Revelation 22:9

Revelation 22:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
• New International Version (NIV)But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)but he said to me, "You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book. Worship God."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he said to me, “See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”

Context of Revelation 22:9

7(Look! I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy expressed in this book.) 8I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things, and when I heard and saw them, I threw myself down to worship at the feet of the angel who was showing them to me. But he said to me, “Do not do this! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those who obey the words of this book. Worship God!” 10Then he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy contained in this book, because the time is near. 11The evildoer must continue to do evil, and the one who is morally filthy must continue to be filthy. The one who is righteous must continue to act righteously, and the one who is holy must continue to be holy.”

Revelation 22:9 word by word

καὶ λέγει μοι· ὅρα μή, σύνδουλός σού εἰμι καὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν σου τῶν προφητῶν καὶ τῶν τηρούντων τοὺς λόγους τοῦ βιβλίου τούτου· τῷ θεῷ προσκύνησον.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenκαίkai · andG2532
• saith heλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• notμήmē · notG3361
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• I amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• fellowservantσύνδουλοςsundoulos · fellow slaveG4889
• brethrenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• the prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• which keepτηρέωtēreō · to keep: observeG5083
• the sayingsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• of thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• bookβιβλίονbiblion · scrollG975
• worshipπροσκυνέωproskuneō · to worshipG4352
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Revelation 22:9

• Revelation 19:10So I threw myself down at his feet to worship him, but he said, “Do not do this! I am only a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony about Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
• Deuteronomy 4:19When you look up to the sky and see the sun, moon, and stars – the whole heavenly creation – you must not be seduced to worship and serve them, for the Lord your God has assigned them to all the people of the world.
• Colossians 2:18Let no one who delights in humility and the worship of angels pass judgment on you. That person goes on at great lengths about what he has supposedly seen, but he is puffed up with empty notions by his fleshly mind.
• 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us insight to know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life.
• Revelation 4:10the twenty-four elders throw themselves to the ground before the one who sits on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever, and they offer their crowns before his throne, saying:
• Revelation 9:20The rest of humanity, who had not been killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so that they did not stop worshiping demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood – idols that cannot see or hear or walk about.
• Revelation 14:7He declared in a loud voice: “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has arrived, and worship the one who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water!”
• Revelation 15:4Who will not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name, because you alone are holy? All nations will come and worship before you for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
• Exodus 34:14For you must not worship any other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
• 2 Kings 17:36Instead you must worship the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt by his great power and military ability; bow down to him and offer sacrifices to him.
• Psalms 45:11Then the king will be attracted by your beauty. After all, he is your master! Submit to him!
• Matthew 4:9And he said to him, “I will give you all these things if you throw yourself to the ground and worship me.”
• Luke 4:7So then, if you will worship me, all this will be yours.”
• John 4:22You people worship what you do not know. We worship what we know, because salvation is from the Jews.

Commentaries on Revelation 22:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not - See the notes on Revelation 19:10. For I am thy fellow-servant - notes on Revelation 19:10. And of thy brethren the prophets - In Revelation 19:10, it is “of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus.” Here the angel says that, in the capacity in which he appeared to John, he belonged to the general rank of the prophets, and was no more entitled to worship than any of the prophets had been. Like them, he had…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-19Verses 6-19 The Lord Jesus spake by the angel, solemnly confirming the contents of this book, particularly of this last vision. He is the Lord God faithful and true. Also by his messengers; the holy angels showed them to holy men of God. They are things that must shortly be done; Christ will come quickly, and put all things out of doubt. And by the integrity of that angel who had been the apostle's interpreter. He refused to accept religious worship from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9The warning against false worship (see Revelation 19:10) is repeated when John falls at the angel's feet again. Only God deserves our worship (compare John the Baptist's relationship to Jesus; John 1:6–8, 26–27; 3:27–35).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Literally, "See not"; the abruptness of the phrase marking the angel's abhorrence of the thought of his being worshipped however indirectly. Contrast the fallen angel's temptation to Jesus, "Fall down and worship me" (Mt 4:9). for--A, B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, Andreas, and Cyprian omit "for"; which accords with the abrupt earnestness of the angel's prohibition of an act derogatory to God. and of--"and (the fellow servant) of thy brethren."Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 22:9

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Homage
• Readings, Select
• Worship

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Commentaries on Revelation 22

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings