Revelation 5:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Revelation 5:7

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.”

6 And I looked,¹ and behold, in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, stood ^aa Lamb as though it had been slain, having seven horns and ^bseven eyes, which are ^cthe seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

7 Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand ^aof Him who sat on the throne.

Worthy Is the Lamb

8 Now when He had taken the scroll, ^athe four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the ^bprayers of the saints.

9 And ^athey sang a new song, saying:
^b“You are worthy to take the scroll,
And to open its seals;
For You were slain,
And ^chave redeemed us to God ^dby Your blood
Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation,

10 And have made¹ us ^akings and¹ ^bpriests to our God;
And we shall reign on the earth.”

11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands,

Verse Comparison: Revelation 5:7

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American Standard Version
And he came, and he taketh `it' out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne.

Amplified® Bible
He then went and took the scroll from the right hand of Him Who sat on the throne.

Contemporary English Version
The Lamb went over and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who sat on the throne.

Darby English Version
and it came and took [it] out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.

Good News Bible
The Lamb went and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who sits on the throne.

International Standard Version
He went and took the scroll from the right hand of the one who sits on the throne.

King James Version
And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.

New American Standard Bible
And He came and took the book out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.

New International Version
He came and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.

New King James Version
Then He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And He came and took the book out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.

Young's Literal Translation
and he came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who is sitting upon the throne.

New English Translation
Then¹ he came and took the scroll² from the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne,

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