Revelation 10:10

The Passion Translation

I took the little scroll from the hand of the mighty angel and ate it. Indeed, it was sweet as honey to taste, but after I had eaten it, my stomach turned bitter.

Cross References

Psalm 104:34

May you be pleased with every sweet thought I have about you, for you are the source of my joy and gladness.

Psalm 119:103

How sweet are your living promises to me; sweeter than honey is your revelation-light.

Psalm 19:10

The rarest treasures of life are found in his truth. That’s why God’s Word is prized like others prize the finest gold. Sweeter also than honey are his living words— sweet words dripping from the honeycomb!

Proverbs 16:24

Nothing is more appealing than speaking beautiful, life-giving words. For they release sweetness to our souls and inner healing to our spirits.

Ezekiel 2:10

He unrolled it in front of me with writing on both sides. On it was written “Lament, Mourning, and Cries of Doom.”

Ezekiel 3:14

The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I went in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of Yahweh rested powerfully upon me.

Ezekiel 3:3

saying, “Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving to you and fill your belly with it.” So I began to chew it, and it tasted as sweet as honey.

Revelation 10:11

Then they said to me, “You must go back and prophesy again to many peoples, and nations, and languages, and kings!”

Revelation 10:9

I went up to the angel who stood on the sea and the land and told him to give me the little scroll. Then he said to me, “Take it, and eat it. It will be sour in your stomach but sweet as honey in your mouth.”