Revelation 10:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When I went over to ask the angel for the little scroll, the angel said, “Take the scroll and eat it! Your stomach will turn sour, but the taste in your mouth will be as sweet as honey.”

Cross References

Jeremiah 15:16

When you spoke to me, I was glad to obey, because I belong to you, the LORD All-Powerful.

Ezekiel 2:8

Ezekiel, don't rebel against me, as they have done. Instead, listen to everything I tell you. And now, Ezekiel, open your mouth and eat what I am going to give you.

Ezekiel 3:14

Then the Spirit carried me away. The LORD's power had taken complete control of me, and I was both annoyed and angry.

Colossians 3:6

God is angry with people who disobey him by doing these things.

Revelation 10:10

I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. The taste was as sweet as honey, but my stomach turned sour.