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He said to me, &#8220Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but &#8216in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/revelation/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> So I went to the angel and told him to give me the small scroll. “Yes, take it and eat it,” he said. “It will be sweet as honey in your mouth, but it will turn sour in your stomach!” <a href="/esv/revelation/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, “Take and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.” <a href="/bsb/revelation/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” <a href="/blb/revelation/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And I went to the angel, saying to him, "Give me the little scroll." And he says to me, "Take and eat it; and your stomach it will make bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey." <a href="/kjv/revelation/10.htm">King James Bible</a> And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. <a href="/nkjv/revelation/10.htm">New King James Version</a> So I went to the angel and said to him, “Give me the little book.” And he said to me, “Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.” <a href="/nasb_/revelation/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, “Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.” <a href="/nasb/revelation/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> So I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. And he said to me, &#8220Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/revelation/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. And he said to me, “Take it, and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.” <a href="/lsb/revelation/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, “Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.” <a href="/amp/revelation/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So I went up to the angel and told him to give me the little book. And he said to me, “Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” <a href="/csb/revelation/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take and eat it; it will be bitter in your stomach, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.” <a href="/hcsb/revelation/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, &#8220Take and eat it; it will be bitter in your stomach, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.&#8221 <a href="/asv/revelation/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I went unto the angel, saying unto him that he should give me the little book. And he saith unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey. <a href="/cev/revelation/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When I went over to ask the angel for the little scroll, the angel said, "Take the scroll and eat it! Your stomach will turn sour, but the taste in your mouth will be sweet as honey." <a href="/erv/revelation/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I went unto the angel, saying unto him that he should give me the little book. And he saith unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey. <a href="/gwt/revelation/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I went to the angel and asked him to give me the small scroll. He said to me, "Take it and eat it. It will be bitter in your stomach, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth." <a href="/gnt/revelation/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, "Take it and eat it; it will turn sour in your stomach, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey." <a href="/isv/revelation/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the small scroll. "Take it and eat it," he told me. "It will turn bitter in your stomach, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth." <a href="/net/revelation/10.htm">NET Bible</a> So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, "Take the scroll and eat it. It will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth." <a href="/nheb/revelation/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, "Take it, and eat it up. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey." <a href="/wbt/revelation/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I went to the angel, and said to him, Give me the little book. And he said to me, Take it, and eat it, and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. <a href="/wey/revelation/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little book. "Take it," he said, "and eat the whole of it. You will find it bitter when you have eaten it, although in your mouth it will taste as sweet as honey."<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/revelation/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And I went to the angel and said, “Give me the small scroll.” “Take it and eat it,” he said. “It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” <a href="/web/revelation/10.htm">World English Bible</a> I went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. He said to me, “Take it and eat it. It will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and I went away to the messenger, saying to him, “Give me the little scroll”; and he says to me, “Take, and eat it up, and it will make your belly bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey.” <a href="/blb/revelation/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And I went to the angel, saying to him, "Give me the little scroll." And he says to me, "Take and eat it; and your stomach it will make bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey." <a href="/ylt/revelation/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and I went away unto the messenger, saying to him, 'Give me the little scroll;' and he saith to me, 'Take, and eat it up, and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet -- as honey.' <a href="/slt/revelation/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I came forth to the angel, saying to him, Give me the little book. And he said to me, Take, and eat it up; and it shall render thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth shall it be sweet as honey.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I went to the angel, saying unto him, that he should give me the book. And he said to me: Take the book, and eat it up: and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I went to the Angel, saying to him that he should give the book to me. And he said to me: “Receive the book and consume it. And it shall cause bitterness in your stomach, but in your mouth it shall be sweet like honey.” <a href="/nabre/revelation/10.htm">New American Bible</a> So I went up to the angel and told him to give me the small scroll. He said to me, “Take and swallow it. It will turn your stomach sour, but in your mouth it will taste as sweet as honey.” <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll; and he said to me, “Take it, and eat; it will be bitter to your stomach, but sweet as honey in your mouth.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I went to the angel, and as I was about to say to him, Give me the little book, he said to me, Take it and eat it; and it shall make your belly bitter, but it shall be sweet as honey in your mouth. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And I went to the Angel and I told him to give me the little scroll and he said to me, “Take and eat it and your belly will be bitter to you, but it will be like honey in your mouth.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And I went to the angel, and said to him: Give me the little book. And he said to me: Take it, and eat it up, and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be in your mouth as sweet as honey. <a href="/godbey/revelation/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And I went away to the angel, saying to him, to give me the little book. He says to me, Take it, and eat it up; and it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey. <a href="/haweis/revelation/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And I went up to the angel, saying unto him, Give me that little book. And he saith to me, Take it, and eat it up; and it will make thy belly bitter, though in thy mouth it will be sweet as honey. <a href="/mace/revelation/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> so I went to the angel, and said to him, "give me the little book." and he said to me, "take it, and eat it up; it shall prove bitter in thy bowels, but in thy mouth it shall be as sweet as honey." <a href="/wey/revelation/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little book. "Take it," he said, "and eat the whole of it. You will find it bitter when you have eaten it, although in your mouth it will taste as sweet as honey." <a href="/worrell/revelation/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And I went to the angel, saying to him, that he should give me the little book. And he says to me, "Take, and eat it up; and it will make your belly bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey." <a href="/worsley/revelation/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And I went to the angel, and said to him, Give me the little book. And he said to me, Take it, and eat it up: and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it will be sweet as honey. <a href="/parallel/revelation/10-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=2069" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/10.htm">The Angel and the Small Scroll</a> …8Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, “Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel standing on the sea and on the land.” 9<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/565.htm" title="565: apēltha (V-AIA-1S) -- From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.">I went</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/32.htm" title="32: angelon (N-AMS) -- From aggello; a messenger; especially an angel; by implication, a pastor.">angel</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">and said,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: Dounai (V-ANA) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">“Give</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">me</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/974.htm" title="974: biblaridion (N-ANS) -- A little papyrus roll. A diminutive of biblion; a booklet.">small scroll.”</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: Labe (V-AMA-2S) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">“Take it</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2719.htm" title="2719: kataphage (V-AMA-2S) -- To eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure. From kata and esthio; to eat down, i.e. Devour.">eat</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auto (PPro-AN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">it,”</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">he said.</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">“</a> <a href="/greek/4087.htm" title="4087: pikranei (V-FIA-3S) -- To make bitter, embitter; pass: I grow angry or harsh. From pikros; to embitter.">It will make</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2836.htm" title="2836: koilian (N-AFS) -- From koilos; a cavity, i.e. the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart.">stomach bitter,</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: all’ (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4750.htm" title="4750: stomati (N-DNS) -- The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. ">mouth</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estai (V-FIM-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">it will be</a> <a href="/greek/1099.htm" title="1099: glyky (Adj-NNS) -- Sweet. Of uncertain affinity; sweet.">as sweet</a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">as</a> <a href="/greek/3192.htm" title="3192: meli (N-NNS) -- Honey. Apparently a primary word; honey.">honey.”</a> 10So I took the small scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it; and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/ezekiel/3-1.htm">Ezekiel 3:1-3</a> “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat what you find here. Eat this scroll, then go and speak to the house of Israel.” / So I opened my mouth, and He fed me the scroll. / “Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. <a href="/jeremiah/15-16.htm">Jeremiah 15:16</a> Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became my joy and my heart’s delight. For I bear Your name, O LORD God of Hosts. <a href="/psalms/119-103.htm">Psalm 119:103</a> How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth! <a href="/ezekiel/2-8.htm">Ezekiel 2:8-10</a> And you, son of man, listen to what I tell you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house. Open your mouth and eat what I give you.” / Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll, / which He unrolled before me. And written on the front and back of it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe. <a href="/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9</a> Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. <a href="/psalms/19-10.htm">Psalm 19:10</a> They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. <a href="/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Ezekiel 3:14</a> So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me. <a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4</a> But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” <a href="/john/6-53.htm">John 6:53-58</a> So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you. / Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. / For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink. ... <a href="/psalms/34-8.htm">Psalm 34:8</a> Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! <a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm">1 Peter 2:2-3</a> Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, / now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. <a href="/hebrews/5-12.htm">Hebrews 5:12-14</a> Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food! / For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness. / But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil. <a href="/john/4-32.htm">John 4:32-34</a> But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” / So the disciples asked one another, “Could someone have brought Him food?” / Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work. <a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8-11</a> Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever. / These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction. / They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions. ... <a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10-11</a> For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I went to the angel, and said to him, Give me the little book. And he said to me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make your belly bitter, but it shall be in your mouth sweet as honey.Take.