Revelation 10:9-11

10:9 So ¹  I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He ²  said to me, “Take the scroll ³  and eat it. It ⁴  will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.” 10:10 So ⁵  I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it did taste ⁶  as sweet as honey in my mouth, but ⁷  when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter. 10:11 Then ⁸  they ⁹  told me: “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, ¹⁰  languages, and kings.”

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the voice.

² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

³ tn The words “the scroll” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the angel.

⁶ tn Grk “it was.” The idea of taste is implied.

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

⁹ tn The referent of “they” is not clear in the Greek text.

¹⁰ tn Grk “and nations,” but καί (kai) has not been translated here or before the next item since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.