Revelation 5:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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."

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals theof: for thou wast slain, and hast deemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindd, and tongue, and people, and nation;

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And they sang a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for You were slain and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} they sing{G103} a new{G2537} song,{G5603} saying,{G3004} Worthy{G514} art{G1488} thou to take{G2983} the book,{G975} and{G2532} to open{G455} the seals{G4973} thereof:{G846} for{G3754} thou was slain,{G4969} and{G2532} didst purchase{G59} unto God{G2316} with{G1722} thy{G4675} blood{G129} [men]{G2248} of{G1537} every{G3956} tribe,{G5443} and{G2532} tongue,{G1100} and{G2532} people,{G2992} and{G2532} nation,{G1484}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} they sung{G103}{(G5719)} a new{G2537} song{G5603}, saying{G3004}{(G5723)}, Thou art{G1488}{(G5748)} worthy{G514} to take{G2983}{(G5629)} the book{G975}, and{G2532} to open{G455}{(G5658)} the seals{G4973} thereof{G846}: for{G3754} thou wast slain{G4969}{(G5648)}, and{G2532} hast redeemed{G59}{(G5656)} us{G2248} to God{G2316} by{G1722} thy{G4675} blood{G129} out of{G1537} every{G3956} kindred{G5443}, and{G2532} tongue{G1100}, and{G2532} people{G2992}, and{G2532} nation{G1484};

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and they songe a newe songe saynge: thou art worthy to take ye boke and to ope ye seales therof: for thou waste kylled and haste redemed vs by thy bloud out of all kynreddes and tonges and people and nacions

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and they songe a newe songe saynge: thou art worthy to take the boke & to ope the seales therof: for thou wast kylled, and hast redemed vs by thy bloud, out of all kynreddes, and toges, and people, and nacions,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthie to take the Booke, and to open the seales thereof, because thou wast killed, and hast redeemed vs to God by thy blood out of euery kinred, and tongue, and people, and nation,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they song a newe song, saying: Thou art worthy to take the booke and to open the seales therof: for thou wast kylled, and hast redeemed vs to God by thy blood, out of al kinrede, and tongue, and people, and nation:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They sang a new song, saying, "You are worthy to take the book, And to open its seals: For you were killed, And bought us for God with your blood, Out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and they sing a new song, saying, `Worthy art thou to take the scroll, and to open the seals of it, because thou wast slain, and didst redeem us to God in thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou was slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood `men' of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou was slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood [men] of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And their voices are sounding in a new song, saying, It is right for you to take the book and to make it open: for you were put to death and have made an offering to God of your blood for men of every tribe, and language, and people, and nation,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They sang a new song, saying, "You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They were singing a new song:“You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.

