Revelation 10:10

New English Translation

So I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it did taste as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter.

Cross References

Psalm 104:34

May my thoughts be pleasing to him! I will rejoice in the Lord.

Psalm 119:103

Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey!

Psalm 19:10

They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from a honeycomb.

Proverbs 16:24

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Ezekiel 2:10

He unrolled it before me, and it had writing on the front and back; written on it were laments, mourning, and woe.

Ezekiel 3:14

A wind lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly, my spirit full of fury, and the hand of the Lord rested powerfully on me.

Ezekiel 3:3

He said to me, “Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your belly with this scroll I am giving to you.” So I ate it, and it was sweet like honey in my mouth.

Revelation 10:11

Then they told me: “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages, and kings.”

Revelation 10:9

So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take the scroll and eat it. It will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”