuated.) ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ. Καὶ λέγει μοι· «Ὅρα μή· σύνδουλός σού εἰμι καὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν σου τῶν ἐχόντων τὴν μαρτυρίαν* ¦ 1 του TR Ἰησοῦ. Τῷ Θεῷ προσκύνησον· ἡ γὰρ μαρτυρία τοῦ*35 Ma,b,d⅕,e⅓,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC,TR ¦ --- Ma⅐,d,e⅔,h ℵA,NU Ἰησοῦ ἐστιν τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς προφητείας.»

11 Καὶ εἶδον τὸν οὐρανὸν ἀνεῳγμένον,* ¦ ηνεωγμενον ℵA,NU καὶ ἰδού, ἵππος λευκός, καὶ ὁ καθήμενος ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν, καλούμενος Πιστὸς καὶ Ἀληθινός,*35 Ma,b,e⅙,g,h,i CP,RP,HF,OC[NU]TR ¦ 234 Md,e⅗,f,i¼ (A) ¦ ∼ 2341 Me¼ ¦ ∼ 2134 ℵ καὶ ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ κρίνει καὶ πολεμεῖ. 12 Οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ*35 Ma,d,e,f,g,hpt,i ℵ,CP,RP,HF ¦ 1 ως Mb,e2/7,hpt A,OC[NU]TR φλὸξ πυρός, καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ διαδήματα πολλά, ἔχων ὀνόματα γεγραμμένα, καὶ*35 Ma,b,d¼,e⅗,(gpt),h⅓,ipt (ℵ)CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ --- Ma⅕,d,e⅖,f,gpt,h⅔,ipt A,NU,TR (The shorter form would be an easy omission, but to explain the longer form as an addition is difficult.) (OC is in small print.) ὄνομα γεγραμμένον ὃ οὐδεὶς οἶδεν εἰ μὴ αὐτός· 13 καὶ περιβεβλημένος ἱμάτιον βεβαμμένον* ¦ 1 εν Mb⅓,f,i¼ OC (OC is in small print.) αἵματι, καὶ καλεῖται*35 Ma⅐,bpt,d,e,f,g,h¼,ipt CP,RP,TR ¦ κεκληται Ma,bpt,h,ipt (ℵ)A,HF,OC,NU τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Ὁ Λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ. 14 Καὶ τὰ στρατεύματα τὰ*35 Ma⅗,bpt,d¼,fpt,h⅓,ipt CP,RP,HF,OC[NU] ¦ --- Ma⅖,bpt,d,e,fpt,g,h⅔,ipt ℵA,TR ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ἠκολούθει αὐτῷ ἐπὶ ἵπποις λευκοῖς,*35 Ma,b,d¼,f,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ εφ 23 Me⅔,g,h ℵA,NU,TR ¦ εφ ιπποι πολλοι Md⅗,e¼ ἐνδεδυμένοι βύσσινον λευκὸν* ¦ ∼ 21 A ¦ 12 και Me⅔,g⅓ ℵ,TR καθαρόν. 15 Καὶ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ ἐκπορεύεται ῥομφαία δίστομος*35 Ma,b,d¼,ept,f,g,h⅓,i CP,RP,HF ¦ --- Md,ept,h⅔ ℵA,NU,TR ¦ ∼ οξεια 1 OC (OC is in small print.) ὀξεῖα, ἵνα ἐν αὐτῇ πατάξῃ* ¦ πατασση OC,TR ¦ παταξει Mg ℵ τὰ ἔθνη. Καὶ αὐτὸς ποιμανεῖ αὐτοὺς ἐν ῥάβδῳ σιδηρᾷ. Καὶ αὐτὸς πατεῖ τὴν ληνὸν τοῦ οἴνου τοῦ θυμοῦ τῆς*35 Ma,b,f,g,h,i (ℵ)A,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ και 1 Md,e,i¼ TR ὀργῆς τοῦ Θεοῦ, τοῦ Παντοκράτορος. 16 Καὶ ἔχει ἐπὶ τὸ ἱμάτιον καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν μηρὸν αὐτοῦ* ¦ 1 το Me⅓ TR ὄνομα γεγραμμένον·

