{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/asv/revelation/5","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T14:25:23.529Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Revelation","bookSlug":"revelation","chapter":5,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":4,"nextChapter":6,"totalChapters":22,"totalVerses":14},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the back, close sealed with seven seals."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And no one in the heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look thereon."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to look thereon:"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"and one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not; behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath overcome to open the book and the seven seals thereof."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And he came, and he taketh it out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"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,"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"and madest them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and they reign upon earth."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and might and honor, and glory, and blessing."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And every created thing which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things are in them, heard I saying, Unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the dominion, for ever and ever."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and worshipped."}],"citation":{"inline":"Revelation 5 (ASV)","markdown":"[Revelation 5](https://primebible.com/asv/revelation/5)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/revelation/5 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}