Revelation 15

Revelation 15:3

:TEXT: “O King of the nations!”

Sa A P 046 051 1 1854 2053 Maj two lat cop(north)

ASVn RSVn NASV NEBn TEV RANK: CNOTES: “O King of the ages!”

p47 S*,c C 94 1006 1611 2344vid most lat vg syr(ph,h) cop(south)

ASV RSV NASVn NIV NEB TEVnOTHER: “O King of the saints!”

296 2049

KJV

The manuscript evidence for the reading in the text and the notes is almost balanced. Although it is possible that “nations” was borrowed from verse Revelation 15:4, a majority of the UBS Textual Committee felt it was more likely that “ages” was borrowed by copyists from 1 Timothy 1:17.

Revelation 15:6

:TEXT: “clothed in clean bright linen, and”

\ P \ 051 1 \ 1006 1611 Maj later vg syr(ph,h) cop(north)?

KJV ASVn RSV NASV NIV NEB TEV RANK: BNOTES: “clothed in clean bright stone, and”

A C 2053 lat earlier vg

ASV NASVnOTHER: “clothed in clean bright, and”

cop(south)

The evidence listed in braces has a different spelling, but supports the text reading. There is only one letter’s difference between the Greek words for “linen” and “stone.” Even though there is a superficial parallel to wearing stone in Ezekiel 15:6, it seems most likely that the reading “stone” is due to a copying mistake.