*A star (*) is used to mark verbs that are historical presents in the Greek which have been translated with an English past tense in order to conform to modern usage. The translators recognized that in some contexts the present tense seems more unexpected and unjustified to the English reader than a past tense would have been. But Greek authors frequently used the present tense for the sake of heightened vividness, thereby transporting their readers in imagination to the actual scene at the time of occurence. However, the translators felt that it would be wise to change these historical presents to English past tenses.

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And I was told, “You must again prophesy about many peoples and nations and languages and kings.”

Then I was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings.”

And they said to me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings.”

Then I was told, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings.”

And they said to me, “It is necessary for you to prophesy again about many peoples and nations and languages and kings.”

And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

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