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For you were slaughtered, and your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. <a href="/esv/revelation/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, <a href="/bsb/revelation/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. <a href="/blb/revelation/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And they are singing a new song, saying, "Worthy are You to take the scroll and to open its seals, because You were slain, and You purchased to God by Your blood, out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, <a href="/kjv/revelation/5.htm">King James Bible</a> And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; <a href="/nkjv/revelation/5.htm">New King James Version</a> And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, <a href="/nasb_/revelation/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slaughtered, and You purchased people for God with Your blood from every tribe, language, people, and nation. <a href="/nasb/revelation/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> And they sang a new song, saying, &#8220Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. <a href="/nasb77/revelation/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And they sang a new song, saying, “ <HL>Worthy art Thou to take the book, and to break its seals; for Thou wast slain, and didst purchase for God with Thy blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. <a href="/lsb/revelation/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the scroll and to open its seals, because You were slain and purchased for God with Your blood people from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. <a href="/amp/revelation/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And they sang a new song [of glorious redemption], saying, “Worthy and deserving are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slain (sacrificed), and with Your blood You purchased people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation. <a href="/csb/revelation/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And they sang a new song: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slaughtered, and you purchased people for God by your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation. <a href="/hcsb/revelation/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And they sang a new song: You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because You were slaughtered, and You redeemed people for God by Your blood from every tribe and language and people and nation. <a href="/asv/revelation/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, <a href="/cev/revelation/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then they sang a new song, "You are worthy to receive the scroll and open its seals, because you were killed. And with your own blood you bought for God people from every tribe, language, nation, and race. <a href="/erv/revelation/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, <a href="/gwt/revelation/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then they sang a new song, "You deserve to take the scroll and open the seals on it, because you were slaughtered. You bought people with your blood to be God's own. They are from every tribe, language, people, and nation. <a href="/gnt/revelation/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> They sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to break open its seals. For you were killed, and by your sacrificial death you bought for God people from every tribe, language, nation, and race. <a href="/isv/revelation/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> They sang a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals, because you were slaughtered. With your blood you purchased people for God from every tribe, language, people, and nation. <a href="/msb/revelation/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased us for God from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. <a href="/net/revelation/5.htm">NET Bible</a> They were singing a new song: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation. <a href="/nheb/revelation/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They sang a new song, saying, "You are worthy to take the scroll, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and redeemed for God with your blood those from every tribe, language, people, and nation, <a href="/wbt/revelation/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals of it: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and language, and people, and nation; <a href="/wey/revelation/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And now they sing a new song. "It is fitting," they say, "that Thou shouldst be the One to take the book And break its seals; Because Thou hast been offered in sacrifice, And hast purchased for God with Thine own blood Some out of every tribe and language and people and nation, <a href="/web/revelation/5.htm">World English Bible</a> 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, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/revelation/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and they sing a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the scroll, and to open its seals, because You were slain, and You purchased us to God in Your blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, <a href="/blb/revelation/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And they are singing a new song, saying, "Worthy are You to take the scroll and to open its seals, because You were slain, and You purchased to God by Your blood, out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, <a href="/ylt/revelation/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and they sing a new song, saying, 'Worthy art thou to take the scroll, and to open the seals of it, because thou wast slain, and didst redeem us to God in thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation, <a href="/slt/revelation/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open its seals: for thou wert slain, and didst purchase us to God by thy blood from