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Revelation 22:10

8 And 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.

9 Then 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.

And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

11 He 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.

12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near.
KJV
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
WEB
He said to me, “Don’t seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is at hand.
ASV
And he saith unto me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand.
DARBY
And he says to me, Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book. The time is near.
BLB
And he says to me, “Do not seal the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is near.
ÅB
Og han sier til meg: Du skal ikke sette segl for de profetiske ord i denne bok; for tiden er nær.
OTB
Så sa han til meg: “Forsegl ikke ordene i profetien i denne boken, for tiden er nær.
B1930
Og han sier til mig: Du skal ikke sette segl for de profetiske ord i denne bok; for tiden er nær.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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  • Daniel 8:26

    And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.

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  • Revelation 1:3

    Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

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  • 1 Peter 4:7

    But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

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  • Revelation 10:4

    And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

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  • Matthew 10:27

    What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.

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  • Ezekiel 12:23

    Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.

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  • Romans 13:12

    The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

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  • Daniel 12:4

    But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

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