Rev 14:6 | NET2full | STEP | Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead , and he had an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth — to every nation , tribe , language , and people .

‏ Revelation of John 14:6

Three Angels and Three Messages

6 Then ^{▼▼tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.} I saw another ^{▼▼tc Most mss (P47 א* Maj sa) lack ἄλλον (allon, “another”) here, but the support for it is stronger (P115vid א2 A C P 051 1006 1611 1841 2053 2329 al latt sy bo). The problem that its inclusion represents is that there is no reference to any other angel in the immediate context (the last mention was in 11:15). In this instance, the longer reading is harder. The word was probably intentionally omitted in order to resolve the tension; less likely, it might have been accidentally omitted since its spelling is similar to “angel” (ἄγγελος, angelos).} angel flying directly overhead, ^{▼▼tn L&N 1.10 states, “a point or region of the sky directly above the earth—‘high in the sky, midpoint in the sky, directly overhead, straight above in the sky.’”} and he had ^{▼▼tn Grk “having.”} an eternal gospel to proclaim ^{▼▼tn Or “an eternal gospel to announce as good news.”} to those who live ^{▼▼tn Grk “to those seated on the earth.”} on the earth—to every nation, tribe, ^{▼▼tn Grk “and tribe,” but καί (kai) has not been translated here or before the following term since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.} language, and people.