<a href="/job/23-12.htm">Job 23:12</a> Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.<a href="/jeremiah/15-16.htm">Jeremiah 15:16</a> Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.<a href="/ezekiel/2-8.htm">Ezekiel 2:8</a> But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jude/1-5.htm">Although</a> <a href="/revelation/10-8.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/philippians/3-19.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/revelation/8-11.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/revelation/10-8.htm">Book</a> <a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/james/5-3.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/revelation/9-6.htm">Find</a> <a href="/mark/1-6.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/revelation/10-8.htm">Little</a> <a href="/revelation/9-14.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/revelation/9-19.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/revelation/10-8.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/john/19-30.htm">Sour</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-23.htm">Stomach</a> <a href="/james/3-12.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-3.htm">Taste</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Telling</a> <a href="/revelation/3-10.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/18-27.htm">Although</a> <a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Angel</a> <a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Belly</a> <a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Book</a> <a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/revelation/18-14.htm">Find</a> <a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Honey</a> <a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Little</a> <a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Messenger</a> <a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/job/20-14.htm">Sour</a> <a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Stomach</a> <a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/genesis/25-28.htm">Taste</a> <a href="/revelation/13-14.htm">Telling</a> <a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/revelation/10-10.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 10</div>1. <a href="/revelation/10-1.htm">A mighty strong angel appears with a book open in his hand.</a> 6. <a href="/revelation/10-6.htm">He swears by him who lives forever, that there shall be no more time.</a> 9. <a href="/revelation/10-9.htm">John is commanded to take and eat the book.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/revelation/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/revelation/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And I went to the angel and said, This phrase indicates John's active obedience and willingness to engage with the divine message. The angel here is a significant figure, possibly representing a messenger of God. In biblical context, angels often serve as intermediaries between God and humans, delivering messages or executing divine will. John's approach to the angel reflects a readiness to receive and understand God's revelation, a theme consistent throughout the prophetic literature, such as in <a href="/daniel/9-21.htm">Daniel 9:21-23</a>, where Daniel receives insight from the angel Gabriel.“Give me the small scroll.” The small scroll is a symbol of divine revelation and prophecy. In the context of Revelation, scrolls often contain important messages from God, as seen in <a href="/revelation/5.htm">Revelation 5</a>, where the Lamb opens the scroll with seven seals. The act of requesting the scroll signifies John's role as a prophet, tasked with receiving and conveying God's message to the people. This mirrors the experience of Ezekiel in <a href="/ezekiel/2-9.htm">Ezekiel 2:9-3</a>:3, where he is also given a scroll to eat, symbolizing the internalization of God's word.“Take it and eat it,” he said. The command to eat the scroll is symbolic of internalizing God's message. Eating the scroll represents the process of fully absorbing and understanding the divine revelation, making it a part of oneself. This act is reminiscent of <a href="/ezekiel/3.htm">Ezekiel 3:1-3</a>, where Ezekiel is instructed to eat a scroll filled with words of lamentation and woe. The consumption of the scroll signifies the prophet's complete acceptance and embodiment of the message, preparing him to deliver it to others.“It will make your stomach bitter, The bitterness in the stomach symbolizes the difficult and often harsh realities of the prophetic message. While the word of God is sweet and desirable, as seen in <a href="/psalms/119-103.htm">Psalm 119:103</a>, the implications of the message can be challenging and distressing. This duality reflects the nature of prophecy, which often includes both judgment and hope. The bitterness may also represent the persecution and suffering that often accompany the proclamation of God's truth, as experienced by prophets throughout biblical history.but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey.” The sweetness in the mouth highlights the initial delight and desirability of receiving God's word. This sweetness is akin to the joy and satisfaction found in understanding and experiencing God's truth, as described in <a href="/psalms/19-10.htm">Psalm 19:10</a>. The contrast between the sweetness in the mouth and the bitterness in the stomach underscores the complexity of the prophetic message, which is both a source of joy and a burden. This duality is a common theme in the prophetic tradition, where the message of God brings both comfort and challenge to the faithful.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/john_the_apostle.htm">John the Apostle</a> The author of the Book of Revelation, who receives visions and instructions from God through angels. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_angel.htm">The Angel</a> A mighty angel who stands with one foot on the sea and one on the land, symbolizing authority over the earth. He holds the little scroll. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_little_scroll.htm">The Little Scroll</a> A small book or scroll that John is instructed to eat. It symbolizes the message of God that is both sweet and bitter. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_act_of_eating_the_scroll.htm">The Act of Eating the Scroll</a> A symbolic act representing the internalization of God's message, which has both delightful and distressing aspects. