Read Revelation 5

World English Bible · 14 verses

1. ¹ I saw, in the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a book written inside and outside, sealed shut with seven seals.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ No one in heaven above, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book or to look in it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. ⁴ Then I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look in it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. ⁵ One of the elders said to me, “Don’t weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome: he who opens the book and its seven seals.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ I saw in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, a Lamb standing, 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
7. ⁷ Then he came, and he took it out of the right hand of him who sat on the throne.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
8. ⁸ Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
9. ⁹ They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
10. ¹⁰ and made us kings and priests to our God; and we will reign on the earth.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
11. ¹¹ I looked, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders. The number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
12. ¹² saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
13. ¹³ I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
14. ¹⁴ The four living creatures said, “Amen!” Then the elders fell down and worshiped.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org