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Revelation 22:8-9 KJV
Revelation · chapter 22 · verses 8–9
8And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 9Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.Revelation 22:8-9 · King James Version
Revelation 22:8-9 in context
6And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
7Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
8And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
9Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
10And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
11He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
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Key words (Strong's)
- fellowservantsyndoulosa fellow servant, one who serves the same master with another, the associate of a servant…G4889 →
- brethrenadelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- prophetsprophētēsin Greek writings, an interpreter of oracles or of other hidden things, one who, moved by…G4396 →
- worshipproskyneōto kiss the hand to one, in token of reverence, among the Orientals, esp. the Persians…G4352 →
- sayingslogosof speech, a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea, what someone…G3056 →
- beforeemprosthenin front, before, beforeG1715 →
- sheweddeiknyōto show, expose to the eyes, metaph., to give evidence or proof of a thing, to show by…G1166 →
- heardakouōto be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf, to hear, to attend to, consider what…G191 →
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We have here a solemn ratification of the contents of this book, and particularly of this last vision (though some think it may not only refer to the whole book, but to the whole New Testament, yea, to the whole Bible, completing and confirming the canon of scripture); and here, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-19