Revelation 5:4

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Revelation 5:4

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

And I began to weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.

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KJV

King James Version

And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

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WEB

World English Bible

Then I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book or to look in it.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to look thereon:

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And I was weeping much, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll, nor to see it.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Revelation 5

² And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?”

³ But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.

⁴ And I began to weep bitterly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or look inside it.

⁵ Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

⁶ Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

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