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Revelation 5:3

Revelation 5:3
And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And no man in heaven,.... Or "no one in heaven", whether angels, or the souls of departed saints; neither the one nor the other know anything of what is to come, until it is revealed unto them:

nor…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And no man in heaven - No one - οὐδεὶς oudeis. There is no limitation in the original to man. The idea is, that there was no one in heaven - evidently alluding to the created beings there - who…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And no man - Ουδεις· No person or being.

In heaven - Among all the angels of God.

Nor in the earth - No human being.

Neither under the earth - No disembodied spirit, nor any demon. Neither angels,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Revelation 5:1-5

Hitherto the apostle had seen only the great God, the governor of all things, now,

I. He is favoured with a sight of the model and methods of his government, as they are all written down in a book…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

no man Better, no one the term includes others as well as men.

under the earth i.e. in the world of the dead. In view of Rev 5:5, we can hardly make it mean "in the sea," on the analogy of Exo 20:4…

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