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Revelation 5:1-10

1AndIsawG3708intherightδεξιὰνdexianG1188handG1188ofhimthatsatG2521onthethroneθρόνουthronouG2362abookG975writtenG1125withinandontheback, closesealedwithsevenἑπτά.¶heptaG2033sealsσφραγῖσινsphragisinG4973.

2AndIsawG3708astrongἰσχυρὸνischuronG2478angelἄγγελονangelonG32proclaimingκηρύσσονταkērussontaG2784withagreatG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,WhoisworthyἄξιοςaxiosG514toopenἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455thebookG975,andtolooseG3089thesealsσφραγῖδαςsphragidasG4973thereof?

3AndnooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762intheheavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772,orontheearthγῆςgēsG1093,orundertheearthγῆςgēsG1093,wasableἐδύνατοedunatoG1410toopenἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455thebookG975,ortolookG991thereon.

4AndIweptἔκλαιονeklaionG2799muchπολὺpoluG4183,becausenooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762wasfoundG2147worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514toopenἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455thebookG975,ortolookG991thereon:

5andoneεἷςheisG1520oftheeldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245saith untome,Weepκλαῖε.klaieG2799not;beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,theLionλέωνleōnG3023thatisofthetribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443ofJudahἸούδα,IoudaG2455,theRootῥίζαrhizaG4491ofDavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138, hathovercomeἐνίκησενenikēsenG3528toopenἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455thebookG975andthesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033sealsσφραγῖδαςsphragidasG4973thereof.

6AndIsawG3708inthemidstμέσῳmesōG3319ofthethroneθρόνουthronouG2362andofthefourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064livingcreaturesG2226,andinthemidstμέσῳmesōG3319oftheeldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245,aLambἀρνίονarnionG721standingἑστηκὸςhestēkosG2476,asthoughithadbeenG1510slainἐσφαγμένονesphagmenonG4969,havingsevenἑπτὰheptaG2033hornsκέραταkerataG2768,andsevenἑπτὰheptaG2033eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,whichareG1510thesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033SpiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,sentG649forthG649intoalltheearthγῆν.gēnG1093.

7AndhecameG2064,andhetakethitoutoftherightδεξιᾶςdexiasG1188handG1188ofhimthatsatG2521onthethroneθρόνου.thronouG2362.

8AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753hehadtakenG2983thebookG975,thefourτέσσαραtessaraG5064livingcreaturesG2226andthefourτέσσαρεςtessaresG5064andtwentyεἴκοσιeikosiG1501eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245fellG4098downἔπεσανepesanG4098beforetheLambἀρνίουarniouG721,havingeachoneG1538aharpκιθάρανkitharanG2788,andgoldenχρυσᾶςchrusasG5552bowlsφιάλαςphialasG5357fullγεμούσαςgemousasG1073ofincenseG2368,whichareG1510theprayersπροσευχαὶproseuchaiG4335ofthesaintsἁγίων.hagiōnG40.

9AndtheysinganewκαινὴνkainēnG2537songᾠδὴνōdēnG5603,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WorthyἄξιοςaxiosG514art thoutotakeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983thebookG975,andtoopenἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455thesealsσφραγῖδαςsphragidasG4973thereof:forthou wastslainἐσφάγηςesphagēsG4969,anddidstpurchaseuntoGodθεῷtheōG2316withthybloodαἵματίaimatiG129menofeverytribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443,andtongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100,andpeopleλαοῦlaouG2992,andnationἔθνουςethnousG1484,

10andmadestthemtobeuntoourGodθεῷtheōG2316akingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932andpriestsἱερεῖς,hi'ereisG2409;andtheyreignβασιλεύσουσινbasileusousinG936upontheearthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.

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