Then one of the elders said to me, "Weep not; lo, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals."

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

One of the elders (εις εκ των πρεσβυτερων). "One from among the elders" of 4:4,10 (εκ with the ablative 8 times in the Apocalypse,…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And one of the elders says to me. See Barnes on Revelation 4:4.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And one of the elders . . .—Better, And one from among the elders saith unto me, Weep not; behold, the Lion, which is of the t…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

John’s sorrow is assuaged. One of the elders announces that there is one who has “triumphed” (GK 3771; same word as “overcome” in 2:7; 3:21; et al.…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And one of the elders said to me ; The Ethiopic version reads, "one of these elders"; that is, one of the four and twenty elders th…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The apostle saw in the hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll, in the form usual in those times, sealed with seven seals. This represented the …

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