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Revelation 5:2-3

Context
5:2 And I saw a powerful angel proclaiming in a loud voice: “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?” 5:3 But 1  no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look into it.

Revelation 5:5

Context
5:5 Then 2  one of the elders said 3  to me, “Stop weeping! 4  Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; 5  thus he can open 6  the scroll and its seven seals.”

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[5:3]  1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[5:5]  2 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[5:5]  3 tn Grk “says” (a historical present).

[5:5]  4 tn The present imperative with μή (mh) is used here to command cessation of an action in progress (ExSyn 724 lists this verse as an example).

[5:5]  5 tn Or “has been victorious”; traditionally, “has overcome.”

[5:5]  6 tn The infinitive has been translated as an infinitive of result here.



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