Revelation 5
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καὶAndεἶδονI sawκαὶandἰδού,beholdἐνinμέσῳthe midstτοῦof theθρόνουthroneκαὶandτῶνof theτεσσάρωνfourζῴωνliving creaturesκαὶandἐνinμέσῳthe midstτῶνof theπρεσβυτέρωνeldersἀρνίονa LambἑστηκὸςstandingὡςasἐσφαγμένονslainἔχωνhavingκέραταhornsἑπτὰsevenκαὶandὀφθαλμοὺςeyesἑπτὰsevenοἵwhichεἰσινareτὰtheἑπτὰsevenπνεύματαSpiritsτοῦtheθεοῦof Godτὰwhichἀπεσταλμένοιsent outεἰςintoπᾶσανallτὴνtheγῆν.earth.
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καὶAndὅτεwhenἔλαβενHe had takenτὸtheβιβλίον,scroll,τὰtheτέσσαραfourζῷαliving creaturesκαὶandοἱtheεἴκοσιtwentyτέσσαρεςfourπρεσβύτεροιeldersἔπεσανfell downἐνώπιονbeforeτοῦtheἀρνίουLambἔχοντεςhavingἕκαστοςeachκιθάρανa harpκαὶandφιάλαςbowlsχρυσᾶςgoldenγεμούσαςbeing fullθυμιαμάτωνof incensesαἵwhichεἰσινareαἱtheπροσευχαὶprayersτῶνof theἁγίων.saints.
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καὶAndᾄδουσινthey are singingᾠδὴνa songκαινὴνnewλέγοντες·saying;ἄξιοςWorthyεἶare Youλαβεῖνto takeτὸtheβιβλίονscrollκαὶandἀνοῖξαιto openτὰςtheσφραγῖδαςsealsαὐτοῦ,of it,ὅτιbecauseἐσφάγηςYou were slainκαὶandἠγόρασαςYou purchasedτῷtheθεῷto Godἡμᾶςof usἐνbyτῷtheαἵματίbloodσουof Youἐκout ofπάσηςeveryφυλῆςtribeκαὶandγλώσσηςtongueκαὶandλαοῦpeopleκαὶandἔθνουςnation
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ΚαὶAndεἶδονI lookedκαὶandἤκουσαI heardὡςlikeφωνὴνthe voiceἀγγέλωνof angelsπολλῶνmanyκύκλῳsurroundingτοῦtheθρόνουthroneκαὶandτῶνof theζῴωνliving creaturesκαὶandτῶνof theπρεσβυτέρων.elders.καὶandἦνwasὁtheἀριθμὸςnumberαὐτῶνof themμυριάδεςmyriadsμυριάδωνof myriadsκαὶandχιλιάδεςthousandsχιλιάδωνof thousands
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καὶAndπᾶνeveryκτίσμαcreatureὃwhichἐστινisἐνinτῷtheοὐρανῷheavenκαὶandἐπὶuponτῆςtheγῆςearthκαὶandὑποκάτωunderτῆςtheγῆςearthκαὶandἐπὶonτῆςtheθαλάσσηςseaἅthatἐστὶνisκαὶandτὰtheἐνinαὐτοῖςthemπάνταeverythingἤκουσαI heardλέγοντας·saying:τῷTo the Oneκαθημένῳsittingἐπὶonτῷtheθρόνῳthroneκαὶandτῷto theἀρνίῳLambἡtheεὐλογίαblessingκαὶandἡtheτιμὴhonorκαὶandἡtheδόξαgloryκαὶandτὸtheκράτοςmightεἰςtoτοὺςtheαἰῶναςagesτῶνof theαἰώνωνagesἀμήν.Amen.
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