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Rev 11:16. Ἐνώπιον τοῦ θρόνου τοῦ Θεοῦ) Thus the greater part of the Manuscripts read,[119] although the more ancient omitted the words ΤΟῦ ΘΡΌΝΟΥ, leaping from the one ΤΟῦ to the other. The mention of the throne is especially suitable to this place, where the kingdom is spoken of, and where also the thrones of the elders are mentioned.[120]
[119] And the margin of Ed. ii., together with the Germ. Vers., follows that reading more confidently than the larger Edition does.-E. B.
[120] ἐπὶ τὰ πρόσωπα αὑτῶν, upon their faces) In no other place is this read respecting the elders.-V. g. ACh Vulg. Memph. omit τοῦ θρόνον. B Syr. and Rec. Text insert these words.-E.