Rev 18:1, 19:5 | JFB | STEP | 1. And-- so Vulgate and Andreas. But A, B, Syriac, and Coptic omit "And." power-- Greek, "authority." lightened-- "illumined." with-- Greek, "owing to."

‏ Revelation of John 18:1

CHAPTER 18 Re 18:1-24. Babylon's Fall: God's People Called Out of Her: The Kings and Merchants of the Earth Mourn, While the Saints Rejoice at Her Fall.

1. And--so Vulgate and Andreas. But A, B, Syriac, and Coptic omit "And."

power--Greek, "authority."

lightened--"illumined."

with--Greek, "owing to."

‏ Revelation of John 19:5

5. out of--Greek, "out from the throne" in A, B, C.

Praise our God--Compare the solemn act of praise performed by the Levites, 1Ch 16:36; 23:5, especially when the house of God was filled with the divine glory (2Ch 5:13).

both--omitted in A, B, C, Vulgate, Coptic, and Syriac. Translate as Greek, "the small and the great."