Rev 19:10 | NET2full | STEP | So I threw myself down at his feet to worship him , but he said , “Do not do this! I am only a fellow servant with you and your brothers and sisters who hold to the testimony about Jesus . Worship God , for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy .”

Revelation of John 19:10

10 So ^{▼▼tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the angel’s announcement.} I threw myself down ^{▼▼tn Grk “I fell down at his feet.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”} at his feet to worship him, but ^{▼▼tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.} he said, “Do not do this! ^{▼▼tn On the elliptical expression ὅρα μή (hora mē) BDAG 720 s.v. ὁράω B.2 states: “Elliptically…ὅρα μή (sc. ποιήσῃς) watch out! don’t do that! Rv 19:10; 22:9.”} I am only ^{▼▼tn The lowliness of a slave is emphasized in the Greek text with the emphatic position of σύνδουλος (sundoulos). The use of “only” helps to bring this nuance out in English.} a fellow servant ^{▼▼tn Grk “fellow slave.” See the note on the word “servants” in v. 2.} with you and your brothers and sisters ^{▼▼tn The Greek term “brother” literally refers to family relationships, but here it is used in a broader sense to connote familial relationships within the family of God (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.a).} who hold to the testimony about ^{▼▼tn The genitive ᾿Ιησοῦ (Iēsou) has been translated as an objective genitive here. A subjective genitive, also possible, would produce the meaning “who hold to what Jesus testifies.”} Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony about Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”