And they sang a new song:(A)

You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
because you were slaughtered,
and you purchased[a] people[b]
for God by your blood
from every tribe and language
and people and nation.(B)

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  1. 5:9 Or redeemed
  2. 5:9 Other mss read us

A Multitude from the Great Tribulation

After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language,(A) which no one could number,(B) standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes with palm branches in their hands.(C)

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And some of[a] the peoples, tribes, languages, and nations(A) will view their bodies for three and a half days and not permit their bodies to be put into a tomb.(B)

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  1. 11:9 Lit And from

And it was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them.(A) It was also given authority(B) over every tribe, people, language, and nation.(C)

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