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_vision.htm">The Vision</a> Part of the larger apocalyptic vision given to John, revealing God's ultimate plan and the unfolding of end-time events.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_dual_nature_of_god's_word.htm">The Dual Nature of God's Word</a> God's message can be both sweet and bitter. It brings joy and hope but also challenges and convicts us. As believers, we must be prepared to embrace both aspects. <a href="/topical/i/internalizing_scripture.htm">Internalizing Scripture</a> Like John, we are called to "eat" or internalize God's word. This means meditating on it, understanding it deeply, and allowing it to transform our lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a> Prophecy is not just about predicting the future but also about revealing God's truth. It can be comforting and unsettling, urging us to align our lives with God's will. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_delivering_god's_message.htm">Faithfulness in Delivering God's Message</a> Even when God's message is difficult, we are called to be faithful in sharing it. This requires courage and reliance on the Holy Spirit. <a href="/topical/t/the_sweetness_of_obedience.htm">The Sweetness of Obedience</a> Obeying God's word brings sweetness to our lives, even when the message itself is challenging. Trusting in God's plan leads to ultimate joy and fulfillment.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_revelation_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Revelation 10</a> <a href="/q/why_eat_a_scroll_in_revelation_10_9.htm">Why would John be commanded to eat a scroll (Revelation 10:9), given no clear precedent in mainstream historical or cultural records? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_'casting_down_imaginations'_mean.htm">What is the book John eats in Revelation 10?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_abaddon_apollyon.htm">Who is Abaddon or Apollyon in religious texts?</a> <a href="/q/what_are_archangels_and_their_roles.htm">What are archangels and their roles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book; and I went away to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. Alford understands that the seer goes from his position in heaven to the angel on earth. But he is probably, in his vision, already on the earth (see on ver. 1). And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; he saith. This part of the vision is founded on <a href="/ezekiel/2-9.htm">Ezekiel 2:9-3:3</a>. The act is no doubt intended to convey the idea that the seer is to carefully receive, to digest thoroughly, as it were, his message in order to deriver it faithfully. Thus in <a href="/ezekiel/3-10.htm">Ezekiel 3:10</a> the prophet is told, "All my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears. And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them," etc. And it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey; cf. the vision of <a href="/ezekiel/2-9.htm">Ezekiel 2:9</a>-3, where the sweetness only is immediately mentioned; but the bitterness is implied later on in <a href="/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Ezekiel 3:14</a>. The sweetness expresses the pleasure and readiness with which St. John receives his commission; the bitterness symbolizes the grief which possesses him when he thoroughly takes in the nature of his message. The pleasure with which he receives the angel's commands may proceed from joy at the thought that the final overthrow of the wicked is the final deliverance of the saints; or it may be that he feels himself honoured at being chosen as the medium for conveying God's message. Compare the readiness of <a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8</a> to fulfil a similar office, and his subsequent fear and hesitation (<a href="/isaiah/7-4.htm">Isaiah 7:4</a>). The bitterness of the seer follows when he realizes the terrible nature of the judgment he is to announce (cf. <a href="/jeremiah/8-21.htm">Jeremiah 8:21</a>, "For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt"). Various other explanations, more or less allegorical, have been suggested. Thus Andreas explains that the first sweetness of sin is afterwards converted into bitterness. Origen, quoted in the 'Speaker's Commentary,' "Very sweet is this the book of Scripture when first perceived, but bitter to the conscience within." Maurice supposes that St. John's joy proceeds from the expectation that the book will announce the fall of the great Babel empire of the world, and his disappointment follows when he discovers that it predicts the fall of Jerusalem. Bede explains that the bitterness in the belly indicates the reception by the seer, but the sweetness in the mouth is the declaration to others. <a href="/commentaries/revelation/10-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I went ἀπῆλθα (apēltha) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_565.htm">Strong's 565: </a> From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. angel ἄγγελον (angelon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_32.htm">Strong's 32: </a> From aggello; a messenger; especially an 'angel'; by implication, a pastor. [and] said, λέγων (legōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “Give Δοῦναί (Dounai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. me μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. small scroll.” βιβλαρίδιον (biblaridion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_974.htm">Strong's 974: </a> A little papyrus roll. A diminutive of biblion; a booklet. “Take [it] Λάβε (Labe) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. eat κατάφαγε (kataphage) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> To eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure. From kata and esthio; to eat down, i.e. Devour. it,” αὐτό (auto) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. he said. λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. “It will make πικρανεῖ (pikranei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4087.htm">Strong's 4087: </a> To make bitter, embitter; pass: I grow angry or harsh. From pikros; to embitter. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. stomach {bitter}, κοιλίαν (koilian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2836.htm">Strong's 2836: </a> From koilos; a cavity, i.e. the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart. but ἀλλ’ (all’) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. mouth στόματί (stomati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4750.htm">Strong's 4750: </a> The mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword. it will be ἔσται (estai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. sweet γλυκὺ (glyky) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1099.htm">Strong's 1099: </a> Sweet. Of uncertain affinity; sweet. as ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. honey.” μέλι (meli) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3192.htm">Strong's 3192: </a> Honey. 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