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Revelation 5:9

REVELATION—NOTE ON Revelation 5:9 Paradoxically, the Lion’s victory is his being slain as the Lamb, ransoming a multiethnic multitude (Revelation 7:9) by his blood (Revelation 1:5). Likewise, his martyrs’ faithfulness even to death is their victory (Revelation 12:11).

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  • A Textual Commentary On The Greek New Testament by Bruce M. Metzger

    REVELATION 5:9 tw/| qew|/ {A} Although the evidence for tw|/ qew|/ is slight (A eth), this reading best accounts for the origin of the others. Wishing to provide hvgo,rasaj with a more exactly determ...

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Revelation 5:9. _A NEW SONG_] Composed on the matters and blessings of the Gospel, which was just now opened on earth. But _new song_ may signify a _most excellent song_; and by this the Gospel...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND THEY SUNG A NEW SONG - Compare Revelation 14:3. New in the sense that it is a song consequent on redemption, and distinguished therefore from the songs sung in heaven before the work of redemption...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Revelation 5:1 . Much has been written about the meaning of the book written within and on the back side, and sealed with seven seals. What the book contains is no secret whatever. Beginning with the...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    REVELATION 5. THE VISION OF HEAVEN (_continued)._ Ch. 4 gives us the vision of the majesty and glory of God, ch. 5 the vision of the Lamb standing as though it had been slain. The theme of Revelation...

  • B. W. Johnson's Bible Commentary

    The evidence for the current view rests solely upon the formerly accepted text of the Doxology (song), in which the living beings and the elders are represented as uniting, (Chapter 5:10, 11.) Critici...

  • B. W. Johnson's Bible Commentary

    AND THEY SUNG. NEW SONG. It is new because it celebrates. new triumph of Christ who had been deemed worthy to hold and to open the book; that is, to control and to reveal the future, as the book is t...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    And the Lamb came and received the roll from the right hand of him who was seated on the throne. When it had received the roll, the four living creatures fell before the Lamb and so did the twenty-fou...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE ROLL IN THE HAND OF GOD (Revelation 5:1) _ 5:1 And in the right hand of him who was seated on the throne I saw a roll written on the front and on the back, and seated with seven seals._ We must...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    NEW SONG. See Revelation 14:3. NEW. See Matthew 9:17. HAST REDEEMED. didst purchase. REDEEMED. Greek. _agorazo._ Always "buy", except here and Revelation 14:3;...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The New Song, Revelation 5:9-13 9. _And they sung_ Should be THEY SING. It may be only an historic present, but perhaps, though to the Seer the song of adoration appeared to begin now, and to stop in...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    THE NEW SONG...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ἌΙΔΟΥΣΙΝ. A reads αδωσιν, which clearly rests on mispronunciation; not as is generally assumed, where MSS. are divided between future indicatives and aorist subjunctives, on grammatical idiosyncrasies...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _THE REDEEMER RECEIVES PRAISE FROM MANY REVELATION 5:9-11:_ When the Redeemer takes the scroll, the response is immediate. The angels and redeemed ones join together in worship of the Lamb. They sang...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND THEY SUNG A NEW SONG,— Excellent in its kind, and composed on a much greater occasion, and in much sublimer strains of divine harmony, than those which the priests and Levites sung in the temple o...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _TOMLINSON'S COMMENTS_ The Heavenly Doxologies Text (Revelation 5:9-14) These elders sang a new song; new, because it is in praise of a new triumph of Christ, who has been found worthy to open the s...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    __ Throne Section-The Scroll At the seventh trumpet they fall and worship, the tenor of their words showing that they are not included among His slaves the prophets or the saints (Rev_11:16). They h...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    5:9 redeemed (k-27) Or 'bought,' as ch. 14.3,4....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE GLORY OF THE LAMB The Church is shown that Christ is on her side. He has overcome by suffering. Now the future is for Him and His people, and He is worshipped with the Father. 1-4. A roll of a bo...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    SUNG] RV 'sing.' NEW] because belonging to the 'new' state of Redemption: see on Revelation 2:17 cp. Revelation 14:3. HAST REDEEMED, etc.] RV 'didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every trib...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    FROM NOW TO THE END OF TIME REVELATION _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 5 *WORSHIP OF THE *LAMB - REVELATION 5:1-14 V1 Then I saw a *scroll on the right hand of him who sat on the *throne. There were wor...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND THEY SUNG A NEW SONG, SAYING... — Better, _And they sing a new song, saying._ The use of the present (“sing”) is another example of that intensity of interest of which the change of tense in the l...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    ᾠδὴν κ. followed (14) by ἀμήν, as in the worship of the church on earth (Colossians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 14:15-16). ᾄδουσιν (historic present) no longer to God as creator (Revelation 4:11) but to the L...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE ONE WORTHY TO OPEN IT Revelation 5:9 Jesus is worthy to unroll the mystic scroll of history, because He loved and loves our race as no other has ever done; and He is equally worthy to open each n...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In this chapter we have John's vision of the heavenly arrangement for earthly administration. The program lies in the hand of the One who sits on the throne. It is written, but sealed, and none can kn...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    They burst into song about the redemption available to all men in the church which Jesus purchased with his own blood. (Isaiah 42:10; Acts 10:34-35; Acts 20:28;...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And they sung a (b) new (11) song, saying, (12) Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    &c. called new, as belonging to the New Testament, or alliance of the new law of Christ. (Witham) --- Canticle; that is, excellent. The Scripture generally attaches the epithet new to canticles. New c...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (8) And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having everyone of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saint...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    We have already seen the bearing of the seven churches to which the Lord was pleased to send the letters contained in the second and third Chapter s. We have found, I trust, substantial reason and amp...

