Revelation 10:9–10

10:9 So19 I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He20 said to me, “Take the scroll21 and eat it. It22 will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.” 10:10 So23 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.

19	tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the voice.
20	tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
21	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.
22	tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
23	tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the angel.
24	tn Grk “it was.” The idea of taste is implied.
25	tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.