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Berean Standard Bible

“But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.”

Revelation 5:3

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In the heavenly vision, God holds a scroll sealed with seven seals, and a mighty angel asks who is worthy to open it. The scroll seems to contain God's plan for history and judgment.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.

World English Bible (WEB)

No one in heaven above, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look in it.

King James Version (KJV)

And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And no one in the heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, was able to open the book, or to look thereon.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and no one was able in the heaven, nor upon the earth, nor under the earth, to open the scroll, nor to behold it.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y ninguno podía, ni en el cielo, ni en la tierra, ni debajo de la tierra, abrir el libro, ni mirarlo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero nadie, ni en el cielo ni en la tierra ni debajo de la tierra, podía abrirlo para leerlo.

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