Revelation Chapter 5 verse 2 Holy Bible
And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
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And I saw a strong angel saying in a loud voice, Who is able to make the book open, and to undo its stamps?
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And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who [is] worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?
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And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
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I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?"
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and I saw a strong messenger crying with a great voice, `Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose the seals of it?'
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Revelation 5 : 2 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 2. - And I saw (see on ver. 1). A strong angel; ἰσχυρόν, rendered "mighty" in Revelation 10:1. Possibly, as De Wette and others think, so called because of higher rank - De Lyra says Gabriel; but probably on account of the great voice, which sounded "as a lion roareth" (Revelation 10:3). Proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? with a great voice. "Worthy" is ἄξιος, fit morally, as in John 1:27.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) And I saw a strong (better, mighty) angel proclaiming with (or, in) a loud voice, Who is worthy . . .--We must not let the word "worthy" pass as though it were simply equivalent to "strong enough." It seems to imply moral fitness (comp. Romans 1:4), which is the true strength in the heavenly world. It was not lack of intellectual capacity so much as the taint of moral unworthiness which hindered the reading of the book. This is in harmony with what we have noticed before. "To commune with God, there is need of no subtle thought, no foreign tongue, no newest philosophy: ' the pure in heart shall see Him:' and Fox and Bunyan can more truly make Him known than 'masters of sentences' and ' angelic doctors.'" Those who are willing to do God's will know of God's doctrine. This thought corresponds, too, with the stress which is laid (in Revelation 5:5) on the victory of Christ. It is not simply as divine Son of God, but also as victorious Saviour and King of His people, that He opens the book: His worthiness has been established in conflict and temptation (John 14:30; Hebrews 2:9; Hebrews 4:15).