Revelation 10:8-10

10:8 Then ¹  the voice I had heard from heaven began to speak ²  to me ³  again, ⁴  “Go and take the open ⁵  scroll in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land.” 10:9 So ⁶  I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He ⁷  said to me, “Take the scroll ⁸  and eat it. It ⁹  will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.” 10:10 So ¹⁰  I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it did taste ¹¹  as sweet as honey in my mouth, but ¹²  when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.

[10:8]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[10:8]  ² tn The participle λαλοῦσαν (lalousan) has been translated as “began to speak.” The use of πάλιν (palin) indicates an ingressive idea.

[10:8]  ³ tn Grk “with me.” The translation “with me” implies that John was engaged in a dialogue with the one speaking to him (e.g., Jesus or an angel) when in reality it was a one-sided conversation, with John doing all the listening. For this reason, μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ (met’ emou, “with me”) was translated as “to me.”

[10:8]  ⁴ tn Grk “again, saying.” The participle λέγουσαν (legousan) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[10:8]  ⁵ tn The perfect passive participle ἠνεῳγμένον (hnewgmenon) is in second attributive position and has been translated as an attributive adjective.

[10:9]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the voice.

[10:9]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[10:9]  ⁸ 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.

[10:9]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[10:10]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the angel.

[10:10]  ¹¹ tn Grk “it was.” The idea of taste is implied.

[10:10]  ¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.