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Revelation 5:4

The Pulpit Commentary on Revelation 5:4

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

And I wept much ( ἔκλαιον); I burst into tears, and continued weeping. A strong expression in the imperfect tense. Because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

The words, "and to read? should be omitted. They are found in few manuscripts. The equivalent phrase follows, "neither to look thereon."

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