⁵ And one of the elders *said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the ^(A)Lion that is ^(B)from the tribe of Judah, the ^(C)Root of David, has overcome so as to be able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

¹⁶ “^(A)I, Jesus, have sent ^(B)My angel to testify to you of these things ^[a](C)for the churches. I am ^(D)the root and the ^(E)descendant of David, the bright ^(F)morning star.”