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Revelation 10:9

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10:9So19 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.”

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Footnotes

  1. 19 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the voice.
  2. 20 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  3. 21 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. 22 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, “Take and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.’”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take and eat it; it will be bitter in your stomach, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”

NLTNew Living Translation

So I went to the angel and told him to give me the small scroll. “Yes, take it and eat it,” he said. “It will be sweet as honey in your mouth, but it will turn sour in your stomach!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll, and he said to me, “Take and eat it up, and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.