New King James Version
Revelation 5:5
5But 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.”
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 Living Translation (NLT)But one of the twenty-four elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the heir to David’s throne, has won the victory. He is worthy to open the scroll and 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 scroll, or to look at it. 4So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open and read the scroll, or to look at it. 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.” 6And I looked, and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as though it had been slain, having 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 out of the right hand of Him who sat 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 4:4Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads.
- Revelation 7:13Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?”
- Jeremiah 31:16Thus says the Lord: “Refrain your voice from weeping, And your eyes from tears; For your work shall be rewarded, says the Lord, And they shall come back from the land of the enemy.
- Luke 7:13When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”
- Luke 8:52Now all wept and mourned for her; but He said, “Do not weep; she is not dead, but sleeping.”
- Luke 23:28But Jesus, turning to them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
- John 20:13Then 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 bows down, he lies down as a lion; And as a lion, who shall rouse him?
- Numbers 24:9‘He bows down, he lies down as a lion; And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’ “Blessed is he who blesses you, And cursed is he who curses you.”
- Hebrews 7:14For it is evident that our Lord arose from Judah, of which tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priesthood.
- Revelation 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
- Isaiah 11:1There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.
- Jeremiah 23:5“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
- Romans 1:3concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,
- Romans 15:12And again, Isaiah says: “There shall be a root of Jesse; And He who shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, In Him the Gentiles shall hope.”
- Revelation 1:1The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants—things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by 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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