Revelation 5:13

And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The seer reports that the entire created order—every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, and in the sea—speaks a single acclamation to the one on the throne and to the Lamb, immediately after the elders and living creatures have declared the Lamb's worthiness.

The words — κτῆμα (ktḗma, G2938) is the word for "creature," carrying the literal sense of "that which is possessed," a term rarer than the expected κτίσις and implying ownership rather than mere origin.

The thread — The spatial sweep "in heaven and on earth and under the earth" mirrors Philippians 2:10's universal bowing at the name of Jesus, while the list of attributes (praise, honor, glory, power) echoes 1 Chronicles 29:11's doxology to the LORD.

Why it lands — The verse places the reader inside the chorus, not outside it: "every creature" includes the one reading, and the scope extends to "under the earth," so no realm or person is exempt from the address.

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The Greek words

καὶkaiAnd πᾶνpanevery κτίσμαktismacreature ὃhowhich ἐστινestinis ἐνenin τῷtō<the>οὐρανῷouranōheaven καὶkaiand ἐπὶepiupon τῆςtēsthe γῆςgēsearth καὶkaiand ὑποκάτωhupokatōunder τῆςtēsthe γῆςgēsearth καὶkaiand ἐπὶepion τῆςtēsthe θαλάσσηςthalassēssea ἅhathat ἐστὶνestinis καὶkaiand τὰta<the>ἐνenin αὐτοῖςautoisthem πάνταpantaeverything ἤκουσαēkousaI heard λέγοντας·legontassaying:τῷtōTo the [One]καθημένῳkathēmenōsitting ἐπὶepion τῷtōthe θρόνῳthronōthrone καὶkaiand τῷtōto the ἀρνίῳarniōLamb ἡhē<the>εὐλογίαeulogiablessing καὶkaiand ἡhē<the>τιμὴtimēhonor καὶkaiand ἡhē<the>δόξαdoxaglory καὶkaiand τὸto<the>κράτοςkratosmight εἰςeisto τοὺςtousthe αἰῶναςaiōnasages τῶνtōnof the αἰώνωνaiōnōnages ἀμήν.amēnAmen.

King James Version

And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

Cross-references

Philippians 2:10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
1 Chronicles 29:11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all.
Psalms 148:2 Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts.
Revelation 5:12 In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
Romans 11:36 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.
1 Peter 5:11 To Him be the power forever and ever. Amen.
Psalms 96:11 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea resound, and all that fills it.
Isaiah 42:10 Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.
Revelation 5:3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or look inside it.
Luke 2:14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”