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Revelation 11

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revelation.11.rev1117Thanksgiving

ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν

TRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

How do the elders address God?

They thank the Lord God Almighty, the one who is and was, because he has taken his great power and begun to reign. The expected ‘coming’ phrase is absent.

Why this default

The default preserves the conspicuous two-part divine title—who is and was—without restoring the absent ‘who is coming,’ and directly joins God’s taking of power to his reign.

Evidence

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Project default“We thank you, Lord God Almighty, who are and were, for taking your great power and reigning.”

Project default

Alternative“We give thanks, Lord God Almighty—who are and were—for taking up your power and reigning.”

Alternate rendering

Alternative“We thank you, Almighty Lord God, existing now and in the past, for establishing your reign.”

Temporal titles and royal action clarified

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Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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