5: 1 And I saw ⁵²in the right hand of him that sitteth on the throne a book written ⁵³inside and on the backside, close sealed with seven seals.
⁵²Gk. on
⁵³So A 94 syr^h. 1611^vid 2053 and most read inside and outside, ℵ cop^sa read frontside and backside, Both papyrus and vellum have a preferred side for writing, but can be written on both sides; thus the meaning should be the same for all these variants.

5: 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
5: 3 And no one in the heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look thereon.
5: 4 And I wept much, because no one was found worthy to open the book, or to look thereon:
5: 5 and one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not; behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath overcome to open the book and the seven seals thereof.
5: 6 And I saw ⁵⁴in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the ⁵⁵seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.
⁵⁴Or, between the throne with the four living creatures, and the elders,
⁵⁵So p²⁴ℵ 2053 and most mss. and versions. A 1611 2050 f ^1678,1006 vg omit seven

5: 7 And he came, and he ⁵⁶taketh it out of the right hand of him that sitteth on the throne.
⁵⁶Gk. hath taken

5: 8 And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
5: 9 And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood ⁵⁷us out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,
⁵⁷So ℵ 1611 2053 and a majority of lesser Gk. mss. But p^115vidA eth alone omit us 205 cop^sa read unto our God with thy blood men out of every tribe,

5: 10 and madest ⁵⁸them to be unto our God a kingdom and priests; and ⁵⁹they shall reign over the earth.
⁵⁸cop^sa almost alone reads us
⁵⁹So ℵ 2053 2050 94 vg syr^ph. A 1611 f ¹⁰⁰⁶ and a majority of lesser Gk. mss., read they reign 2432 almost alone reads we shall reign

5: 11 And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousands of ten thousands, and thousands of thousands;
5: 12 saying with a great voice, Worthy is the Lamb that hath been slain to receive the power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing.
5: 13 And every created thing ⁶⁰which is in the heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all things that are in them, heard I saying, Unto him that sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the dominion, for ever and ever.
⁶⁰So ℵ 1611* syr^h. A f ¹⁰⁰⁶ 2344 2329 and the majority of lesser Gk. mss., read which is 2050 P vg read which are 2053 2351 almost alone read which is ... and on the great sea,

5: 14 And the four living creatures said, Amen. And the elders fell down and ⁶¹worshipped.
⁶¹See marginal note on ch. 3:9.