Discovery BoxRevelation 22:9-10 
Context22:9 But 1 he said to me, “Do not do this! 2 I am a fellow servant 3 with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those who obey 4 the words of this book. Worship God!” 22:10 Then 5 he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy contained in this book, because the time is near.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present here.
2 tn On the elliptical expression ὅρα μή ({ora mh) BDAG 720 s.v. ὁράω B.2 states: “Elliptically…ὅρα μή (sc. ποιήσῃς) watch out! don’t do that! Rv 19:10; 22:9.”
3 tn Grk “fellow slave.” Though σύνδουλος (sundoulos) is here translated “fellow servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.
4 tn Grk “keep” (an idiom for obedience).
5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
