New English Translation
Revelation 5:5
5Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; thus he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
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
3But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look into it. 4So I began weeping bitterly because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; thus he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” 6Then I saw standing in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb that appeared to have been killed. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. 7Then he came and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne,
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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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
- ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- the eldersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the eldersπρεσβύτεροςpresbuteros · elder (leader)G4245
- saithλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- Weepκλαίωklaiō · to weepG2799
- notμήmē · notG3361
- beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- the Lionλέωνleōn · lionG3023
- ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- the tribeφυλήphulē · tribeG5443
- of JudaἸουδάIouda · JudahG2448
- the Rootῥίζαrhiza · rootG4491
- of DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
- hath prevailedνικάωnikaō · to conquerG3528
- to openἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
- the bookβιβλίονbiblion · scrollG975
- to looseλύωluō · to looseG3089
- theσφραγίςsphragis · sealG4973
- sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
- thereofαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
Cross-references for Revelation 5:5
- Revelation 4:4In a circle around the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on those thrones were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white clothing and had golden crowns on their heads.
- Revelation 7:13Then one of the elders asked me, “These dressed in long white robes – who are they and where have they come from?”
- Jeremiah 31:16The Lord says to her, “Stop crying! Do not shed any more tears! For your heartfelt repentance will be rewarded. Your children will return from the land of the enemy. I, the Lord, affirm it!
- Luke 7:13When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, “Do not weep.”
- Luke 8:52Now they were all wailing and mourning for her, but he said, “Stop your weeping; she is not dead but asleep.”
- Luke 23:28But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
- John 20:13They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” Mary replied, “They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put him!”
- Genesis 49:9You are a lion’s cub, Judah, from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches and lies down like a lion; like a lioness – who will rouse him?
- Numbers 24:9They crouch and lie down like a lion, and as a lioness, who can stir him? Blessed is the one who blesses you, and cursed is the one who curses you!’”
- Hebrews 7:14For it is clear that our Lord is descended from Judah, yet Moses said nothing about priests in connection with that tribe.
- Revelation 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star!”
- Isaiah 11:1A shoot will grow out of Jesse’s root stock, a bud will sprout from his roots.
- Jeremiah 23:5“I, the Lord, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land.
- Romans 1:3concerning his Son who was a descendant of David with reference to the flesh,
- Romans 15:12And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, and the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles, in him will the Gentiles hope.”
- Revelation 1:1The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen very soon. He made it clear by sending his angel to his 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
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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
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