Revelation 22:10
And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
KJV
καὶ λέγει μοι, μὴ σφραγίσῃς τοὺς λόγους τῆς προφητείας τοῦ βιβλίου τούτου, ὁ καιρὸς γὰρ ἐγγύς ἐστιν.
Greek NT
Et dicit mihi : Ne signaveris verba prophetiæ libri hujus : tempus enim prope est.
Vulgate
And he saith unto me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand.
ASV
And he saith to me: Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book. For the time is at hand.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
βιβλίον
biblion
noun · 32×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καιρός
kairos
noun · 85×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λόγος
logos
noun · 330×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
προφητεία
propheteia
noun · 19×
σφραγίζω
sphragizo
verb · 15×
ἐγγύς
eggus
adverb · 30×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Intertextual echoes
This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.
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Dan 12:4 · allusion"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."Daniel: seal up the words of the book — but John told not to seal
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Pet 4:7 — But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
- Dan 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.
- Dan 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.
- Dan 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.
- Dan 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.
- Dan 12:9 — And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
- Ezek 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
- Matt 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.
- Ps 69:27 — Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.
- Rev 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.
- Rev 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.
- Rev 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.
- Rev 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.
- Rev 22:20 — He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
- Rom 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.
- Rom 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.