Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And no one in heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to get the book open, or to see what was in it.
New American Standard Bible
And no one
King James Version
And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
Holman Bible
But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or even to look in it.
International Standard Version
No one in heaven, on earth, or under the earth could open the scroll or look inside it.
A Conservative Version
And none in heaven above nor on the earth nor under the earth was able to open the book or to see in it.
American Standard Version
And no one in the heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look thereon.
Amplified
And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth [in Hades, the realm of the dead] was able to open the scroll or look into it.
An Understandable Version
And no one in heaven, or on earth or under the earth was able to open the book or to look inside of it. [Note: "Under the earth" may refer to the spirit world].
Anderson New Testament
And no one in heaven, or on earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look upon it.
Common New Testament
And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and no one in heaven, nor in earth, nor under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look therein.
Darby Translation
And no one was able in the heaven, or upon the earth, or underneath the earth, to open the book, or to regard it.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
And one in heaven, nor upon the earth, nor under the earth, was able to open the scroll, or to look into it.
Godbey New Testament
And no one in the heaven, nor upon the earth, nor beneath the earth, was able to open the book, and to look into it.
Goodspeed New Testament
But no one in heaven or on earth or underneath the earth could open the roll or look into it.
John Wesley New Testament
And none in heaven, or in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
Julia Smith Translation
And none was able in heaven, nor upon earth, nor under the earth, to open the book, nor to look upon it.
King James 2000
And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the scroll, neither to look thereon.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it.
Modern King James verseion
And no one in Heaven, nor on the earth, nor under the earth, was able to open the book or to look at it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And no man in heaven nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
Moffatt New Testament
But no one was fit, either in heaven or on earth or underneath the earth, to open the scroll or look into it.
Montgomery New Testament
And no one in the heavens or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look into it.
NET Bible
But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look into it.
New Heart English Bible
No one in heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the scroll, or to look in it.
Noyes New Testament
And no one in heaven, nor on the earth, nor under the earth, was able to open the book, nor to look thereon.
Sawyer New Testament
And no one in heaven above, nor on the earth, nor under the earth, could open the book, or look in it.
The Emphasized Bible
And, no one, was able, in heaven, or on earth, or under the earth, to open the scroll, or, to look thereon.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And no man was able in heaven, nor upon earth, nor under the earth, to open the book, nor to look into it.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But no one either in Heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the book or look within it.
Webster
And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look upon it.
Weymouth New Testament
But no one in Heaven, or on earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book or look into it.
Williams New Testament
But no one in heaven or on earth or underneath the earth could open the book or look into it.
World English Bible
No one in heaven above, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look in it.
Worrell New Testament
And no one in Heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book or to look upon it.
Worsley New Testament
And no one in heaven, nor on earth, nor under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look into it:
Youngs Literal Translation
and no one was able in the heaven, nor upon the earth, nor under the earth, to open the scroll, nor to behold it.
Themes
Knowledge » Withheld from man withheld » Secret things belong to God
Secret things » Secret things belong to God
Vision » Of john on the island of patmos » The book with seven seals
Interlinear
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ἐπί
Epi
Usage: 644
Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 5:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Scroll With Seven Seals And The Lamb
2 And I saw a strong angel saying in a loud voice, Who is able to make the book open, and to undo its stamps? 3 And no one in heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to get the book open, or to see what was in it. 4 And I was very sad, because there was no one able to get the book open or to see what was in it.
Cross References
Revelation 5:13
And to my ears came the voice of everything in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and of all things which are in them, saying, To him who is seated on the high seat, and to the Lamb, may blessing and honour and glory and power be given for ever and ever.
Isaiah 40:13-14
By whom has the spirit of the Lord been guided, or who has been his teacher?
Isaiah 41:28
And I saw that there was no man, even no wise man among them, who might give an answer to my questions.
Romans 11:34
Who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord? or who has taken part in his purposes?