Rev 1:7 | NETfull | STEP | (Look! He is returning with the clouds , and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him , and all the tribes on the earth will mourn because of him. This will certainly come to pass! Amen.)

Revelation of John 1:7

7 (Look! He is returning with the clouds, ^{▼▼ An allusion to Dan 7:13.}
and every eye will see him,
even ^{▼▼ Here καί (kai) was translated as ascensive.} those who pierced him, ^{▼▼ An allusion to Zech 12:10.}
and all the tribes ^{▼▼ In this context, tribes (φυλαί, fulai) could also be translated as “nations” or “peoples” (L&N 11.56).} on the earth will mourn because ^{▼▼ The conjunction ἐπί (epi) is most likely causal here. The people who crucified him are those of every tribe on the earth and they will mourn because he comes as judge.} of him.
This will certainly come to pass! ^{▼▼ Grk “Yes, Amen.” The expression “This will certainly come to pass” is an attempt to capture the force of the juxtaposition of the Greek ναί (nai) and the Hebrew ἀμήν (amēn). See L&N 69.1.} Amen.) ^{▼▼ These lines are placed in parentheses because they form an aside to the main argument.}