Revelation 5:8-14
Wycliffe Bible
8 And when he had opened the book, the four beasts and the four and twenty elder men fell down before the lamb; and had each of them harps [And when he had opened the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the lamb; having each of them harps], and golden vials full of odours, which be the prayers of saints.
9 And they sung a new song, and said [saying], Lord our God, thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals of it; for thou were slain, and again-boughtest us to God in thy blood, of each lineage [of all lineage], and tongue, and people, and nation;
10 and madest us a kingdom, and priests to our God; and we shall reign on earth.[a]
11 And I saw, and heard the voice of many angels all about the throne, and of the beasts, and of the elder men.[b] And the number of them was thousands of thousands,
12 saying with a great voice, The lamb that was slain, is worthy to take virtue, and Godhead [and divinity, or Godhead], and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
13 And each creature that is in heaven, and that is on [the] earth, and under earth, and the sea, and which things be in it, I heard all saying, To him that sat in the throne, and to the lamb, blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, into worlds of worlds.
14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elder men [And the four and twenty elders] fell down on their faces, and worshipped him that liveth into worlds of worlds.
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- Revelation 5:10 and madest to our God a kingdom, and priests; and we shall reign on earth.
- Revelation 5:11 And I saw, and heard the voice of many angels in compass/in the compass of the throne, and of beasts, and of elders.
Revelation 5:8-14
New Matthew Bible
8 And when he had taken the scroll, the four creatures and 24 elders fell down before the Lamb, having harps and golden vials full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9 And they sang a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals. For you were killed, and have redeemed us by your blood out of all kindreds and tongues and people and nations, 10 and have made us kings and priests unto our God, and we shall reign on the earth.
11 And I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and around the living creatures and the elders. And I heard thousands of thousands 12 saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was killed to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honour and glory and blessing! 13 And all the creatures that are in heaven and on the earth, and under the earth and in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying, Blessing, honour, glory, and power be to him who sits upon the seat, and to the Lamb forevermore! 14 And the four living creatures said, Amen! And the 24 elders fell upon their faces and worshipped him who lives forevermore.
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Revelation 5:8-14
1599 Geneva Bible
8 [a]And when he hath taken the book, the four beasts, and the four and twenty Elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one [b]harps and golden vials full of odors, which are the [c]prayers of the Saints,
9 And they sung a [d]new [e]song, saying, [f]Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof, because thou wast killed, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation.
10 And hast made us unto our God (A)Kings, and Priests, and we shall reign on the earth.
11 [g]Then I beheld, and I heard the voice of many Angels round about the throne, and about the beasts and the Elders, [h]and there were (B)[i]ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousand thousands,
12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was killed, to [j]receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and praise.
13 [k]And all the creatures which are in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Praise, and honor, and glory, and power be unto him, that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for evermore.
14 [l]And the four beasts said, Amen, and the four and twenty Elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for evermore.
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- Revelation 5:8 Now follow in the end the accidents of the Revelation last spoken of that all the holy Angels, and men did sing unto him: both the chief, verses 9, 10, and common order of Angels, verses 11, 12, and of all things created, verse 13, the princes of both sorts agreeing thereunto, verse 14.
- Revelation 5:8 The symbols or signs of praise, sweet in savor, and acceptable unto God. See Rev. 8:3.
- Revelation 5:8 See Rev. 9:3.
- Revelation 5:9 No common song.
- Revelation 5:9 That is composed according to the present matter: the Lamb having received the book, as it were with his feet, and opened it with his horns, as is said in the Canticles.
- Revelation 5:9 The song of the Nobles or Princes standing by the throne, consisting of a publication of the praise of Christ, and a confirmation of the same from his benefits, both which we have received of himself (as are the suffering of his death, our redemption upon the cross by his blood in this verse: and our communion with him in Kingdom and Priesthood, which long ago he hath granted unto us with himself) and which we hereafter hope to obtain, as our kingdom to come in Christ, in the verse following.
- Revelation 5:11 The consent of the common order of Angels, answering in melody unto their Princes that stood by the throne.
- Revelation 5:11 A number finite, but almost infinite for one infinite indeed, as Dan. 7:10.
- Revelation 5:11 By this is meant a great number.
- Revelation 5:12 To have all praise given to him, as to the mightiest and wisest, etc.
- Revelation 5:13 The consent of all the common multitude of the creatures.
- Revelation 5:14 A confirmation of the praise beforegoing, from the contestation of the Nobles, expressed in word and signs, as once or twice before this.
Revelation 5:8-14
Authorized (King James) Version
8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 10 and hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 12 saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.
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