Revelation 4:9-5:5

New International Version

⁹ Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne^(A) and who lives for ever and ever,^{(B) 10} the twenty-four elders^(C) fall down before him^(D) who sits on the throne^(E) and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:

The Scroll and the Lamb

5 Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne^(H) a scroll with writing on both sides^(I) and sealed^(J) with seven seals. ² And I saw a mighty angel^(K) 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 could open the scroll or even look inside it. ⁴ I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. ⁵ Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion^(L) of the tribe of Judah,^(M) the Root of David,^(N) has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”