Revelation 5:5

Revelation 5:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
• New International Version (NIV)Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And one of the elders said to me, "Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals."
• New King James Version (NKJV)But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loose its seven seals.”

Context of Revelation 5:5

3And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the book or to look into it. 4Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look into it; and one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to open the book and its seven seals.” 6And I saw between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth. 7And He came and took the book out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.

Revelation 5:5 word by word

καὶ εἷς ἐκ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων λέγει μοι· μὴ κλαῖε. ἰδοὺ ἐνίκησεν ὁ λέων ὁ ἐκ τῆς φυλῆς Ἰούδα, ἡ ῥίζα Δαυίδ, ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον καὶ τὰς ἑπτὰ σφραγῖδας αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

• and oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of the eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to me, “Stopμήmē · notG3361
• weepingκλαίωklaiō · to weepG2799
• beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
• Lionλέωνleōn · lionG3023
• from the tribeφυλήphulē · tribeG5443
• of JudahἸούδαςIoudas · JudahG2455
• Rootῥίζαrhiza · rootG4491
• has overcomeνικάωnikaō · to conquerG3528
• so as to openἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
• bookβιβλίονbiblion · scrollG975
• and its sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
• sealsσφραγίςsphragis · sealG4973

Cross-references for Revelation 5:5

• Revelation 4:4Around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and golden crowns on their heads.
• Revelation 7:13Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “These who are clothed in the white robes, who are they, and where have they come from?”
• Jeremiah 31:16Thus says the Lord, “Restrain your voice from weeping And your eyes from tears; For your work will be rewarded,” declares the Lord, “And they will return from the land of the enemy.
• Luke 7:13When the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her, and said to her, “Do not weep.”
• Luke 8:52Now they were all weeping and lamenting for her; but He said, “Stop weeping, for she has not died, but is asleep.”
• Luke 23:28But Jesus turning to them said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
• John 20:13And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.”
• Genesis 49:9Judah is a lion’s whelp; From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He couches, he lies down as a lion, And as a lion, who dares rouse him up?
• Numbers 24:9He couches, he lies down as a lion, And as a lion, who dares rouse him? Blessed is everyone who blesses you, And cursed is everyone who curses you.”
• Hebrews 7:14For it is evident that our Lord was descended from Judah, a tribe with reference to which Moses spoke nothing concerning priests.
• Revelation 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
• Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
• Jeremiah 23:5“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord, “When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch; And He will reign as king and act wisely And do justice and righteousness in the land.
• Romans 1:3concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh,
• Romans 15:12Again Isaiah says, “There shall come the root of Jesse, And He who arises to rule over the Gentiles, In Him shall the Gentiles hope.”
• Revelation 1:1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John,

Commentaries on Revelation 5:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The Lion of the tribe of Juda - Jesus Christ, who sprang from this tribe, as his genealogy proves; see on Matthew 1:2; (note), Matthew 1:3; (note) and Luke 3:23; (note). There is an allusion here to Genesis 49:9, Judah is a lion's whelp; the lion was the emblem of this tribe, and was supposed to have been embroidered on its ensigns. The Root of David - See Isaiah 11:1. Christ was the root of David as to his Divine nature; he was a branch out of the stem…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And one of the elders saith unto me - See the notes on Revelation 4:4. No particular reason is assigned why this message was delivered by one of the elders rather than by an angel. If the elders were, however (see the notes on Revelation 4:4), the representatives of the church, there was a propriety that they should address John in his trouble. Though they were in heaven, they were deeply interested in all that pertained to the welfare of the church, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Titles for Jesus such as the Lion … of Judah (see Genesis 49:9–10) and the Root of David (see Isaiah 11:10), are Old Testament metaphors for the Messiah (see Jeremiah 23:5; 30:9; John 7:42). Because Jesus won the victory at the cross (John 16:33), he is the only one worthy to open the scroll and reveal God’s purposes (Revelation 4:11; 5:2, 12). God’s plan for history centers around Jesus and his actions. His connection to the scroll shows his control of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. one of--Greek, "one from among." The "elder" meant is, according to some (in Lyra), Matthew. With this accords the description here given of Christ, "the Lion, which is (so the Greek) of the tribe of Juda, the root of David"; the royal, David-descended, lion-aspect of Christ being that prominent in Matthew, whence the lion among the fourfold cherubim is commonly assigned to him. Gerhard in Bengel thought Jacob to be meant, being, doubtless, one of…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 5:5

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Elder
• Jesus Continued
• Judah
• Lion
• Minister, Christian
• Salvation
• Vision
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• David
• Root of David
• Behold
• Jesse
• Juda
• Loose
• Receive
• Ascension
• Atonement
• David, Root of

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