every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation;<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/revelation/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they sung a new canticle, saying: Thou art worthy, O Lord, to take the book, and to open the seals thereof; because thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God, in thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation. <a href="/cpdv/revelation/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they were singing a new canticle, saying: “O Lord, you are worthy to receive the book and to open its seals, because you were slain and have redeemed us for God, by your blood, from every tribe and language and people and nation. <a href="/nabre/revelation/5.htm">New American Bible</a> They sang a new hymn: “Worthy are you to receive the scroll and to break open its seals, for you were slain and with your blood you purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue, people and nation. <a href="/nrsvce/revelation/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They sing a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for God saints from every tribe and language and people and nation;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/revelation/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they sang new praise saying. You are worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof; for you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/revelation/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Singing a new hymn of praise, and they were saying, “You are worthy to take the scroll and to loosen its seals, because you were slain and you have redeemed us by your blood to God from every tribe, nation and people,”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/revelation/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And they sung a new song, saying:<CM>Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation: <a href="/godbey/revelation/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to receive the book, and to open its seals: because thou wast slain, and didst with thy blood redeem unto God out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation; <a href="/haweis/revelation/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And they sung a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereon; because thou hast been slaughtered, and hast redeemed us for God by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation; <a href="/mace/revelation/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and they sung a new song, saying, "thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every tribe, and language, and people, and nation; <a href="/wey/revelation/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And now they sing a new song. "It is fitting," they say, "that Thou shouldst be the One to take the book And break its seals; Because Thou hast been offered in sacrifice, And hast purchased for God with Thine own blood Some out of every tribe and language and people and nation, <a href="/worrell/revelation/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And they sing a new song, saying, "Worthy art Thou to take the book, and to open its seals; because Thou wast slain, and didst redeem to God, by Thy blood, some of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation; <a href="/worsley/revelation/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And they sung a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open its seals; for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation; <a href="/parallel/revelation/5-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJfD7KQcx0I?start=1106" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/revelation/5.htm">The Lamb is Worthy</a> …8When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/103.htm" title="103: adousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To sing.">they sang</a> <a href="/greek/2537.htm" title="2537: kainēn (Adj-AFS) -- Fresh, new, unused, novel. Of uncertain affinity; new">a new</a> <a href="/greek/5603.htm" title="5603: ōdēn (N-AFS) -- An ode, song, hymn. From aido; a chant or ode.">song:</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legontes (V-PPA-NMP) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. "></a> <a href="/greek/514.htm" title="514: Axios (Adj-NMS) -- Worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable. Probably from ago; deserving, comparable or suitable.">“Worthy</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ei (V-PIA-2S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">are You</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: labein (V-ANA) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">to take</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/975.htm" title="975: biblion (N-ANS) -- A papyrus roll. A diminutive of biblos; a roll.">scroll</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/455.htm" title="455: anoixai (V-ANA) -- To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.">open</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">its</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4973.htm" title="4973: sphragidas (N-AFP) -- Probably strengthened from phrasso; a signet; by implication, the stamp impressed, literally or figuratively.">seals,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">because</a> <a href="/greek/4969.htm" title="4969: esphagēs (V-AIP-2S) -- To slay, kill by violence, slaughter, wound mortally. A primary verb; to butcher or to slaughter, or, to maim.">You were slain,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">by</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">Your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/129.htm" title="129: haimati (N-DNS) -- Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.">blood</a> <a href="/greek/59.htm" title="59: ēgorasas (V-AIA-2S) -- To buy. From agora; properly, to go to market, i.e. to purchase; specially, to redeem.">You purchased</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theō (N-DMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">for God</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">those from</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasēs (Adj-GFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">every</a> <a href="/greek/5443.htm" title="5443: phylēs (N-GFS) -- A tribe or race of people. From phuo; an offshoot, i.e. Race or clan.">tribe</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1100.htm" title="1100: glōssēs (N-GFS) -- The tongue; by implication, a language.">tongue</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2992.htm" title="2992: laou (N-GMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a people.">people</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1484.htm" title="1484: ethnous (N-GNS) -- Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.">nation.