Berean Standard Bible
Revelation 5
1ThenΚαὶKaiG2532I sawG3708a scrollβιβλίονbiblionG975inἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588right handδεξιὰνdexianG1188of theτοῦtouG3588OneseatedκαθημένουkathēmenouG2521onἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362.It had writingγεγραμμένονgegrammenonG1125on both sidesἔσωθεν καὶ ὄπισθεν,esōthen kai opisthenG2081G2532G3693and wassealedκατεσφραγισμένονkatesphragismenonG2696with sevenἑπτά.¶heptaG2033sealsσφραγῖσινsphragisinG4973.
2AndΚαὶKaiG2532I sawG3708a mightyἰσχυρὸνischuronG2478angelἄγγελονangelonG32proclaimingκηρύσσονταkērussontaG2784inἐνenG1722a loudμεγάλῃ·megalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456, “Who isτίςtisG5101worthyἄξιοςaxiosG514to breakλῦσαιlusaiG3089theαὐτοῦ;autouG846τὸtoG3588sealsσφραγῖδαςsphragidasG4973andκαὶkaiG2532openἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455theτὰςtasG3588scrollβιβλίονbiblionG975?”
3ButκαὶkaiG2532no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772orοὐδὲoudeG3761onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093orοὐδὲoudeG3761underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093was ableἐδύνατοedunatoG1410to openἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455theτὸtoG3588scrollβιβλίονbiblionG975orοὔτεouteG3777look insideβλέπεινblepeinG991itαὐτό.autoG846.
5ThenκαὶkaiG2532oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245saidλέγειlegeiG3004to meG1473, “Do notμὴmēG3361weepκλαῖε.klaieG2799!BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,theὁhoG3588LionλέωνleōnG3023ὁhoG3588ofἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443of JudahG2448,theἡhēG3588RootῥίζαrhizaG4491of DavidΔαυίδ,DauidG1138,has triumphedἐνίκησενenikēsenG3528to openἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455theτὸtoG3588scrollβιβλίονbiblionG975andκαὶkaiG2532itsαὐτοῦ.autouG846sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033τὰςtasG3588sealsσφραγῖδαςsphragidasG4973.”
6ThenκαὶkaiG2532I sawG3708a LambἀρνίονarnionG721who appearedὡςhōsG5613to have been slainἐσφαγμένονesphagmenonG4969,standingἑστηκὸςhestēkosG2476inἐνenG1722thecenterμέσῳmesōG3319of theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362καὶkaiG2532, encircled bytheτῶνtōnG3588fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064living creaturesζῴωνzōōnG2226andκαὶkaiG2532ἐνenG1722μέσῳmesōG3319theτῶνtōnG3588eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245. The LambhadἔχωνechōnG2192sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033hornsκέραταkerataG2768andκαὶkaiG2532sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,whichοἵoiG3739representεἰσινeisinG1510theτὰtaG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316sent outἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoiG649intoεἰςeisG1519allπᾶσανpasanG3956theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆν.gēnG1093.
8καὶkaiG2532WhenὅτεhoteG3753He had takenἔλαβενelabenG2983theτὸtoG3588scrollβιβλίον,biblionG975,theτὰtaG3588fourτέσσαραtessaraG5064living creaturesζῷαzōaG2226andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588twenty-fourεἴκοσι τέσσαρεςeikosi tessaresG1501G5064eldersπρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroiG4245fell downἔπεσανepesanG4098beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799theτοῦtouG3588LambἀρνίουarniouG721.Each oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538hadἔχοντεςechontesG2192a harpκιθάρανkitharanG2788,and they were holdingκαὶkaiG2532goldenχρυσᾶςchrusasG5552bowlsφιάλαςphialasG5357fullγεμούσαςgemousasG1073of incenseθυμιαμάτωνthumiamatōnG2368,whichαἵaiG3739areεἰσινeisinG1510theαἱhaiG3588prayersπροσευχαὶproseuchaiG4335of theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίων.hagiōnG40.
9AndκαὶkaiG2532they sangᾄδουσινadousinG103a newκαινὴνkainēnG2537songᾠδὴνōdēnG5603λέγοντες·legontesG3004: “WorthyἄξιοςaxiosG514are YouεἶeiG1510to takeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983theτὸtoG3588scrollβιβλίονbiblionG975andκαὶkaiG2532openἀνοῖξαιanoixaiG455itsαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὰςtasG3588sealsσφραγῖδαςsphragidasG4973,becauseὅτιhotiG3754You were slainἐσφάγηςesphagēsG4969,andκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722YourσουsouG4771τῷtōG3588bloodαἵματίaimatiG129You purchasedἠγόρασαςēgorasasG59τῷtōG3588for GodθεῷtheōG2316thosefromἐκekG1537everyπάσηςpasēsG3956tribeφυλῆςphulēsG5443andκαὶkaiG2532tongueγλώσσηςglōssēsG1100andκαὶkaiG2532peopleλαοῦlaouG2992andκαὶkaiG2532nationἔθνουςethnousG1484.
The Lamb Exalted
11ThenΚαὶKaiG2532I lookedG3708,andκαὶkaiG2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191thevoicesφωνὴνphōnēnG5456of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32encirclingκύκλῳkuklōG2945theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362,andκαὶkaiG2532theτῶνtōnG3588living creaturesζῴωνzōōnG2226andκαὶkaiG2532theτῶνtōnG3588eldersπρεσβυτέρων.presbuterōnG4245.AndκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ὁhoG3588numberἀριθμὸςarithmosG706wasἦνēnG1510myriadsμυριάδεςmuriadesG3461of myriadsμυριάδωνmuriadōnG3461andκαὶkaiG2532thousandsχιλιάδεςchiliadesG5505of thousandsχιλιάδωνchiliadōnG5505.
12In a loud voiceφωνῇ μεγάλῃ·phōnēa megalēG5456G3173they were sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004: “WorthyἄξιόνaxionG514isἐστινestinG1510theτὸtoG3588LambἀρνίονarnionG721whoτὸtoG3588was slainἐσφαγμένονesphagmenonG4969,to receiveλαβεῖνlabeinG2983τὴνtēnG3588powerδύναμινdunaminG1411andκαὶkaiG2532richesπλοῦτονploutonG4149andκαὶkaiG2532wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678andκαὶkaiG2532strengthἰσχὺνischunG2479andκαὶkaiG2532honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092andκαὶkaiG2532gloryδόξανdoxanG1391andκαὶkaiG2532blessingεὐλογίαν.eulogianG2129!”
13AndκαὶkaiG2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191everyπᾶνpanG3956creatureκτίσμαktismaG2938ὃhoG3739inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772andκαὶkaiG2532onἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093andκαὶkaiG2532underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093andκαὶkaiG2532inἐπὶepiG1909theτῆςtēsG3588seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281G1510,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956thatτὰtaG3588isinἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,sayingλέγοντας·legontasG3004: “To Him whoτῷtōG3588sitsκαθημένῳkathēmenōG2521onἐπὶepiG1909theτῷtōG3588throneθρόνῳthronōG2362andκαὶkaiG2532to theτῷtōG3588LambἀρνίῳarniōG721beἡhēG3588praiseεὐλογίαeulogiaG2129andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588honorτιμὴtimēG5092andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588gloryδόξαdoxaG1391andκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588powerκράτοςkratosG2904foreverεἰς τοὺς αἰῶναςeis tous aiōnasG1519G3588G165andτῶνtōnG3588everαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165!”
Commentaries on Revelation 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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