^22:6Then¹⁴ the angel¹⁵ said to me, “These words are reliable¹⁶ and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants¹⁷ what must happen soon.”

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Footnotes

14 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
15 Grk “he”; the referent (the angel mentioned in 21:9, 15; 22:1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
16 Grk “faithful.”
17 See the note on the word “servants” in .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The angel said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then he said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the angel said to me, “Everything you have heard and seen is trustworthy and true. The Lord God, who inspires his prophets, has sent his angel to tell his servants what will happen soon.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true, and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his slaves the things which must take place in a short time.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.

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