⁶And I saw ¹between the throne (with the four living creatures) and ^athe elders a ^bLamb standing, as if ^cslain, having seven ^dhorns and ^eseven eyes, which are ^fthe seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

⁷And He came and took ^athe book out of the right hand of Him who sat on the throne.

⁸When He had taken the ¹book, the ^afour living creatures and the ^btwenty-four elders ^cfell down before the ^dLamb, each one holding a ^eharp and ^fgolden bowls full of incense, which are the ^gprayers of the ²saints.

⁹And they ^*sang a ^anew song, saying,

“^bWorthy are You to take the ¹book and to break its seals; for You were ^cslain, and ^dpurchased for God with Your blood men from ^eevery tribe and tongue and people and nation.

¹⁰“You have made them to be a ^akingdom and priests to our God; and they will ^breign upon the earth.”

Angels Exalt the Lamb

¹¹Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels ^aaround the throne and the ^bliving creatures and the ^celders; and the number of them was ^dmyriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands,

¹²saying with a loud voice,

“^aWorthy is the ^bLamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.”

¹³And ^aevery created thing which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all things in them, I heard saying,

“To Him who ^bsits on the throne, and to the ^cLamb, ^dbe blessing and honor and glory and dominion forever and ever.”

¹⁴And the ^afour living creatures kept saying, “^bAmen.” And the ^celders ^dfell down and worshiped.

Read in Logos

Revelation 5:13: And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”

Footnotes

1Lit in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders
1Or scroll
2Or holy ones
*A star (*) is used to mark verbs that are historical presents in the Greek which have been translated with an English past tense in order to conform to modern usage. The translators recognized that in some contexts the present tense seems more unexpected and unjustified to the English reader than a past tense would have been. But Greek authors frequently used the present tense for the sake of heightened vividness, thereby transporting their readers in imagination to the actual scene at the time of occurence. However, the translators felt that it would be wise to change these historical presents to English past tenses.
1Or scroll

Cross references

a Rev 4:4; 5:8, 14
b John 1:29; Rev 5:8, 12f; 13:8
c Rev 5:9, 12; 13:8
d Dan 8:3f
e Zech 3:9; 4:10
f Rev 1:4
a Rev 5:1
a Rev 4:6; 5:6, 11, 14
b Rev 4:4; 5:14
c Rev 4:10
d John 1:29; Rev 5:6, 12f; 13:8
e Rev 14:2; 15:2
f Rev 15:7
g Ps 141:2; Rev 8:3f
a Ps 33:3; 40:3; 98:1; 149:1; Is 42:10; Rev 14:3; 15:3
b Rev 4:11
c Rev 5:6, 12; 13:8
d 1 Cor 6:20; Rev 14:3f
e Dan 3:4; 5:19; Rev 7:9; 10:11; 11:9; 13:7; 14:6; 17:15
a Rev 1:6
b Rev 3:21; 20:4
a Rev 4:4
b Rev 4:6; 5:6, 8, 14
c Rev 4:4; 5:6, 14
d Dan 7:10; Heb 12:22; Jude 14; Rev 9:16
a Rev 1:6; 4:11; 5:9
b John 1:29; Rev 5:6, 13; 13:8
a Phil 2:10; Rev 5:3
b Rev 5:1
c John 1:29; Rev 5:6, 12f; 13:8
d Rom 11:36; Rev 1:6
a Rev 4:6; 5:6, 8, 11
b 1 Cor 14:16; Rev 7:12; 19:4
c Rev 4:4; 5:6, 8
d Rev 4:10