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href="../revelation/4.shtml" title="Revelation 4">◄</a> Revelation 5 <a href="../revelation/6.shtml" title="Revelation 6">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">NIV Parallel ESV <a href="../../bsb/revelation/5.shtml">[BSB</a> <a href="../../csb/revelation/5.shtml">CSB</a> <a href="../../esv/revelation/5.shtml">ESV</a> <a href="../../hcs/revelation/5.shtml">HCS</a> <a href="../../kjv/revelation/5.shtml">KJV</a> <a href="../../isv/revelation/5.shtml">ISV</a> <a href="../../nas/revelation/5.shtml">NAS</a> <a href="../../net/revelation/5.shtml">NET</a> <a href="../../niv/revelation/5.shtml">NIV</a> <a href="../../nlt/revelation/5.shtml">NLT</a> <a href="../../heb/revelation/5.shtml">GRK]</a></div><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="version" width="50%">New International Version</td><td class="version" width="50%">English Standard Version</td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><span class="btext2">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.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext1">And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?"<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><span class="btext2">And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?”</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext1">But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><span class="btext2">And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it,</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext1">I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><span class="btext2">and I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals."<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><span class="btext2">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.”</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><span class="btext2">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.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="btext1">He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><span class="btext2">And he went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="btext1">And when he had taken it, 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 God's people.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><span class="btext2">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.</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="btext1">And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><span class="btext2">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,</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="btext1">You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><span class="btext2">and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.”</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders.<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="btext2">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,</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="btext1">In a loud voice they were saying: "Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!"<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="btext2">saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="btext1">Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: "To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!"<td width="50%" class="odd" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="btext2">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, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”</span></td></tr></table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><span class="btext1">The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the elders fell down and worshiped.<td width="50%" class="even" valign="top"><span class="reftext"><a href="/revelation/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><span class="btext2">And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” and the elders fell down and worshiped.</span></td></tr></table><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="copy" width="50%"><a href="//niv.scripturetext.com/version.htm">New International Version</a> (NIV)</p><p class="ntext2">Holy Bible, New International Version&reg, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by <a href="//biblica.com">Biblica, Inc.</a>® Used by permission. 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