Wahyu 10:9

10:9 So ¹  I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He ²  said to me, “Take the scroll ³  and eat it. It ⁴  will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”

Wahyu 21:9

The New Jerusalem Descends

21:9 Then ⁵  one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and spoke to me, ⁶  saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb!”

[10:9]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the voice.

[10:9]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[10:9]  ³ 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]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[21:9]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[21:9]  ⁶ 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.” See also v. 15.