Revelation 10:9 
Context| NET © | 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.” |
| NIV © | So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, "Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey." |
| NASB © | So I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. And he *said to me, "Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey." |
| NLT © | So I approached him and asked him to give me the little scroll. "Yes, take it and eat it," he said. "At first it will taste like honey, but when you swallow it, it will make your stomach sour!" |
| MSG © | I went up to the Angel and said, "Give me the little book." He said, "Take it, then eat it. It will taste sweet like honey, but turn sour in your stomach." |
| BBE © | And I went to the angel, and said to him, Give me the little book. And he said to me: Put it in your mouth; and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey. |
| NRSV © | So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll; and he said to me, "Take it, and eat; it will be bitter to your stomach, but sweet as honey in your mouth." |
| NKJV © | So I went to the angel and said to him, "Give me the little book." And he said to me, "Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth." |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | So <2532> I went <565> to <4314> the angel <32> and asked <3004> him <846> to give <1325> me <3427> the little scroll <974> . He said <3004> to me <3427> , “Take <2983> the scroll and eat <2719> it <846> . It will make <4087> your <4675> stomach <2836> bitter <4087> , but <235> it will be <1510> as sweet as <1099> <5613> honey <3192> in <1722> your <4675> mouth .”<4750> |
| NET © | 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.” |
| NET © Notes |
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. |
