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|And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

|And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

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|I saw in the right hand of Him Who sat on the throne a book written on the inside and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

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|Papyrus, the usual material for roll-up books, was laid out in horizontal strips on the regular writing side and vertical strips on the opposite side. Writing on the side opposite the one intended for writing was very difficult indeed. This is obviously a very important document.

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|And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

|And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

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|I saw a mighty Messenger proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who deserves to open the book, and to break its seals?"

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|And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

|And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

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|Not a man in heaven or earth or under the earth could open the book, or even look at it.

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|And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

|And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

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|I cried a lot of tears, because no man was found who deserved to open and read the book, or even to look at it.

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|And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

|And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

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|Then one of the elders said tome, "Stop crying. Look: the Lion of the [[Tribe of Judah]], the Root of [[David]], has won the right to open the book and to break its seven seals."

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|And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

|And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

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|And I looked. And suddenly, in the middle of the throne and the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders, stood a Lamb that looked as though it had been slaughtered. It had seven horns and seven eyes. These are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

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|And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.

|And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.

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|He came and took the book out of the right hand of Him who was sitting on the throne.

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|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.

|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.

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|When He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down in front of the Lamb. Every one of them held a harp, and golden vials full of [[incense]] spices, which are the prayers of the saints.

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|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;

|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;

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|They sang a new song, saying, "You deserve to take the book, and open its seals. You were slain, and you have bought people out of every clan and language-group and people and ethnic-group,

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|Some manuscripts say, "You have bought ''us''."

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|And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

|And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

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|and have made kings and priests out of them for God, and they will reign on the earth.

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|Some manuscripts say, "made ''us'' into kings and priests, and ''we'' shall reign."

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|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;

|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;

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|And I looked again, and heard the voice of many Messengers all around the throne and the living creatures and the elders. They numbered in myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands.

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|A ''myriad'' (Greek '''μυριαδος''') is ten thousand, the largest of the "big number" words known to the Greeks. This is surely a very large chorus.

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|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.

|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.

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|They said with a loud voice, "The Lamb Who was slain deserves to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing."

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|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.

|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.

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|Every creature in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and in them, I heard them all saying, "To Him Who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, be blessing, and honor, and glory, and power, for ever and ever."

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|And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever.

|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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|And the four living creatures said, "So be it!" And the twenty-four elders fell down and kissed the feet of Him Who lives for ever and ever.

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