Referenced Verses

  • Rev 14:6 : 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.
  • 1 Pet 1:18-19 : 18 For you know that you were redeemed from your empty way of life, inherited from your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold, 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or defect.
  • Rev 5:6 : 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.
  • 1 Cor 6:20 : 20 You were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body and spirit, which are God's.
  • Ps 33:3 : 3 Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully and shout with joy.
  • Ps 40:3 : 3 He lifted me out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay. He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
  • Rev 4:11 : 11 "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory, honor, and power, for you created all things, and by your will they exist and were created."
  • Rev 11:9 : 9 For three and a half days, people from every tribe, language, and nation will gaze at their bodies and will not allow them to be buried in tombs.
  • Rev 14:3-4 : 3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 These are those who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They were redeemed from among mankind as firstfruits to God and the Lamb.
  • Rev 5:12 : 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!"
  • 2 Pet 2:1 : 1 But just as there were false prophets among the people, there will also be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.
  • Ps 149:1 : 1 Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, His praise in the assembly of the faithful.
  • Matt 20:28 : 28 Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.
  • Acts 20:28 : 28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among whom the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
  • Rom 3:24-26 : 24 And all are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins previously committed. 26 He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
  • Matt 26:28 : 28 This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
  • 1 Cor 7:23 : 23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
  • Isa 42:10 : 10 Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth— you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you coastlands, and their inhabitants.
  • 1 John 1:7 : 7 But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin.
  • Rev 5:2-3 : 2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and break its seals?" 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.
  • Rev 13:8 : 8 All those who live on the earth will worship it, everyone whose names have not been written in the Lamb's book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the foundation of the world.
  • Rev 7:9-9 : 9 After this, I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11 And all the angels stood around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures. They fell facedown before the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying, “Amen! Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and strength be to our God forever and ever. Amen!”
  • 1 John 2:2 : 2 He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
  • Dan 3:4 : 4 Then the herald loudly proclaimed, 'Nations, peoples, and languages, this is what you are commanded to do!
  • Dan 4:1 : 1 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my house and flourishing in my palace.
  • Dan 6:25 : 25 Then King Darius wrote to all the nations, peoples, and languages who live throughout the earth: 'May your prosperity abound!
  • Ps 96:1 : 1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
  • Ps 98:1 : 1 Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have worked salvation for Him.
  • Ps 144:9 : 9 O God, I will sing a new song to You; with a ten-stringed harp I will make music to You.
  • Eph 1:7 : 7 In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace,
  • Col 1:14 : 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
  • Col 1:23 : 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, established and firm, and do not move away from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify a people for His own possession, who are eager to do good works.
  • Heb 11:14 : 14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a homeland.
  • Mark 16:15-16 : 15 He said to them, 'Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to all creation.' 16 'Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rev 5:10-14
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    10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.

    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!"

    14 The four living creatures said, "Amen," and the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped the one who lives forever and ever.

  • Rev 14:1-6
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    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.

    2 And I heard a voice from heaven like the sound of rushing waters and like the sound of loud thunder. The voice I heard was like harpists playing their harps.

    3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.

    4 These are those who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They were redeemed from among mankind as firstfruits to God and the Lamb.

    5 No deceit was found in their mouths; they are blameless before the throne of God.

    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 5:1-8
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    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.

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

    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.

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    9 After this, I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.

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    2 And I saw something like a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had been victorious over the beast, its image, its mark, and the number of its name were standing by the sea of glass, holding harps given by God.

    3 And they sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are your ways, King of the saints."

    4 "Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."

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

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    1 After these things, I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, 'Hallelujah! Salvation, glory, honor, and power belong to our Lord God.'

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  • Rev 6:9-11
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    11 Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to rest a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants and brothers were killed just as they had been.

  • Rev 1:5-6
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    5 And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood,

    6 and has made us a kingdom and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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    9 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to the one seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever,

    10 The twenty-four elders will fall down before the one seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever. They will cast their crowns before the throne, saying:

    11 "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory, honor, and power, for you created all things, and by your will they exist and were created."

  • Rev 7:13-15
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    13 Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “These people dressed in white robes—who are they, and where did they come from?”

    14 I said to him, 'Sir, you know.' And he said to me, 'These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.'

    15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will spread his shelter over them.

  • Rev 19:4-6
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    4 The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, 'Amen. Hallelujah!'

    5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying, 'Praise our God, all His servants and those who fear Him, both the small and the great.'

    6 Then I heard what sounded like the voice of a great multitude, like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty thunder, saying, 'Hallelujah! For the Lord God Almighty reigns.'

  • 8 All those who live on the earth will worship it, everyone whose names have not been written in the Lamb's book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the foundation of the world.

  • 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or defect.

  • 6 For they shed the blood of your holy people and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink as they deserve.

  • 15 Then he said to me, 'The waters you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.'

  • 11 They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.

  • 1 Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, His praise in the assembly of the faithful.

  • Rev 11:16-17
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    16 The twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God,

    17 saying, "We give thanks to You, Lord God Almighty, the One who is, and who was, and who is to come, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign."

  • 9 Then the angel said to me, 'Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb.' And he added, 'These are the true words of God.'