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New American Standard Bible 2020

Revelation 5

The Scroll with Seven Seals

1I saw 1in the right hand of Him who 2sat on the throne a 34scroll 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 scroll and to break its seals?” 3And no one 7in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. 4Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. 5And one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the 8Lion that is 9from the tribe of Judah, the 10Root of David, has overcome so as to be able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

6And I saw 11between the throne (with the four living creatures) and 12the elders a 13Lamb standing, as if 14slaughtered, having seven 15horns and 16seven eyes, which are 1718the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7And He came and took 19the scroll out of the right hand of Him who 20sat on the throne. 8When He had taken the scroll, the 21four living creatures and the 22twenty-four elders 23fell down before the 24Lamb, each one holding a 25harp and 26golden bowls full of incense, which are the 27prayers of the 28saints. 9And they sang a 29new song, saying, “30Worthy are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were 31slaughtered, and You 32purchased people for God with Your blood from 33every tribe, language, people, and nation. 10You have made them into a 34kingdom and 35priests to our God, and they will 36reign upon the earth.”

Angels Exalt the Lamb

11Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels 37around the throne and the 38living creatures and the 39elders; and the number of them was 4041myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, 12saying with a loud voice, “42Worthy is the 43Lamb that was 44slaughtered to receive power, wealth, wisdom, might, honor, glory, and blessing.” 13And I heard 45every created thing which is in heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, or on the sea, and all the things in them, saying, “To Him who 46sits on the throne and to the 47Lamb 48be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion forever and ever.” 14And the 49four living creatures were saying, “50Amen.” And the 51elders 52fell down and worshiped.

Notes

  1. 1. Revelation 5:1 Lit upon ↩
  2. 2. Revelation 5:1 Rev 4:9; 5:7, 13 ↩
  3. 3. Revelation 5:1 Or book, and so throughout the ch ↩
  4. 4. Revelation 5:1 Ezek 2:9, 10 ↩
  5. 5. Revelation 5:1 Is 29:11; Dan 12:4 ↩
  6. 6. Revelation 5:2 Rev 10:1; 18:21 ↩
  7. 7. Revelation 5:3 Phil 2:10; Rev 5:13 ↩
  8. 8. Revelation 5:5 Gen 49:9 ↩
  9. 9. Revelation 5:5 Heb 7:14 ↩
  10. 10. Revelation 5:5 Is 11:1, 10; Rom 15:12; Rev 22:16 ↩
  11. 11. Revelation 5:6 Lit in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders ↩
  12. 12. Revelation 5:6 Rev 4:4; 5:8, 14 ↩
  13. 13. Revelation 5:6 John 1:29; Rev 5:8, 12f; 13:8 ↩
  14. 14. Revelation 5:6 Rev 5:9, 12; 13:8 ↩
  15. 15. Revelation 5:6 Dan 8:3f ↩
  16. 16. Revelation 5:6 Zech 3:9; 4:10 ↩
  17. 17. Revelation 5:6 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels ↩
  18. 18. Revelation 5:6 Rev 1:4 ↩
  19. 19. Revelation 5:7 Rev 5:1 ↩
  20. 20. Revelation 5:7 Rev 5:1 ↩
  21. 21. Revelation 5:8 Rev 4:6; 5:6, 11, 14 ↩
  22. 22. Revelation 5:8 Rev 4:4; 5:14 ↩
  23. 23. Revelation 5:8 Rev 4:10 ↩
  24. 24. Revelation 5:8 John 1:29; Rev 5:6, 12f; 13:8 ↩
  25. 25. Revelation 5:8 Rev 14:2; 15:2 ↩
  26. 26. Revelation 5:8 Rev 15:7 ↩
  27. 27. Revelation 5:8 Ps 141:2; Rev 8:3f ↩
  28. 28. Revelation 5:8 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  29. 29. Revelation 5:9 Ps 33:3; 40:3; 98:1; 149:1; Is 42:10; Rev 14:3; 15:3 ↩
  30. 30. Revelation 5:9 Rev 4:11 ↩
  31. 31. Revelation 5:9 Rev 5:6, 12; 13:8 ↩
  32. 32. Revelation 5:9 1 Cor 6:20; Rev 14:3f ↩
  33. 33. Revelation 5:9 Dan 3:4; 5:19; Rev 7:9; 10:11; 11:9; 13:7; 14:6; 17:15 ↩
  34. 34. Revelation 5:10 Rev 1:6 ↩
  35. 35. Revelation 5:10 Rev 1:6 ↩
  36. 36. Revelation 5:10 Rev 3:21; 20:4 ↩
  37. 37. Revelation 5:11 Rev 4:4 ↩
  38. 38. Revelation 5:11 Rev 4:6; 5:6, 8, 14 ↩
  39. 39. Revelation 5:11 Rev 4:4; 5:6, 14 ↩
  40. 40. Revelation 5:11 Gr for 10,000s of 10,000s ↩
  41. 41. Revelation 5:11 Dan 7:10; Heb 12:22; Jude 14; Rev 9:16 ↩
  42. 42. Revelation 5:12 Rev 1:6; 4:11; 5:9 ↩
  43. 43. Revelation 5:12 John 1:29; Rev 5:6, 13; 13:8 ↩
  44. 44. Revelation 5:12 John 1:29; Rev 5:6, 13; 13:8 ↩
  45. 45. Revelation 5:13 Phil 2:10; Rev 5:3 ↩
  46. 46. Revelation 5:13 Rev 5:1 ↩
  47. 47. Revelation 5:13 John 1:29; Rev 5:6, 12f; 13:8 ↩
  48. 48. Revelation 5:13 Rom 11:36; Rev 1:6 ↩
  49. 49. Revelation 5:14 Rev 4:6; 5:6, 8, 11 ↩
  50. 50. Revelation 5:14 1 Cor 14:16; Rev 7:12; 19:4 ↩
  51. 51. Revelation 5:14 Rev 4:4; 5:6, 8 ↩
  52. 52. Revelation 5:14 Rev 4:10 ↩

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