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Then the angel said to me, “Everything you have heard and seen is trustworthy and true. The Lord God, who inspires his prophets,[a] has sent his angel to tell his servants what will happen soon.[b]

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“Look, I am coming soon! Blessed are those who obey the words of prophecy written in this book.[c]

I, John, am the one who heard and saw all these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me. But he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers the prophets, as well as all who obey what is written in this book. Worship only God!”

10 Then he instructed me, “Do not seal up the prophetic words in this book, for the time is near. 11 Let the one who is doing harm continue to do harm; let the one who is vile continue to be vile; let the one who is righteous continue to live righteously; let the one who is holy continue to be holy.”

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Footnotes

  1. 22:6a Or The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets.
  2. 22:6b Or suddenly, or quickly; also in 22:7, 12, 20.
  3. 22:7 Or scroll; also in 22:9, 10, 18, 19.

And kai he said legō to me egō, “ These houtos · ho words logos are reliable pistos and kai true alēthinos. And kai the ho Lord kyrios, the ho God theos of the ho spirits pneuma of the ho prophets prophētēs, has sent apostellō · ho his autos angel angelos to show deiknymi to ho his autos servants what hos must dei soon en take place ginomai.”

· kai Behold idou, I am coming erchomai soon tachus! Blessed makarios is the ho one who keeps tēreō the ho words logos of the ho prophecy prophēteia of ho this houtos book biblion.”

I kagō, John Iōannēs, am the ho one who heard akouō and kai saw blepō these things houtos. And kai when hote I heard akouō and kai saw blepō them, I fell down piptō to worship proskyneō at emprosthen the ho feet pous of the ho angel angelos who ho was showing deiknyō them houtos to me egō. But kai he said legō to me egō, “ Do horaō not do that! I am eimi a fellow servant syndoulos with you sy and kai with ho your sy brothers adelphos the ho prophets prophētēs, and kai with ho those who keep tēreō the ho words logos of ho this houtos book biblion. Worship proskyneō · ho God theos!”

10 Then kai he said legō to me egō, “ Do not seal up sphragizō the ho words logos of the ho prophecy prophēteia of ho this houtos book biblion, for gar the ho time kairos is eimi near engys. 11 Let the ho evildoer adikeō continue eti to do evil adikeō, and kai the ho filthy rhyparos be filthy rhypainō still eti; · kai let poieō the ho righteous dikaios continue eti to act poieō righteously dikaiosynē, and kai the ho holy hagios be holy hagiazō still eti.”

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