1 και ειδον επι την δεξιαν του καθημενου επι του θρονου βιβλιον γεγραμμενον εσωθεν και εξωθεν κατεσφραγισμενον σφραγισιν επτα 2 και ειδον αγγελον ισχυρον κηρυσσοντα εν φωνη μεγαλη τισ αξιοσ εστιν ανοιξαι το βιβλιον και λυσαι τασ σφραγιδασ αυτου 3 και ουδεισ εδυνατο εν τω ουρανω ανω ουτε επι τησ γησ ουτε υποκατω τησ γησ ανοιξαι το βιβλιον ουτε βλεπειν αυτο 4 και εγω εκλαιον πολυ οτι ουδεισ αξιοσ ευρεθη ανοιξαι το βιβλιον ουτε βλεπειν αυτο 5 και εισ εκ των πρεσβυτερων λεγει μοι μη κλαιε ιδου ενικησεν ο λεων ο εκ τησ φυλησ ιουδα η ριζα δαυιδ ο ανοιγων το βιβλιον και τασ επτα σφραγιδασ αυτου 6 και ειδον εν μεσω του θρονου και των τεσσαρων ζωων και εν μεσω των πρεσβυτερων αρνιον εστηκοσ ωσ εσφαγμενον εχον κερατα επτα και οφθαλμουσ επτα α εισιν τα επτα πνευματα του θεου αποστελλομενα εισ πασαν την γην 7 και ηλθεν και ειληφεν εκ τησ δεξιασ του καθημενου επι του θρονου 8 και οτε ελαβεν το βιβλιον τα τεσσαρα ζωα και οι εικοσι τεσσαρεσ πρεσβυτεροι επεσον ενωπιον του αρνιου εχοντεσ εκαστοσ κιθαραν και φιαλασ χρυσασ γεμουσασ θυμιαματων αι εισιν προσευχαι των αγιων 9 και αδουσιν ωδην καινην λεγοντεσ αξιοσ ει λαβειν το βιβλιον και ανοιξαι τασ σφραγιδασ αυτου οτι εσφαγησ και ηγορασασ τω θεω ημασ εν τω αιματι σου εκ πασησ φυλησ και γλωσσησ και λαου και εθνουσ 10 και εποιησασ αυτουσ τω θεω ημων βασιλεισ και ιερεισ και βασιλευσουσιν επι τησ γησ 11 και ειδον και ηκουσα ωσ φωνην αγγελων πολλων κυκλω του θρονου και των ζωων και των πρεσβυτερων και ην ο αριθμοσ αυτων μυριαδεσ μυριαδων και χιλιαδεσ χιλιαδων 12 λεγοντεσ φωνη μεγαλη αξιον εστιν το αρνιον το εσφαγμενον λαβειν την δυναμιν και τον πλουτον και σοφιαν και ισχυν και τιμην και δοξαν και ευλογιαν 13 και παν κτισμα ο εν τω ουρανω και επι τησ γησ και υποκατω τησ γησ και επι τησ θαλασσησ εστιν και τα εν αυτοισ παντασ ηκουσα λεγοντασ τω καθημενω επι του θρονου και τω αρνιω η ευλογια και η τιμη και η δοξα και το κρατοσ εισ τουσ αιωνασ των αιωνων αμην 14 και τα τεσσαρα ζωα λεγοντα το αμην και οι πρεσβυτεροι επεσον και προσεκυνησαν
Revelation · Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
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- Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.
Cross references (14)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Ezekiel 2:9–10; Isaiah 29:11; Revelation 5:7; Daniel 12:4–9; Revelation 6:1
- 2 Revelation 5:5; Isaiah 29:11–12; Revelation 10:1; Psalm 103:20; Isaiah 41:22–23
- 3 Revelation 5:13; Isaiah 40:13–14; Romans 11:34; Isaiah 41:28
- 4 Daniel 12:8–9; Revelation 4:1
- 5 Isaiah 11:1; Jeremiah 23:5–6; Revelation 22:16; Romans 15:12; Romans 1:3
- 6 Zechariah 4:10; Revelation 5:12; Zechariah 3:9; John 1:29; John 1:36
- 7 Revelation 5:1; Revelation 4:2–3
- 8 Psalm 141:2; Revelation 8:3–4; Philippians 2:9–11; Revelation 4:10; Revelation 5:14
- 9 1 Peter 1:18–19; 1 John 1:7; Matthew 26:28; Romans 3:24–26; Psalm 40:3
- 10 Revelation 1:6; Daniel 7:27; Daniel 7:18; Revelation 20:6; Revelation 22:5
- 11 Daniel 7:10; Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 4:6; Revelation 4:4; Psalm 148:2
- 12 Revelation 5:9; Revelation 19:1; Revelation 4:11; John 17:2; Revelation 7:12
- 13 Philippians 2:10; 1 Chronicles 29:11; Psalm 148:2–13; Revelation 5:12; Romans 11:36
- 14 Revelation 19:4; Revelation 4:9–11; Revelation 5:8; Revelation 5:6; Revelation 7:12
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
… the midst of the throne, and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing as it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth." And again, he says, speaking of this very same Lamb: "And behold a white horse; …
Another example of the same is that a lion stands for Christ in the place where it is said, "The lion of the tribe of Judah hath prevailed;" and again, stands for the devil where it is written, "Your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour." In the same way the serpent is …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
For although they are done on earth, yet nevertheless they are worthy of the Heavens. For when our Lord Jesus Christ lies slain [as a sacrifice], when the Spirit is with us, when He who sitteth on the right hand of the Father is here, when sons are made by the Washing, when they are fellow-citizens of those in Heaven, …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
yet both Christ and the devil are called "a lion." Christ is called "a lion:" "The Lion hath prevailed of the tribe of Judah;" and the devil is called a lion: "Know ye not that your adversary the Devil walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour?" Both the one and the other then is a lion; …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
"Behold the Lamb of God!" How a lion? "The Lion of the tribe of Judah hath prevailed."
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)