Revelation 5:8 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁸ When he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ And when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders [of the heavenly Sanhedrin] prostrated themselves before the Lamb. Each was holding a harp (lute or guitar), and they had golden bowls full of incense (fragrant spices and gums for burning), which are the prayers of God's people (the saints).

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Common English Bible

⁸ When he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each held a harp and gold bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ And when he had opened the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having stringed instruments, as well as golden bowls full of fragrances, which are the prayers of the saints.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ And when he had opened the book, the four living creatures, and the four and twenty ancients fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints:

Revelation 5:8 Cross References

Psalm 141:2

Let my prayer be counted as incense before you and the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice.

Psalm 150:3

Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp!

Psalm 33:2

Praise the Lord with the lyre; make melody to him with the harp of ten strings.

Psalm 43:4

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.

Psalm 81:2

Raise a song; sound the tambourine, the sweet lyre with the harp.

Numbers 7:62

one golden dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;

John 1:29

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

John 5:23

so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.

Hebrews 1:6

And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, “Let all God’s angels worship him.”

Revelation 13:8

and all the inhabitants of the earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb that was slaughtered.

Revelation 15:2

And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mixed with fire and those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands.

Revelation 15:7

Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God, who lives forever and ever;

Revelation 19:4

And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who is seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!”

Revelation 4:10

the twenty-four elders fall before the one who is seated on the throne and worship the one who lives forever and ever; they cast their crowns before the throne, singing,

Revelation 4:4

Around the throne are twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones are twenty-four elders, dressed in white robes, with golden crowns on their heads.

Revelation 4:6

and in front of the throne there is something like a sea of glass, like crystal. Around the throne, and on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and back:

Revelation 4:8

And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and inside. Day and night without ceasing they sing, “Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God the Almighty, who was and is and is to come.”

Revelation 5:11

Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,

Revelation 5:12

singing with full voice, “Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”

Revelation 5:14

And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the elders fell down and worshiped.

Revelation 5:6

Then I saw between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders a Lamb standing as if it had been slaughtered, with seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.

Revelation 6:1

Then I saw the Lamb break one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures call out, as with a voice of thunder, “Come!”