The Text-Critical English New Testament

Revelation 5

The Scroll and the Lamb

Then I saw in the right hand of him who sits on the throne a scroll written on the inside and 1outside, sealed with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?” But no one in heaven 2above or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or look inside it. So I began to weep loudly because no one was found who was worthy to 3open the scroll or look inside it. Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has 4conquered; he is the one who can open the scroll 5and its seven seals.”

Then I 6saw a Lamb that looked like it had been slain; he was standing among the elders in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures. He had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the 7seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. He went and took the scroll out of the right hand of him who was sitting on the throne. When he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each of them had a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which 8are the prayers of the saints. And they sang a new song:

“Worthy are yoʋ to take the scroll

and open its seals,

for yoʋ were slain, and by yoʋr blood yoʋ redeemed 9us for God

out of every tribe, tongue, people, and nation.

Yoʋ have made 10them 11kings and priests to our God,

and 12they will reign on the earth.”

Then I looked, and I heard 13something like the voice of many angels surrounding the throne, the living creatures, and the 14elders. Their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, and they were saying with a loud voice,

“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain

to receive power and riches, wisdom and strength,

honor, glory, and blessing!”

Then I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,

“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb,

be blessing and honor, glory and power,

forever and ever! 15Amen.”

And 16I heard the four living creatures saying, “Amen.” And the 17elders fell down and 18worshiped.

Source notes (18)

Footnote outside 𝔐A,C,K 80.2% ¦ on the back NA SBL TH TR WH 8.9%
Footnote above 𝔐K [56%] ¦ --- 𝔐A,C ANT CT PCK TR [43.1%]
Footnote open 𝔐A(20),K [65.3%] ¦ open and read 𝔐A(24),C PCK TR [28.2%]
Footnote conquered; he is the one who can 𝔐K 41.7% ¦ conquered so as to 𝔐A,C ANT CT PCK TR 53.5%
Footnote and 𝔐A,C,K [94%] ¦ and break TR [4.6%]
Footnote saw 𝔐A,C,K [75.6%] • MSS [11.5%] ¦ looked, and behold, there was TR [9.7%]
Footnote seven 𝔐A,C,K 72.8% • TR 5.4% ¦ --- ECM† 10.1%
Footnote are 𝔐K(42) [32.1%] • 𝔐A,C ANT CT PCK TR [50.9%] ¦ contain 𝔐K(30) [17%]
Footnote us for God out of 𝔐A,C,K 75.1% • MSS 14% ¦ us out of MSS 7% ¦ for God people from NA SBL WH 0.4%
Footnote them 𝔐A,C,K [97.2%] ¦ us TR [1.4%]
Footnote kings 𝔐A,C,K 93.7% ¦ to be a kingdom ECM† NA SBL TH WH 5.1%
Footnote they will 𝔐A(32),C,K(50) 60.3% ¦ they 𝔐A(20),K(41) SBL WH 35.8% ¦ we will TR 3.1%
Footnote something like 𝔐A(19),C,K [76.5%] ¦ --- 𝔐A(27) ECM† NA SBL TH TR WH [23.5%]
Footnote elders. Their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, and they 𝔐A,C,K [97.2%] ¦ elders. And thousands of thousands ST [0%] {Note: Two manuscripts (0.9%) have a longer omission here, but no extant manuscripts read like ST.}
Footnote Amen. 𝔐A,C,K 74.2% ¦ --- ANT CT TR 19.6%
Footnote I heard the four living creatures 𝔐C,K [44.5%] ¦ the four living creatures were 𝔐A ANT CT TR [41.3%] ¦ {omit And I heard the four living creatures saying, “Amen.”} MSS [5%]
Footnote elders 𝔐A,C,K [97.2%] ¦ twenty-four elders TR [1.8%]
Footnote worshiped 𝔐A,C,K [97.3%] ¦ worshiped him who lives forever and ever TR [1.4%]

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