^{1 Ref} And I saw upon the right hand of Him who is sitting upon the throne a scroll, written within and on the back, sealed with seven seals;

^{2 Ref} and I saw a strong messenger crying with a great voice, `Who is worthy to open the scroll and to loose the seals of it?'

^{3 Ref} and no one was able in the heaven, nor upon the earth, nor under the earth, to open the scroll, nor to behold it.

^{4 Ref} And I was weeping much, because no one was found worthy to open and to read the scroll, nor to behold it,

^{5 Ref} and one of the elders saith to me, `Weep not; lo, overcome did the Lion, who is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, to open the scroll, and to loose the seven seals of it;