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Now when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. They sang a new song, saying,

“You are worthy to take the book
    and to open its seals:
for you were killed,
    and bought us for God with your blood
    out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
10 and made us kings and priests to our God,
    and we will reign on the earth.”

11 I saw, and I heard something like a voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders. The number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands; 12 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!”

13 I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!”[a]

14 The four living creatures said, “Amen!” Then the[b] elders fell down and worshiped.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 5:13 TR omits “Amen!”
  2. 5:14 TR adds “twenty-four”
  3. 5:14 TR adds “the one living forever and ever”

When the lamb had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders bowed down in front of him. Each held a harp and a gold bowl full of incense, the prayers of the saints. They sang a new song:

“You are worthy to take the scroll and open its seals,
    because you were slaughtered.
With your blood you purchased us[a] for God
    from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
10 You made us[b] a kingdom and priests for our God,
    and they will reign on the earth.”

The Vision of the Song of the Lamb

11 Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels, the living creatures, and the elders surrounding the throne. They numbered 10,000’s times 10,000 and thousands times thousands. 12 They sang with a loud voice,

“Worthy is the lamb who was slaughtered
    to receive power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and praise!”

13 I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, and on the sea, and everything that is in them, saying,

“To the one who sits on the throne and to the lamb
    be praise, honor, glory, and power forever and ever!”

14 Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!”, and the elders bowed down and worshipped.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 5:9 Some MSS lack us
  2. Revelation 5:10 Some MSS read them