The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.(A) Each of the four living creatures(B) had six wings(C) and was covered with eyes all around,(D) even under its wings. Day and night(E) they never stop saying:

“‘Holy, holy, holy

is the Lord God Almighty,’[a](F)

who was, and is, and is to come.”(G)

Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne(H) and who lives for ever and ever,(I) 10 the twenty-four elders(J) fall down before him(K) who sits on the throne(L) and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,(M)
for you created all things,
    and by your will they were created
    and have their being.”(N)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 4:8 Isaiah 6:3

And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,

10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

11 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.

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