Revelation 5:1

The Opening of the Scroll

5:1 Then ¹  I saw in the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne a scroll written on the front and back ²  and sealed with seven seals. ³ 

Revelation 10:5

10:5 Then ⁴  the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven

Revelation 1:17

1:17 When ⁵  I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but ⁶  he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,

[5:1]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[5:1]  ² tn Grk “written on the inside and the outside” (an idiom for having writing on both sides).

[5:1]  ³ tn L&N 6.55 states, “From the immediate context of Re 5:1 it is not possible to determine whether the scroll in question had seven seals on the outside or whether the scroll was sealed at seven different points. However, since according to chapter six of Revelation the seals were broken one after another, it would appear as though the scroll had been sealed at seven different places as it had been rolled up.”

[10:5]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[1:17]  ⁷ tn Grk “And when.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[1:17]  ⁸ tn Here the Greek conjunction καί (kai) has been translated as a contrastive (“but”) due to the contrast between the two clauses.