  • John Brown Commentaries Selected Books of the Bible

    The Title Deed I don't know if there are men on the moon, but if there are they must be using the earth as their lunatic asylum.--George Bernard Shaw There is enough for all. The earth is a generous...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THEY SUNG A NEW SONG,.... Upon a new occasion and subject, redemption by the blood of the Lamb, and his worthiness to open the sealed book; and in distinction from the old song of Moses and the ch...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and p...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And when he had taken the book, the four_ living creatures _fell down_ Now is homage done to the Lamb by the whole Christian Church and all its members, represented by these four living creatures. Th...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    A NEW SONG; the song of redeeming love, through the atonement and righteousness of Christ....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The song of the elders:...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    AND THEY SANG A NEW SONG, SAYING, THOU ART WORTHY TO TAKE THE BOOK AND TO OPEN THE SEALS THEREOF; FOR THOU WAST SLAIN, AND HAST REDEEMED US TO GOD BY THY BLOOD OUT OF EVERY KINDRED AND TONGUE AND PEOP...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    NONE FOUND WORTHY TO OPEN THE BOOK OF JUDGMENT In the right hand of the Sovereign Ruler is seen a book sealed with seven seals, written on the inside and on the back (v. 1). It is the book of God's ju...

  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

    _ 9 And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    8-14 It is matter of joy to all the world, to see that God deals with men in grace and mercy through the Redeemer. He governs the world, not merely as a Creator, but as our Saviour. The harps were in...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    AND THEY SUNG A NEW SONG: by a _new song_ is either to be understood an excellent song, (for new songs are usually most valued), or (which pleaseth me best) _new_ as to the matter of it; for the serva...

  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

    Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus but is trusted as a virgin; and salvation is manifested, and the Apostles are filled with understanding, and the Passover[71] Tertullian On the Resurrection of the F...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Revelation 5:9 And G2532 sang G103 (G5719) new G2537 song G5603 saying G3004 (G5723) are G1488 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And he came and took the scroll out of the right hand of him who sat on the throne. And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty four elders fell down before the Lamb, e...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Revelation 5:9-10. AND THEY SING A NEW SONG, SAYING, WORTHY, ART THOU TO TAKE THE ROLL, AND TO OPEN THE SEALS THEREOF, FOR THOU WAST SLAUGHTERED, AND DIDST PURCHASE TO GOD IN THY BLOOD MEN OUT OF EVER...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    The vision upon which we enter in this chapter is beheld in the same circumstances as that of chap. 4, and is closely connected with it. The special revelation of the Apocalypse does not yet begin, an...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    THEY SING (αιδουσιν). Present active indicative of αιδω. Old verb, to chant with lyrical emotion (Colossians 3:16).A NEW SONG (ωιδην καινην). Cognate accusative for οιδε (ωιδη, song) is αοιδε from...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    REDEEMED (_ See Scofield) - (Romans 3:24). _...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Revelation 5:9 Wherein consists the value of man as man? The text calls our attention to two salient points which are to be found in that valuation, two capacities that belong to us all. I. Man can t...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Revelation 5:8 The End of the Redeemed. I. Such a vision as that of the text is intended, we cannot doubt, to form a ground of hope and of encouragement in the progressive advancement of our spiritua...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Vision of the seven sealed books. Christ seen in His Kingly character. Angels, elders and living creatures exalt the Lamb who is King. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, John, strong angel, elders, f...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Revelation 5:1. _I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne, a book,_ a large staff, with seven sheets of parchment written on both sides, and at the last coil of each parchment, a seal was...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    The praise of the created and the Redeemed! BY YOUR DEATH. The bloody death of the Cross is the PRICE of buying men [men and women] for God (Revelation 1:6). A KINGDOM OF PRIESTS. In Christ's kingdom...

  • The Message from Patmos by David Scott Clark

    This Lion-lamb came and took the book from the hand of him who sat upon the throne; and the heavenly beings fell down before the Lamb with harps and golden vials full of odors which are the prayers of...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    THE OPENER OF THE SEALED BOOK _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ HAVING duly conserved the honour of the one and only Lord God Almighty, attention can be again fixed on the ministry of the Living Christ...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION REVELATION 5:1 AND I SAW. As in Revelation 4:1, this phrase introduces a new incident in the vision. That which had been witnessed remained, but a further development now takes place....

  • The Revelation of Jesus Christ Through the Ages by Donald A. Koenig

    _8 AND WHEN HE HAD TAKEN THE BOOK, THE FOUR BEASTS AND FOUR AND TWENTY ELDERS FELL DOWN BEFORE THE LAMB, HAVING EVERY ONE OF THEM HARPS, AND GOLDEN VIALS FULL OF ODOURS, WHICH ARE THE PRAYERS OF SAINT...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And I saw in the right hand of him that sat upon the throne a scroll that had writing both within and on the backside, and it was sealed with seven seals. And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a l...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 6:20; 1 Corinthians 7:23; 1 John 1:7; 1 John 2:2;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    They sing. Present tense, denoting the continuous, unceasing worship of heaven, or possibly, as describing their "office generally rather than the mere one particular case of its exercise" (Alford)....

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE LAMB IN REVELATION Revelation 5:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We remember from Exodus 12:1, how that lamb had to be kept up from the tenth to the fourteenth day, and how it had to be slain at the going d...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    And they sing a new song — One which neither they nor any other had sung before. Thou hast redeemed us — So the living creatures also were of the number of the redeemed. This does not so much refer to...

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