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25 lines
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# Chapter 5
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1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne a scroll written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals.
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2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?”
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3 And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it,
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4 and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.
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5 And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
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6 And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
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7 And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne.
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8 And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
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9 And they sang a new song, saying,
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“Worthy are you to take the scroll
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and to open its seals,
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for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God
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from every tribe and language and people and nation,
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10 and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God,
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and they shall reign on the earth.”
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11 Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
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12 saying with a loud voice,
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“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
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to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
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and honor and glory and blessing!”
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13 And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,
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“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
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be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”
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14 And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” and the elders fell down and worshiped. |