Revelation 10:10

Revelation 10:10 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. It was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it my stomach was made bitter.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I took the little book out of 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 became bitter.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So I took the small scroll from the hand of the angel, and I ate it! It was sweet in my mouth, but when I swallowed it, it turned sour in my stomach.

Context of Revelation 10:10

8And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. 9And 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. And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. 11And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

Revelation 10:10 word by word

Καὶ ἔλαβον τὸ βιβλαρίδιον ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς τοῦ ἀγγέλου καὶ κατέφαγον αὐτό, καὶ ἦν ἐν τῷ στόματί μου ὡς μέλι γλυκύ· καὶ ὅτε ἔφαγον αὐτό, ἐπικράνθη ἡ κοιλία μου.Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• I tookλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• the little bookὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the little bookβιβλαρίδιονbibliaridion · little scrollG974
• outἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• of the angel’sἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• handχείρcheir · handG5495
• ateκατεσθίωkatesthiō · to devourG2719
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• it wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• mouthστόμαstoma · mouthG4750
• sweetγλυκύςglukus · sweetG1099
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• honeyμέλιmeli · honeyG3192
• as soon asὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• I had eatenφαγεῖνphagō · to eatG5315
• bellyκοιλίαkoilia · belly/womb/stomachG2836
• was bitterπικραίνωpikrainō · to embitterG4087

Cross-references for Revelation 10:10

• Psalms 19:10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
• Psalms 104:34My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.
• Psalms 119:103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
• Proverbs 16:24Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
• Ezekiel 3:3And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
• Ezekiel 2:10And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.
• Ezekiel 3:14So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me.

Commentaries on Revelation 10:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10It was in my mouth sweet as honey - There was in it some pleasing, some unpleasing, intelligence. I read of the consolations and protection of the true worshippers of God, and did rejoice; I read of the persecutions of the Church, and was distressed.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10And as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter - The effect immediately followed: that is, as soon as he was made acquainted with the contents of the book, either, as above explained, requiring him to deliver some message of woe and wrath which it would be painful to deliver, or that the consequence of receiving it was to bring on bitter persecutions and trials.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-11Verses 8-11 Most men feel pleasure in looking into future events, and all good men like to receive a word from God. But when this book of prophecy was thoroughly digested by the apostle, the contents would be bitter; there were things so awful and terrible, such grievous persecutions of the people of God, such desolations in the earth, that the foresight and foreknowledge of them would be painful to his mind. Let us seek to be taught by Christ, and to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10As in Ezekiel's experience, the scroll tasted sweet in the mouth (Ezekiel 3:1–3; see Jeremiah 15:16; see also Psalms 19:10; 119:103). The future experiences for God's people would be sweet, including the victory of God's plan and the vindication of his people. John's bitter stomach is similar to the effects of Ezekiel's tough message for Israel (Ezekiel 3:8–9). The process of fulfilling God's plan involves hardship.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. the little book--So A and C, but B, Aleph, and Vulgate, "the book." was bitter--Greek, "was embittered."Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 10:10

• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Apostasy; Apostate
• Belly
• Bitter; Bitterness
• Honey
• Revelation of John

Commentaries on Revelation 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings