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.
Literally, 'See not:' the abrupt phrase marking the angel's abhorrence of being worshipped, however indirectly. Contrast the fallen angel's temptation to Jesus, "Fall down and worship me" (Matthew 4:9). For. 'Aleph (') A B, Vulgate, Syriac, Coptic, Andreas, Cyprian, omit "for," suiting the abrupt earnestness of the angel's prohibition of an act derogatory to God.
And of - "and (the fellow-servant) of thy brethren."