4 I wept and wept and wept that no one was found able to open the scroll, able to read it. 5 One of the Elders said, "Don't weep. Look - the Lion from Tribe Judah, the Root of David's Tree, has conquered. He can open the scroll, can rip through the seven seals."
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Revelation 5:4-5