Revelation 22:9 New English Translation
9 But[a] he said to me, “Do not do this![b] I am a fellow servant[c] with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those who obey[d] the words of this book. Worship God!”
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- Revelation 22:9 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present here.
- Revelation 22:9 tn On the elliptical expression ὅρα μή (hora mē) BDAG 720 s.v. ὁράω B.2 states: “Elliptically…ὅρα μή (sc. ποιήσῃς) watch out! don’t do that! Rv 19:10; 22:9.”
- Revelation 22:9 tn Grk “fellow slave.” Though σύνδουλος (sundoulos) is here translated “fellow servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.
- Revelation 22:9 tn Grk “keep” (an idiom for obedience).
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