Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Revelation 5:4

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Revelation 5:4 - 5:4

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Revelation 5:4 - 5:4

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5:4 - 5:4
5:5 - 5:5
5:6 - 5:6
5:7 - 5:7
5:8 - 5:8
5:9 - 5:9
5:10 - 5:10
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5:14 - 5:14

4. καὶ [ἐγὼ]. The pronoun if genuine is emphatic: “no one could open it: I for my part wept for the impossibility.” Why he wept will be variously explained, according to the view taken of the meaning of the Book. If it be the Book of Life, the reason is obvious: if it be the future purposes of God, the impossibility of opening it threatened to disappoint the promise of Rev 4:1.