^14:8A¹⁷ second¹⁸ angel¹⁹ followed the first,²⁰ declaring:²¹ “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great city!²² She made all the nations²³ drink of the wine of her immoral passion.”²⁴

^14:9A²⁵ third angel²⁶ followed the first two,²⁷ declaring²⁸ in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and takes the mark on his forehead or his hand, ^14:10that person²⁹ will also drink of the wine of God’s anger³⁰ that has been mixed undiluted in the cup of his wrath, and he will be tortured with fire and sulfur³¹ in front of the holy angels and in front of the Lamb.

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Footnotes

17 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
18 There are several different variants comprising a textual problem involving “second” (δεύτερος, deuteros). First, several (A 1 2329 𝔐K) read “another, a second angel” (ἄλλος δεύτερος ἄγγελος, allos deuteros angelos). Second, other (𝔓47 א* 1006 1841 1854 ) read just “another, a second” (ἄλλος δεύτερος). Third, the reading “another angel” (ἄλλος ἄγγελος) is supported by a few Greek and some versional evidence (69 ar vg). Fourth, several (א2 [C reads δεύτερον instead of δεύτερος] 051 1611 2053 2344 𝔐A) support the reading “another, a second angel” (ἄλλος ἄγγελος δεύτερος). The reading that most likely gave rise to the others is the fourth. The first reading attempts to smooth out the grammar by placing the adjective in front of the noun. The second reading may have dropped out the “angel” on the basis of its similarity to “another” (ἄλλος). The third reading either intentionally or accidentally left out the word “second.” In any event, this is weakly attested and should not be given much consideration. (If, however, this reading had had good support, with “second” floating, and with “third” in the text in 14:9, one could possibly see δεύτερος as a motivated reading. But without sufficient support for the third reading, the one thing that is most certain is that δεύτερος was part of the original text here.) It is difficult to account for the rise of the other readings if “second” is not original. And the undisputed use of “third” (τρίτος, tritos) in 14:9 may be another indicator that the adjective “second” was in the original text. Finally, the fourth reading is the more difficult and therefore, in this case, to be accepted as the progenitor of the others.
19 Grk “And another angel, a second.”
20 The words “the first” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
21 For the translation of λέγω (legō) as “declare,” see 2.e.
22 The fall of Babylon the great city is described in detail in Rev 18:2–24.
23 Or “all the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).
24 Grk “of the wine of the passion of the sexual immorality of her.” Here τῆς πορνείας (tēs porneias) has been translated as an attributive genitive. In an ironic twist of fate, God will make Babylon drink her own mixture, but it will become the wine of his wrath in retribution for her immoral deeds (see the note on the word “wrath” in ).
25 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
26 Grk “And another angel, a third.”
27 Grk “followed them.”
28 For the translation of λέγω (legō) as “declare,” see 2.e.
29 Grk “he himself.”
30 The Greek word for “anger” here is θυμός (thumos), a wordplay on the “passion” (θυμός) of the personified city of Babylon in 14:8.
31 Traditionally, “brimstone.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.”

And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A second angel followed and said, “ ‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great,’ which made all the nations drink the maddening wine of her adulteries.”

A third angel followed them and said in a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives its mark on their forehead or on their hand, they, too, will drink the wine of God’s fury, which has been poured full strength into the cup of his wrath. They will be tormented with burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and of the Lamb.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And another, a second angel, followed, saying, “It has fallen, Babylon the Great has fallen. She made all the nations drink the wine of her sexual immorality, which brings wrath.”

And another, a third angel, followed them and spoke with a loud voice: “If anyone worships the beast and its image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he will also drink the wine of God’s wrath, which is poured full strength into the cup of his anger. He will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the sight of the holy angels and in the sight of the Lamb,

NLTNew Living Translation

Then another angel followed him through the sky, shouting, “Babylon is fallen—that great city is fallen—because she made all the nations of the world drink the wine of her passionate immorality.”

Then a third angel followed them, shouting, “Anyone who worships the beast and his statue or who accepts his mark on the forehead or on the hand must drink the wine of God’s anger. It has been poured full strength into God’s cup of wrath. And they will be tormented with fire and burning sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and the Lamb.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And another second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who caused all the nations to drink from the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.”

And another third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself also will drink of the wine of the anger of God that has been mixed full strength in the cup of his wrath, and will be tortured with fire and sulphur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.

KJV 1900King James Version

And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

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