^22:8I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things,¹⁹ and when I heard and saw them,²⁰ I threw myself down²¹ to worship at the feet of the angel who was showing them to me.

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Footnotes

19 Or “I am John, the one who heard and saw these things.”
20 The pronoun “them” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
21 Grk “I fell down and worshiped at the feet.” πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. When I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had shown them to me.

NLTNew Living Translation

I, John, am the one who heard and saw all these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I, John, am the one who heard and who saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel who showed these things to me.

KJV 1900King James Version

And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.

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