Revelation 5:7

Revelation 5:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
• New International Version (NIV)He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.

Context of Revelation 5:7

5Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Look, the Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered so that he is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.” 6Then I saw one like a slaughtered lamb standing in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent into all the earth. He went and took the scroll out of the right hand of the one seated on the throne. 8When he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and golden bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9And they sang a new song: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slaughtered, and you purchased people for God by your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation.

Revelation 5:7 word by word

καὶ ἦλθεν καὶ εἴληφεν ἐκ τῆς δεξιᾶς τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• tookλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• the bookὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the bookβιβλίονbiblion · scrollG975
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the right handδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• that satκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the throneθρόνοςthronos · throneG2362

Cross-references for Revelation 5:7

• Revelation 5:1Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides, sealed with seven seals.
• Revelation 4:2Immediately I was in the Spirit, and there was a throne in heaven and someone was seated on it.

Commentaries on Revelation 5:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7He came and took the book - This verse may be properly explained by John, John 1:18. No man hath seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath Declared him. With Jesus alone are all the counsels and mysteries of God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And he came and took the book out of the right hand … - As if it pertained to him by virtue of rank or office. There is a difficulty here, arising from the incongruity of what is said of a lamb, which it is not easy to solve. The difficulty is in conceiving how a lamb could take the book from the hand of Him who held it. To meet this several solutions have been proposed: (1) Vitringa supposes that the Messiah appeared as a lamb only in some such sense as…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14John introduces the Lamb, Jesus Christ, who is the main figure in Revelation and God's chosen one to fulfill his plans.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. The book lay on the open hand of Him that sat on the throne for any to take who was found worthy [Alford]. The Lamb takes it from the Father in token of formal investiture into His universal and everlasting dominion as Son of man. This introductory vision thus presents before us, in summary, the consummation to which all the events in the seals, trumpets, and vials converge, namely, the setting up of Christ's kingdom visibly. Prophecy ever hurries to…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 5:7

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Animals
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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