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10 So[a] I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it did taste[b] as sweet as honey in my mouth, but[c] when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 10:10 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the instructions given by the angel.
  2. Revelation 10:10 tn Grk “it was.” The idea of taste is implied.
  3. Revelation 10:10 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

10 I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth,(A) but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour.

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