That they should not kill them (ινα μη αποκτεινωσιν αυτους). Sub-final object clause (subject of εδοθη) with ινα μη and the subjun…

And to them it was given. There is the same indefinitene here as in the former verse, with the impersonal verb also being used here. The w…

And to them . . .—Better, And it was given to them that they should not kill them (that is, those who had not the seal of…

The fifth trumpet: The first woe. John now focuses attention on the fifth and sixth trumpets (first and second woes) by giving more than twice the …

And to them it was given that they should not kill them ,
&c.] As the power of the locusts was limited with respect …

Upon the sounding of the fifth trumpet, a star fell from heaven to the earth. Having ceased to be a minister of Christ, he who is represented by th…