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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And no man in heaven,.... Or "no one in heaven", whether angels, or the souls of departed saints; neither the one nor…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And no man in heaven - No one - οὐδεὶς oudeis. There is no limitation in the original to man. The idea is, that there…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And no man - Ουδεις· No person or being.
In heaven - Among all the angels of God.
Nor in the earth - No human…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Revelation 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…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
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…
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