New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 5:1-7

1I saw 1in the right hand of Him who 2sat on the throne a 3 4book written inside and on the back, 5sealed up with seven seals. 2And I saw a 6strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the 7book and to break its seals?” 3And no one 8in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the 9book or to look into it. 4Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the 10book or to look into it; 5and one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the 11Lion that is 12from the tribe of Judah, the 13Root of David, has overcome so as to open the 14book and its seven seals.”

6And I saw 15between the throne (with the four living creatures) and 16the elders a 17Lamb standing, as if 18slain, having seven 19horns and 20seven eyes, which are 21the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth. 7And He came and took 22the book out of the right hand of Him who 23sat on the throne.

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Notes

1. Revelation 5:1 Lit upon ↩
2. Revelation 5:1 Rev 4:9; 5:7, 13 ↩
3. Revelation 5:1 Or scroll ↩
4. Revelation 5:1 Ezek 2:9, 10 ↩
5. Revelation 5:1 Is 29:11; Dan 12:4 ↩
6. Revelation 5:2 Rev 10:1; 18:21 ↩
7. Revelation 5:2 Or scroll ↩
8. Revelation 5:3 Phil 2:10; Rev 5:13 ↩
9. Revelation 5:3 Or scroll ↩
10. Revelation 5:4 Or scroll ↩
11. Revelation 5:5 Gen 49:9 ↩
12. Revelation 5:5 Heb 7:14 ↩
13. Revelation 5:5 Is 11:1, 10; Rom 15:12; Rev 22:16 ↩
14. Revelation 5:5 Or scroll ↩
15. Revelation 5:6 Lit in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders ↩
16. Revelation 5:6 Rev 4:4; 5:8, 14 ↩
17. Revelation 5:6 John 1:29; Rev 5:8, 12f; 13:8 ↩
18. Revelation 5:6 Rev 5:9, 12; 13:8 ↩
19. Revelation 5:6 Dan 8:3f ↩
20. Revelation 5:6 Zech 3:9; 4:10 ↩
21. Revelation 5:6 Rev 1:4 ↩
22. Revelation 5:7 Rev 5:1 ↩
23. Revelation 5:7 Rev 5:1 ↩

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