Revelation 10:9-10
Context10:9 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.
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.