Revelation 22:6-11
New English Translation
A Final Reminder
6 Then[a] the angel[b] said to me, “These words are reliable[c] and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants[d] what must happen soon.”
7 (Look ! I am coming soon!
Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy expressed in this book.)[e]
8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things,[f] and when I heard and saw them,[g] I threw myself down[h] to worship at the feet of the angel who was showing them to me. 9 But[i] he said to me, “Do not do this![j] I am a fellow servant[k] with you and with your brothers the prophets, and with those who obey[l] the words of this book. Worship God!” 10 Then[m] he said to me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy contained in this book, because the time is near. 11 The evildoer must continue to do evil,[n] and the one who is morally filthy[o] must continue to be filthy. The[p] one who is righteous must continue to act righteously, and the one who is holy must continue to be holy.”
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- Revelation 22:6 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.
- Revelation 22:6 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel mentioned in 21:9, 15; 22:1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Revelation 22:6 tn Grk “faithful.”
- Revelation 22:6 tn See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.
- Revelation 22:7 sn These lines are parenthetical, forming an aside to the narrative. The speaker here is the Lord Jesus Christ himself rather than the narrator.
- Revelation 22:8 tn Or “I am John, the one who heard and saw these things.”
- Revelation 22:8 tn The pronoun “them” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
- Revelation 22:8 tn Grk “I fell down and worshiped at the feet.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”
- 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).
- Revelation 22:10 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
- Revelation 22:11 tn Grk “must do evil still.”
- Revelation 22:11 tn For this translation see L&N 88.258; the term refers to living in moral filth.
- Revelation 22:11 tn Grk “filthy, and the.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in Greek, but because of the length and complexity of the construction a new sentence was started in the translation.
Revelation 22:6-11
Legacy Standard Bible
6 And (A)he said to me, “(B)These words are faithful and true”; and the Lord, the (C)God of the spirits of the prophets, (D)sent His angel to show to His slaves the things which must soon take place.
7 “And behold, (E)I am coming quickly. (F)Blessed is he who keeps (G)the words of the prophecy of this book.”
8 (H)I, John, am the one who was hearing and seeing these things. And when I heard and saw, (I)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed me these things. 9 But (J)he *said to me, “[a]Do not do that! I am a (K)fellow slave with you and your brothers the prophets and with those who keep the words of (L)this book. Worship God!”
The Final Message: Come
10 And he *said to me, “(M)Do not seal up (N)the words of the prophecy of this book, (O)for the time is near. 11 (P)Let the one who does unrighteousness, still do unrighteousness; and the one who is filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous, still do righteousness; and the one who is holy, still keep himself holy.”
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- Revelation 22:9 Lit See to it not
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