NASB20

NASB20

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Format by: Verse Paragraph
Strong's
Red Letter
Audio Bibles
The Blue Letter Bible

Revelation 5 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

toggle collapse
Choose a new font size and typeface
Audio Bibles

The Scroll with Seven Seals

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:1 -

I saw [fn]in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a [fn]scroll written inside and on the back, sealed up with seven seals.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:2 - And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:3 - And no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:4 - Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - And one of the elders *said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has overcome so as to be able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:6 -

And I saw [fn]between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are [fn]the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:7 - And He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:8 - When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the [fn]saints.
Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:9 - And they *sang a new song, saying,

“Worthy are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slaughtered, and You purchased people for God with Your blood from every tribe, language, people, and nation.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:10 -

You have made them into a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”

Angels Exalt the Lamb

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:11 -

Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was [fn]myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands,

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:12 - saying with a loud voice,

“Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power, wealth, wisdom, might, honor, glory, and blessing.”

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:13 -

And I heard every created thing which is in heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, or on the sea, and all the things 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.”

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:14 -

And the four living creatures were saying, “Amen.” And the elders fell down and worshiped.

NASB20 Footnotes
Lit upon
Or book, and so throughout the ch
Lit in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders
Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels
Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
Gr for 10,000s of 10,000s
*
See the NASB20 Preface for an explanation on the use of the asterisk.
NASB20

New American Standard Bible 2020
Copyright (c) 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995, 2020
by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif.
All rights reserved
https://www.lockman.org/new-american-standard-bible-nasb/

The "NASB," "NAS," "New American Standard Bible," and "New American Standard" trademarks are registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by The Lockman Foundation. Use of these trademarks requires the permission of The Lockman Foundation.

For Permission To Quote visit http://www.lockman.org

For more information on this translation, see the NASB20 Preface.

BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NASB20
 [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NASB20

Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan