Revelation 5:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Revelation 5:2

The Lamb Takes the Scroll

1 And I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne ^aa scroll written inside and on the back, ^bsealed with seven seals.

2 Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, ^a“Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?”

3 And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll, or to look at it.

4 So I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open¹ and read the scroll, or to look at it.

5 But one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep. Behold, ^athe Lion of the tribe of ^bJudah, ^cthe Root of David, has ^dprevailed to open the scroll ^eand to loose its seven seals.”

Verse Comparison: Revelation 5:2

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American Standard Version
And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

Amplified® Bible
And I saw a strong angel announcing in a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the scroll? And [who is entitled and deserves and is morally fit] to break its seals?

Contemporary English Version
I saw a mighty angel ask with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?"

Darby English Version
And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who [is] worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?

Good News Bible
And I saw a mighty angel, who announced in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?"

International Standard Version
I also saw a powerful angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?"

King James Version
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 American Standard Bible
And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book and to break its seals?"

New International Version
And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?"

New King James Version
Then I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose its seals?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Whom do we consider worthy to open the book and to break its seals?"

Young's Literal Translation
and I saw a strong messenger crying with a great voice, `Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose the seals of it?'

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