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17 Καὶ εἶδον ἕνα*35 Ma⅙,e,gpt,h⅔,i⅖ A,CP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 1 αλλον Mb ¦ αλλον Mh⅙,i⅕ ℵ ¦ --- Ma,d,e⅙,f,gpt,h⅙,i⅖ RP,HF ἄγγελον ἑστῶτα ἐν τῷ ἡλίῳ· καὶ ἔκραξεν φωνῇ*35 Ma¼,bpt,d,e,f,g⅔,h,i⅔ A,CP,RP,TR ¦ εν 1 Ma,bpt,g⅓,i⅓ ℵ,HF,OC[NU] μεγάλῃ, λέγων πᾶσιν τοῖς ὀρνέοις τοῖς πετομένοις* ¦ πετωμενοις Mi⅓ [+20 assorted mss]TR ἐν μεσουρανήματι, «Δεῦτε, συνάχθητε* ¦ και συναγεσθε TR ¦ --- Mept εἰς τὸ*35 Ma⅔,d⅓,e,gpt,hpt,ipt (ℵA)CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ τον Ma⅓,b,d⅔,f,gpt,hpt,ipt HF δεῖπνον τὸ μέγα τοῦ*35 Ma⅔,e⅕,gpt,hpt,i⅗ ℵA,CP,RP,OC,NU ¦ τον μεγαν 3 Ma¼,b,f,gpt,hpt HF ¦ του μεγαλου Md,e TR Θεοῦ, 18 ἵνα φάγητε σάρκας βασιλέων καὶ σάρκας χιλιάρχων καὶ σάρκας ἰσχυρῶν καὶ σάρκας ἵππων καὶ τῶν καθημένων ἐπ᾿ αὐτῶν, καὶ σάρκας πάντων, ἐλευθέρων τε* ¦ --- Mept TR (OC is in small print.) καὶ δούλων καὶ μικρῶν τε*35 Ma,e¼,g,h⅓,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ --- Mb,d,e,f,h⅔,i⅕ ℵA,NU,TR (OC is in small print.) καὶ μεγάλων.»

19 Καὶ εἶδον τὸ Θηρίον καὶ τοὺς βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ τὰ στρατεύματα αὐτῶν συνηγμένα ποιῆσαι πόλεμον*35 Ma⅓,b,d,e,f,g¼,h,i⅔ CP,RP,TR ¦ τον 1 Ma⅔,f¼,g,h¼,i⅓ ℵA,HF,OC,NU μετὰ τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ ἵππου καὶ μετὰ τοῦ στρατεύματος αὐτοῦ. 20 Καὶ ἐπιάσθη τὸ Θηρίον, καὶ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ ὁ*35 Md,ept,hpt ℵ,CP,NU ¦ οι 123 A ¦ μετα τουτου 3 Mept TR ¦ ∼ 312 Ma,b,f,g,hpt,i RP,HF,OC Ψευδοπροφήτης, ὁ ποιήσας τὰ σημεῖα ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ (ἐν οἷς ἐπλάνησεν τοὺς λαβόντας τὸ χάραγμα τοῦ Θηρίου καὶ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας τῇ εἰκόνι αὐτοῦ). Ζῶντες ἐβλήθησαν οἱ δύο εἰς τὴν λίμνην τοῦ πυρὸς τὴν καιομένην* ¦ της καιομενης A,NU ¦ της κεομενης ℵ ἐν*35 Ma,e⅓,f⅖,g,h,i ℵA,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 1 τω Mb,d,e⅔,f⅗,i⅕ TR θείῳ. 21 Καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ ἀπεκτάνθησαν ἐν τῇ ῥομφαίᾳ τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ ἵππου, τῇ ἐξελθούσῃ* ¦ εκπορευομενη TR ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ. Καὶ πάντα τὰ ὄρνεα ἐχορτάσθησαν ἐκ τῶν σαρκῶν αὐτῶν.