¹⁰ Then ^(A)I fell at his feet to worship him. ^(B)But he *said to me, “^[a]Do not do that; I am a ^(C)fellow servant of yours and your brothers and sisters who ^(D)hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

^8 (A)I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, ^(B)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. ⁹ And ^(C)he *said to me, “^[a]Do not do that; I am a ^(D)fellow servant of yours and of your brothers the prophets, and of those who ^[b]keep the words of ^(E)this book. Worship God!”