Revelation 22:9

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!”

Ex 34:14; De 4:19; 2Ki 17:36; Ps 45:11; Mt 4:9; Lu 4:7; Joh 4:22,23; Col 2:18,19; 1Jo 5:20; Re 4:10; Re 9:20; Re 14:7; Re 15:4; Re 19:10

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).