Revelation 5:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?"

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals theof?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} I saw{G1492} a strong{G2478} angel{G32} proclaiming{G2784} with a great{G3173} voice,{G5456} Who{G5101} is{G2076} worthy{G514} to open{G455} the book,{G975} and{G2532} to loose{G3089} the seals{G4973} thereof?{G846}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} I saw{G1492}{(G5627)} a strong{G2478} angel{G32} proclaiming{G2784}{(G5723)} with a loud{G3173} voice{G5456}, Who{G5101} is{G2076}{(G5748)} worthy{G514} to open{G455}{(G5658)} the book{G975}, and{G2532} to loose{G3089}{(G5658)} the seals{G4973} thereof{G846}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And I sawe a stronge angell which cryed with a loude voyce: Who is worthy to open the boke and to loose the seales therof.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And I sawe a stroge angell preachinge with a loude voyce: Who is worthy to open the boke, and to loose the seales therof?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And I sawe a strong Angell which preached with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open ye booke, and to loose the seales thereof?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And I sawe a strong angell, whiche preached with a loude voyce: Who is worthy to open the booke, and to loose the seales therof?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And I saw a strong angel saying in a loud voice, Who is able to make the book open, and to undo its stamps?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    I saw a mighty angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the book, and to break its seals?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    And I saw a powerful angel proclaiming in a loud voice:“Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?”

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 29:11-12 : 11 The entire vision is to you like the words of a sealed book. If it is given to one who can read and they are told, 'Read this, please,' they respond, 'I cannot, for it is sealed.' 12 Or if the book is handed to someone who cannot read, and they are told, 'Read this, please,' they answer, 'I do not know how to read.'
  • Isa 41:22-23 : 22 Tell us, you idols, what is going to happen. Tell us the former things, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. Or declare to us the things to come. 23 Tell us what the future holds, so we may know that you are gods. Do something, whether good or bad, so that we might be dismayed and filled with awe.
  • Rev 5:5 : 5 Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed and is able to open the scroll and its seven seals."
  • Rev 18:21 : 21 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, 'Thus, with violence, Babylon the great city will be thrown down, and it will never be found again.'
  • Ps 103:20 : 20 Bless the Lord, you His angels, mighty in strength, who carry out His word, obedient to the voice of His command.
  • Rev 10:1 : 1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Rev 5:1
    88%

    1 Then I saw in the right hand of the one seated on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides, sealed with seven seals.

  • Rev 5:3-9
    7 verses
    84%

    3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or even to look at it.

    4 And I wept bitterly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look at it.

    5 Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed and is able to open the scroll and its seven seals."

    6 Then I saw a Lamb, standing as though it had been slain, in the midst of the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders. It had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

    7 The Lamb came and took the scroll from the right hand of the one seated on the throne.

    8 When he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each of them was holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

    9 And they sang a new song, saying: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were slain, and with your blood, you purchased for God people from every tribe, language, people, and nation."

  • Rev 7:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1 After this, I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth so that no wind would blow on the earth, the sea, or any tree.

    2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, holding the seal of the living God. He called out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the earth and the sea,

    3 saying, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees until we have sealed the servants of our God on their foreheads.”

  • Rev 6:1-3
    3 verses
    78%

    1 And I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, 'Come and see.'

    2 I looked, and there was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.

    3 When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, 'Come and see.'

  • Rev 5:11-13
    3 verses
    76%

    11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne, the living creatures, and the elders. Their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.

    12 In a loud voice they said: "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power, and wealth, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing!"

    13 Then I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, and on the sea, and everything in them, saying, "To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing, honor, glory, and power forever and ever!"

  • Rev 10:1-5
    5 verses
    76%

    1 Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.

    2 He held a small scroll, opened, in his hand. He placed his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land.

    3 He cried out with a loud voice like a roaring lion. When he cried out, the seven thunders spoke with their voices.

    4 When the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, 'Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.'

    5 Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and the land raised his hand to heaven.

  • Rev 6:9-10
    2 verses
    75%

    9 When the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.

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  • Rev 15:5
    75%

    5 After these things I looked, and the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened.

  • Rev 6:7
    74%

    7 When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, 'Come and see.'

  • Rev 22:10
    74%

    10 Then he said to me, "Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, because the time is near.

  • Rev 10:8
    74%

    8 Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me again, saying, 'Go, take the small scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and the land.'

  • Rev 8:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

    2 And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.

  • Rev 9:1
    72%

    1 Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the shaft of the abyss.

  • Rev 4:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 After these things I saw, and behold, a door standing open in heaven. The first voice, which I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet, said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things."

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  • Rev 14:6
    72%

    6 Then I saw another angel flying in midair, holding the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth — to every nation, tribe, language, and people.

  • Rev 18:1
    72%

    1 After these things, I saw another angel descending from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.

  • Rev 20:1
    72%

    1 Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

  • Rev 15:1
    71%

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  • Rev 7:10
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    10 And they cried out in a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

  • Rev 14:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 Then I looked, and there was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with Him were 144,000 who had His Father's name written on their foreheads.

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  • Rev 22:8
    71%

    8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me.

  • Zech 5:1
    71%

    1 I turned again and looked up, and I saw a flying scroll.

  • Rev 19:11
    71%

    11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and He judges and makes war in righteousness.

  • Rev 8:5
    71%

    5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it upon the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.

  • Rev 20:11
    71%

    11 Then I saw a great white throne and the one seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.

  • Rev 1:1-3
    3 verses
    71%

    1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John.

    2 John, who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, whatever he saw.

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  • Rev 9:13
    70%

    13 Then the sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the four horns of the golden altar that is before God.

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    70%

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