Revelation 5:2

Revelation 5:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
• New International Version (NIV)And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?”

Context of Revelation 5:2

1And I saw in the right hand of the One seated upon the throne a scroll, written on both the front and the back, sealed with seven seals. I also saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?” 3No one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. 4I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.

Revelation 5:2 word by word

Καὶ εἶδον ἄγγελον ἰσχυρὸν κηρύσσοντα ἐν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ· τίς ἄξιος ἀνοῖξαι τὸ βιβλίον καὶ λῦσαι τὰς σφραγῖδας αὐτοῦ;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• I sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• a strongἰσχυρόςischuros · strongG2478
• angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• proclaimingκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784
• with a loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• Whoτίςtis · which?G5101
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• worthyἄξιοςaxios · worthyG514
• to openἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
• the bookὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the bookβιβλίονbiblion · scrollG975
• to looseλύωluō · to looseG3089
• the sealsσφραγίςsphragis · sealG4973
• thereofαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Revelation 5:2

• Psalms 103:20Bless Adonai, you angels of His: mighty in strength, performing His word, upon hearing the utterance of His word.
• Revelation 5:5Then one of the elders tells me, “Stop weeping! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed—He is worthy to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
• Isaiah 29:11So this entire vision is for you like the words of a sealed scroll, which they give to one who knows books, saying, “Read this, please,” but he says, “I can’t, because it’s sealed.”
• Isaiah 41:22Let them bring forth and tell us what will happen. The former things, what were they? Tell us, that we may consider them and know their outcome. Or announce to us things to come.

Commentaries on Revelation 5:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2A strong angel - One of the chief of the angelic host. Proclaiming - As the herald of God. To open the book, and to loose the seals - To loose the seals that he may open the book. Who can tell what this book contains? Who can open its mysteries? The book may mean the purposes and designs of God relative to his government of the world and the Church; but we, whose habitation is in the dust, know nothing of such things. We are, however, determined to guess.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And I saw a strong angel - An angel endowed with great strength, as if such strength was necessary to enable him to give utterance to the loud voice of the inquiry. “Homer represents his heralds as powerful, robust men, in order consistently to attribute to them deep-toned and powerful voices” (Prof. Stuart). The inquiry to be made was one of vast importance; it was to be made of all in heaven, all on the earth, and all under the earth, and hence an angel…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3At first, no one in the entire universe seemed to have the divine authority or power to answer the angel’s call.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. strong--(Psa 103:20). His voice penetrated heaven, earth, and Hades (Re 10:1-3).Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 5:2

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Salvation
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Behold
• Book
• Loose
• Receive
• Ethics
• Israel, History of
• Jael
• Literature, Sub-Apostolic
• Revelation of John
• Seal

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