Revelation 5:3
And no man was able, neither in heaven, nor on earth, nor under the earth, to open the book, nor to look on it.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
4And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open the book, nor to see it.
Cross References
Isaiah 40:13Who hath forwarded the spirit of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor, and hath taught him?
Romans 11:34For who hath known the mind of the Lord? Or who hath 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 →