Revelation 5:3

And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Revelation 5:3

BSB
But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.
AKJV
And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
CPDV
And no one was able, neither in heaven, nor on earth, nor under the earth, to open the book, nor to gaze upon it.
ERV
And no one in the heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look thereon.
NHEB
No one in heaven above, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the scroll, or to look in it.
SMT
And none was able in heaven, nor upon earth, nor under the earth, to open the book, nor to look upon it.

Commentary for Revelation 5:3

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Revelation 5:3
Summary
No creature exists capable of opening scroll
Place
Heaven
Event
Confirming inability
Estimated Time Period
1st century AD
Category
Narrative