Revelation 5:7

And he came, and took the book from the right hand of him who sat on the throne.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

6And I looked, and in the midst of the Elders stood a lamb, as if slain; and it had seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God that are sent into all the earth.

8And when he took the book, the four Animals and the twenty and four Elders fell down before the Lamb, each of them having a harp, and cups of gold full of odors, which are the supplications of the saints.

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Cross References

Revelation 5:1And I saw, at the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a book, which was written within and on the back side, and which was sealed with seven seals.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 5:7-14

The Sealed Book. ( a. d. 95.) 6 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. 7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. 8 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… Read the whole commentary →

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