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Revelation 5:7

And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne.

KJV

καὶ ἦλθεν καὶ εἴληφεν ἐκ τῆς δεξιᾶς τοῦ καθημένου ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου.

Greek NT

Et venit : et accepit de dextera sedentis in throno librum.

Vulgate

And he came, and he taketh it out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne.

ASV

And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

δεξιός
dexios
adjective · 54×
θρόνος
thronos
noun · 62×
κάθημαι
kathemai
verb · 89×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λαμβάνω
lambano
verb · 259×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Isa 6:1 — In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the LORD sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
  • Rev 4:2 — And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
  • Rev 5:1 — And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
  • Rev 5:1 — And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
  • Rev 7:10 — And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.