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Revelation 5:1

Then I saw (and I saw) a scroll in the right hand of him who sat on the throne. [John saw the book lying in God's open hand. The fact that it is the right hand describes power and authority over its contents.] The scroll had text on both sides and was sealed with seven seals.
[Normally, only one side was written on. The fact that the scroll had text on both sides describes that nothing more can be added; it is complete. Based on the context, the text concerns the future of the world and God's history of salvation until its conclusion. Here is the description of how God's kingdom will reign on earth.
The scroll, seals, and temple also bring to mind the law of redemption described in Lev. 25. There is an example of this entire process in Jer. 32. In the midst of the siege of Jerusalem by Babylon's king Nebuchadnezzar, Jeremiah receives a word from the Lord to buy back a piece of land from his cousin. This concrete prophetic act shows hope for the future. There will be peace. The land will be bought back and return to its rightful owner. In the presence of witnesses, the exact same purchase contract was recorded on two papyrus sheets. Both were rolled up, one sealed with a seal while the other remained open so that it could be read. In the event of a dispute over a piece of land, a priest could break the seal, open the original document, and settle the dispute.
Jesus is the judge who can redeem the earth, which is currently "under siege." Paul describes how all of creation is subject to decay, but one day it will be redeemed, see Rom. 8:19–23.]
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Καὶ   εἶδον   ἐπὶ   τὴν   δεξιὰν   τοῦ   καθημένου   ἐπὶ   τοῦ   θρόνου   βιβλίον   γεγραμμένον   ἔσωθεν   καὶ   ὄπισθεν,   κατεσφραγισμένον   σφραγῖσιν   ἑπτά.¶  

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The greek text has 18 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G2532
 Καὶ (Kai)
 And
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G1492
 εἶδον (eidon)
 I saw
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active ind. second aorist active indicative
sing. first person singular
V-2AAI-1S
G1909
 ἐπὶ (epi)
 on
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τὴν (ten)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
T-ASF
G1188
 δεξιὰν (dexian)
 right hand
Adjective Adjective
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
A-ASF
G3588
 τοῦ (toy)
 of the [One]
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
T-GSM
G2521
 καθημένου (kathemenoy)
 sitting
VERB Verb
pres. middle dep. part. present middle or passive deponent Participle
genitive sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
V-PNP-GSM
G1909
 ἐπὶ (epi)
 upon
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τοῦ (toy)
 the
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
T-GSM
G2362
 θρόνου (thronoy)
 throne
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
N-GSM
G0975
 βιβλίον (biblion)
 a scroll,
Noun Noun
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
N-ASN
G1125
 γεγραμμένον (gegrammenon)
 written
VERB Verb
perf. pass. part. perfect passive Participle
accusative sing. Neutral accusative singular Neutral
V-RPP-ASN
G2081
 ἔσωθεν (esothen)
 inside
Adverb Adverb
 ADV
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3693
 ὄπισθεν, (opisthen,)
 on [the] back,
Adverb Adverb
 ADV
G2696
 κατεσφραγισμένον (katesphragismenon)
 sealed
VERB Verb
perf. pass. part. perfect passive Participle
accusative sing. Neutral accusative singular Neutral
V-RPP-ASN
G4973
 σφραγῖσιν (sphragisin)
 with seals
Noun Noun
dative pl. ♀ dative plural feminine
N-DPF
G2033
 ἑπτά.¶ (epta.)
 seven.
Adjective Adjective
dative pl. ♀ dative plural feminine
Numerical Numerical
 A-DPF-NUI

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