And around the throne I saw twenty-four thrones. And on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white clothing. And they had crowns of gold on their heads.

And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples and said, (the number of names together was about a hundred and twenty,)

And sounding they found it twenty fathoms; and moving a little further, and sounding again, they found it fifteen fathoms.

Nor let us commit fornication, as some of them fornicated, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day.

the twenty-four elders fell down before the One sitting on the throne. And they worshiped Him who lives for ever and ever, and threw their crowns before the throne, saying,

And when He had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one having harps and golden vials full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.