^10:10So²³ I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it did taste²⁴ as sweet as honey in my mouth, but²⁵ when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.

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Footnotes

23 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the angel.
24 Grk “it was.” The idea of taste is implied.
25 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. It was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I ate it, my stomach became bitter.

NLTNew Living Translation

So I took the small scroll from the hand of the angel, and I ate it! It was sweet in my mouth, but when I swallowed it, it turned sour in my stomach.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it up, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth, and when I had eaten it, my stomach was made bitter.

KJV 1900King James Version

And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

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