Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary

Revelation 5:10

ἐποίησας αὐτούς. Text. Rec[207] reads ἐπ. ἡμᾶς with all Latin authorities, except Cyp[208] and cod. am[209]

[207] Rec. Textus Receptus as printed by Scrivener.

[208] St Cyprian as quoted by Haussleiter.
[209] Codex Amiatinus 6th century in Laurentian Library at Florence.

βασιλείαν. Text. Rec[210] reads βασιλεῖς with B2.

[210] Rec. Textus Receptus as printed by Scrivener.

βασιλεύσουσιν. With אP 1; Lachmann reads βασιλεύουσιν with AB2; Text. Rec[211] reads βασιλεύσομεν with Primas[212] and Vg[213]

[211] Rec. Textus Receptus as printed by Scrivener.

[212] Primasius, edited by Haussleiter.
[213] Vulgate.

10. βασιλείαν καὶ ἱερεῖς. See on Revelation 1:6 for the origin of the phrase.

βασιλεύ[σ]ουσιν. Authorities are nearly evenly divided between the present and future, and from the nature of the case authorities have here to be counted not weighed. Perhaps the present is to be preferred, as the more difficult in sense; the future could be easily understood of the millennial reign (Revelation 20:4), whatever that means. If we accept the present, it can hardly be used for a future; every one must feel that Revelation 2:22, &c. are not really parallel: rather, we may say that the faithful on earth are, even in their exile, kings de jure, as David was “when he was in the wilderness of Judah” (Psalms 63 ult., cf. title).

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