Revelation 5:3

And no one was able in the heaven, or upon the earth, or underneath the earth, to open the book, or to regard it.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who [is] worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?

4And *I* wept much because no one had been found worthy to open the book nor to regard it.

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Cross References

Isaiah 40:13Who hath directed the Spirit of Jehovah, and, [as] his counsellor, hath taught him?

Romans 11:34For who has known [the] mind of [the] Lord, or who has been his counsellor?

Matthew Henry on Revelation 5:2-6

The Sealed Book. ( a. d. 95.) 1 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. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. 5 And one of the… Read the whole commentary →

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