Revelation 4
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ΜετὰAfterταῦταthese thingsεἶδον,I looked,καὶandἰδοὺbeholdθύραa doorἠνεῳγμένηopenedἐνinτῷtheοὐρανῷ,heaven,καὶandἡtheφωνὴvoiceἡtheπρώτηfirstἣνthatἤκουσαI heardὡςlikeσάλπιγγοςa trumpetλαλούσηςwas speakingμετ᾽withἐμοῦmeλέγων·saying;ἀνάβαdo come upὧδε,here,καὶandδείξωI will showσοιto youἃwhatδεῖit behoovesγενέσθαιto take placeμετὰafterταῦτα.these things.
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καὶAndκυκλόθενaroundτοῦtheθρόνουthroneθρόνουςthronesεἴκοσιwere twentyκαὶandτέσσαρες,four,καὶandἐπὶonτοὺςtheθρόνουςthronesεἴδονI sawτοὺςtheεἴκοσιtwentyκαὶandτέσσαραςfourπρεσβυτέρουςeldersκαθημένους,sitting,περιβεβλημένουςhaving clothed themselvesἐνinἱματίοιςgarmentsλευκοῖς,white,καὶandἔσχονhadἐπὶonτὰςtheκεφαλὰςheadsαὐτῶνof themστεφάνουςcrownsχρυσοῦς.golden.
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καὶAndτὸtheζῷονliving creatureτὸtheπρῶτονfirstὅμοιονwas likeλέοντι,as a lion,καὶandτὸtheδεύτερονsecondζῷονliving creatureὅμοιονlikeμόσχῳ,as a calf,καὶandτὸtheτρίτονthirdζῷονliving creatureἔχωνhe is havingτὸtheπρόσωπονfaceὡςasἀνθρώπου,of a man,καὶandτὸtheτέταρτονfourthζῷονliving creatureὅμοιονlikeἀετῷas an eagleπετομένῳ.flying.
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καὶAndτὰtheτέσσαραfourζῷα,living creatures,ἓνoneκαθ᾽forἓνoneαὐτῶνof themἔχωνhe havingἀνὰrespectivelyπτέρυγαςwingsἕξsixκυκλόθενaroundκαὶandἔσωθενwithinγέμουσινfullὀφθαλμῶνof eyesκαὶandἀνάπαυσινrestοὐκnotἔχουσινthey haveἡμέραςby dayκαὶandνυκτὸςnightλέγοντες·saying:ἅγιοςHolyἅγιοςHolyἅγιοςHolyκύριοςLordὁtheθεὸςGodὁtheπαντοκράτωρ,Almighty,ὁwhoἦνwas beingκαὶandὁwhoὢνis beingκαὶandὁwhoἐρχόμενος.is coming.
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πεσοῦνταιwill fallοἱtheεἴκοσιtwentyκαὶandτέσσαρεςfourπρεσβύτεροιeldersἐνώπιονbeforeτοῦthe Oneκαθημένουsittingἐπὶuponτοῦtheθρόνουthroneκαὶandπροσκυνήσουσινthey will worshipτῷthe Oneζῶντιlivingεἰςtoτοὺςtheαἰῶναςagesτῶνof theαἰώνωνagesκαὶandβαλοῦσινthey will castτοὺςtheστεφάνουςcrownsαὐτῶνof themἐνώπιονbeforeτοῦtheθρόνουthroneλέγοντες·saying:
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ἄξιοςWorthyεἶ,areὁYouκύριοςLordκαὶandὁtheθεὸςGodἡμῶν,of us,ὁtheἅγιος,Holy Oneλαβεῖνto receiveτὴνtheδόξανgloryκαὶandτὴνtheτιμὴνhonorκαὶandτὴνtheδύναμιν.power.ὅτιforσὺYou yourselfἔκτισαςcreatedτὰtheπάντα,all things,καὶandδιὰbecause ofτὸtheθέλημάwillσουof Youἦσανthey were existingκαὶandἐκτίσθησαν.¶were created.
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