</a> 10You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9-10</a> After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands. / And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” <a href="/revelation/14-3.htm">Revelation 14:3-4</a> And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. / These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb. <a href="/revelation/1-5.htm">Revelation 1:5-6</a> and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood, / who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen. <a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Colossians 1:13-14</a> He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son, / in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. <a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a> For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. <a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a> In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace <a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Acts 20:28</a> Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood. <a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a> He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20</a> you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a> Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5-6</a> But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. / We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. <a href="/psalms/40-3.htm">Psalm 40:3</a> He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD. <a href="/psalms/96-1.htm">Psalm 96:1-3</a> Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. / Sing to the LORD, bless His name; proclaim His salvation day after day. / Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples. <a href="/psalms/98-1.htm">Psalm 98:1-3</a> A Psalm. Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory. / The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations. / He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. <a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Exodus 15:1-2</a> Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. / The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they sung a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;sung.<a href="/revelation/7-10.htm">Revelation 7:10-12</a> And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb… <a href="/revelation/14-3.htm">Revelation 14:3</a> And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.<a href="/psalms/33-3.htm">Psalm 33:3</a> Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise.Thou art.<a href="/revelation/5-2.htm">Revelation 5:2,3</a> And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? … <a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a> Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.for.<a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Revelation 5:6,12</a> And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth… <a href="/revelation/13-8.htm">Revelation 13:8</a> And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.and hast.<a href="/revelation/14-4.htm">Revelation 14:4,6</a> These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb… <a href="/matthew/20-28.htm">Matthew 20:28</a> Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.<a href="/matthew/26-28.htm">Matthew 26:28</a> For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.out.<a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Revelation 7:9</a> After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;<a href="/revelation/11-9.htm">Revelation 11:9</a> And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.<a href="/revelation/14-6.htm">Revelation 14:6</a> And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/1-5.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/revelation/5-8.htm">Book</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">Bought</a> <a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Fitting</a> <a href="/revelation/2-13.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/philippians/2-20.htm">Kindred</a> <a href="/1_john/4-5.htm">Language</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/revelation/3-14.htm">New</a> <a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Open</a> <a href="/ephesians/1-14.htm">Purchased</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/acts/16-25.htm">Sang</a> <a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Seals</a> <a href="/philemon/1-15.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/james/5-13.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/revelation/5-6.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/james/5-13.htm">Song</a> <a href="/luke/7-33.htm">Sung</a> <a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/1_john/3-18.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/revelation/4-8.htm">Wast</a> <a href="/revelation/5-4.htm">Worthy</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/6-10.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/revelation/6-14.htm">Book</a> <a href="/revelation/14-4.htm">Bought</a> <a href="/revelation/5-12.htm">Fitting</a> <a href="/revelation/5-12.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/revelation/14-6.htm">Kindred</a> <a href="/revelation/9-11.htm">Language</a> <a href="/revelation/7-9.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/revelation/14-3.htm">New</a> <a href="/revelation/5-12.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/revelation/9-2.htm">Open</a> <a href="/revelation/14-4.htm">Purchased</a> <a href="/revelation/14-3.