The Lamb Takes the Scroll
Revelation 5:7
In 9 translations
- BSB
- And He came and took the scroll from the right hand of the One seated on the throne.
- KJV
- And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
- WEB
- Then he came, and he took it out of the right hand of him who sat on the throne.
- ASV
- And he came, and he taketh it out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne.
- LSV
- and He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who is sitting on the throne.
- YLT
- and he came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who is sitting upon the throne.
- DBY
- and it came and took [it] out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.
- DRC
- And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne.
- GNV
- And hee came, and tooke the Booke out of the right hand of him that sate vpon the throne.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include βιβλίον (“scroll”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include τὸ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ἦλθεν καὶ εἴληφεν ἐκ τῆς δεξιᾶς τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου.
- RP2018
- Καὶ ἦλθεν, καὶ εἴληφεν ἐκ τῆς δεξιᾶς τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ἦλθε, καὶ εἴληφε τὸ βιβλίον ἐκ τῆς δεξιᾶς τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου.
- SCR1894
- και ηλθεν και ειληφεν το βιβλιον εκ της δεξιας του καθημενου επι του θρονου
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
SeraphimAmenEthicsAscensionAtonementAnimalsLord's Supper; (Eucharist)Angel (a Spirit)Revelation of JohnJesus, the Christ
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Revelation 5:1Then I saw a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It had writing on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
- Revelation 4:2–3At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it. The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).