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/revelation/5-12.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/revelation/5-12.htm">Sang</a> <a href="/revelation/6-1.htm">Seals</a> <a href="/numbers/11-12.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/revelation/14-3.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/revelation/5-12.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/revelation/14-3.htm">Song</a> <a href="/revelation/14-3.htm">Sung</a> <a href="/revelation/16-12.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/revelation/9-11.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/revelation/7-4.htm">Tribe</a> <a href="/revelation/11-17.htm">Wast</a> <a href="/revelation/5-12.htm">Worthy</a><div class="vheading2">Revelation 5</div>1. <a href="/revelation/5-1.htm">The book sealed with seven seals,</a> 9. <a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">which only the Lamb that was slain is worthy to open.</a> 12. <a href="/revelation/5-12.htm">Therefore the elders praise him, and confess that he redeemed them with his blood.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/revelation/5.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>And they sang a new song The phrase "new song" in the biblical context often signifies a fresh outpouring of praise and worship, reflecting a new act of God's deliverance or revelation. In the Greek, "new" (καινός, kainos) implies something unprecedented or unique. This new song is sung by the heavenly beings, indicating a momentous event in the divine narrative. Historically, new songs in the Bible, such as those in Psalms, are responses to God's mighty works. Here, it celebrates the redemptive work of Christ, marking a pivotal moment in salvation history.Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals "Worthy" (ἄξιος, axios) denotes deserving or having the right to something. In the context of Revelation, it emphasizes the unique qualification of Christ to execute God's plan. The "scroll" represents God's ultimate plan for redemption and judgment, sealed and awaiting the one who is worthy to open it. The act of opening the seals signifies the unfolding of divine mysteries and the execution of God's will. This phrase underscores Christ's authority and central role in God's redemptive history.because You were slain The term "slain" (ἐσφάγης, esphagēs) refers to a sacrificial death, echoing the imagery of the Passover lamb. This highlights the sacrificial nature of Christ's death, fulfilling Old Testament prophecies and typologies. Historically, the sacrificial system was central to Jewish worship, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ. His death is the pivotal event that enables the redemption of humanity, underscoring the gravity and purpose of His sacrifice.and by Your blood You purchased for God The phrase "by Your blood" emphasizes the cost of redemption, with "blood" (αἷμα, haima) symbolizing life given sacrificially. The concept of being "purchased" (ἠγόρασας, ēgorasas) reflects the marketplace term for buying or redeeming, indicating a transaction that secures freedom. This imagery is rooted in the practice of redeeming slaves, illustrating the liberation from sin and death. Theologically, it affirms the efficacy of Christ's atonement, securing believers for God.those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation This phrase highlights the universal scope of Christ's redemptive work. "Every tribe and tongue and people and nation" signifies the inclusivity of the gospel, transcending ethnic, linguistic, and cultural barriers. In the Greek, these terms collectively emphasize the diversity of the redeemed community. Historically, this reflects the early church's mission to spread the gospel to all nations, fulfilling the Great Commission. It underscores the unity and diversity of the body of Christ, a testament to the power of the gospel to unite humanity under God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/revelation/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9, 10) And they sung a new song, saying . . .--Better, And they sing a new song, saying. The use of the present ("sing") is another example of that intensity of interest of which the change of tense in the last verse afforded an instance. As he records his vision, he sees it anew; he describes the action as though it were even now taking place, and he still hears the notes of praise. He who knows what it is to have the strains of some rich melody haunt him for days will understand how the prophet would hear the glad chorus burst forth afresh in his ears when he recalled the vision. The new song; the chorus of the redeemed--"Worthy art Thou to take the roll,And to open the seals thereof;For Thou wast slain,And didst buy to God in Thy bloodOut of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,And didst make them a kingdom and priests,And they reign upon the earth."The English version, "hast redeemed," and "hast made," weakens the reference to the completed character of Christ's redeeming work. It is the great victory in suffering and death which inspires the song, and makes them sing, "Thou art worthy;" and so they speak of that work of Christ as a work truly done: "Thou didst buy (omit "us") out of every tribe, &c., and didst make them," &c. The suffering Saviour has died, has broken the bond of the oppressor, has claimed, by right of purchase, mankind as His own; and the price was His blood. It is well to notice the harmony between this passage and the statements of other Apostles: "Ye are not your own;" "bought with a price." (See <a href="/1_corinthians/6-20.htm" title="For you are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.">1Corinthians 6:20</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/7-23.htm" title="You are bought with a price; be not you the servants of men.">1Corinthians 7:23</a>; <a href="/context/1_peter/1-18.htm" title="For as much as you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;">1Peter 1:18-19</a>; <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm" title="But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privately shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.">2Peter 2:1</a>.) Observe, also, the four terms (tribe, tongue, people, nation), employed as if to give emphasis to the universality of redemption, for four is the number of extension in all directions. With this compare <a href="/context/romans/5-15.htm" title="But not as the offense, so also is the free gift. For if through the offense of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, has abounded to many.">Romans 5:15-19</a>; <a href="/colossians/3-11.htm" title=" Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.">Colossians 3:11</a>; <a href="/hebrews/2-9.htm" title="But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.">Hebrews 2:9</a>. We have a right to teach all to say, "He redeemed me and all mankind." It is instructive to dwell on the climax "they reign," in contrast with "Thou wast slain." It is like an anticipation of the now familiar words-- . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/revelation/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - And they sung a new song, saying. They sing; the worship is unceasing. The song is new because it is only now, subsequent to the accomplishment of Christ's work of redemption, that the song can be sung. It is not" Thou art worthy, for thou wilt redeem," but "thou didst redeem." Victorinus says, "It is the preaching of the Old Testament together with that of the New which enables the world to sing a new song." Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof. (For a consideration of the book, and the opening of it, see on ver. 1.) For thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood. The reason why Christ is worthy. And didst redeem unto God by thy blood out of every kindred, etc. Though the reading "us" is supported by various manuscripts, and similarly the first person is used in ver. 10. yet, on the whole, it seems better to omit it, the phrase being taken in a partitve sense - "Thou didst redeem unto God by thy blood some out of every kindred, etc., and hast made them, etc., and they shall reign." Again, "Thou didst purchase us at the price of thy blood" would, perhaps, give the sense more correctly; for such is the force of the words, "in thy blood" (ἐν τῷ αἵματι). The words point to a particular act performed at a definite time, viz. the death of Christ, by which he repurchased men from sin and Satan for the service of God; the price of the purchase being the shedding of his own blood. The words show, too, that the fruits of the redemption are intended for the whole world; not limited to any chosen nation, though some are excluded by their own act. Out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation. This fourfold classification continually recurs in the Revelation. It includes all the bases of classification of mankind, all the circumstances which separate men, the barriers which were overthrown by the redeeming work of Christ. <a href="/commentaries/revelation/5-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. they sang ᾄδουσιν (adousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_103.htm">Strong's 103: </a> To sing. a new καινὴν (kainēn) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2537.htm">Strong's 2537: </a> Fresh, new, unused, novel. Of uncertain affinity; new song: ᾠδὴν (ōdēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5603.htm">Strong's 5603: </a> An ode, song, hymn. From aido; a chant or 'ode'. “Worthy Ἄξιος (Axios) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_514.htm">Strong's 514: </a> Worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable. Probably from ago; deserving, comparable or suitable. are You εἶ (ei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. to take λαβεῖν (labein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. scroll βιβλίον (biblion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_975.htm">Strong's 975: </a> A papyrus roll. A diminutive of biblos; a roll. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. open ἀνοῖξαι (anoixai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_455.htm">Strong's 455: </a> To open. From ana and oigo; to open up. its αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. seals, σφραγῖδας (sphragidas) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4973.htm">Strong's 4973: </a> Probably strengthened from phrasso; a signet; by implication, the stamp impressed, literally or figuratively. because ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. You were slain, ἐσφάγης (esphagēs) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4969.htm">Strong's 4969: </a> To slay, kill by violence, slaughter, wound mortally. A primary verb; to butcher or to slaughter, or, to maim. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. by ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Your σου (sou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. blood αἵματί (haimati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_129.htm">Strong's 129: </a> Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred. You purchased ἠγόρασας (ēgorasas) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_59.htm">Strong's 59: </a> To buy. From agora; properly, to go to market, i.e. to purchase; specially, to redeem. for God Θεῷ (Theō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. [those] from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. every πάσης (pasēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. tribe φυλῆς (phylēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5443.htm">Strong's 5443: </a> A tribe or race of people. From phuo; an offshoot, i.e. Race or clan. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. tongue γλώσσης (glōssēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1100.htm">Strong's 1100: </a> The tongue; by implication, a language. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. people λαοῦ (laou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2992.htm">Strong's 2992: </a> Apparently a primary word; a people. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. nation. ἔθνους (ethnous) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1484.htm">Strong's 1484: </a> Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">NT Prophecy: Revelation 5:9 They sang a new song saying You (Rev. 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