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Christ Jesus takes the scroll from the hand of his Father:

Revelation 4:9-5:7 NWT
9 And whenever the living creatures offer glory and honor and thanksgiving to the one seated upon the throne, the one that lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated upon the throne and worship the One that lives forever and ever, and they cast their crowns before the throne, saying: 11 "You are worthy, Jehovah, even our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created." 5 And I saw in the right hand of the One seated upon the throne a scroll written within and on the reverse side, sealed tight with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice: "Who is worthy to open the scroll and loose its seals?" 3 But neither in heaven nor upon earth nor underneath the earth was there a single one able to open the scroll or to look into it. 4 And I gave way to a great deal of weeping because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. 5 But one of the elders says to me: "Stop weeping. Look! The Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered so as to open the scroll and its seven seals." 6 And I saw standing in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures and in the midst of the elders a lamb as though it had been slaughtered, having seven horns and seven eyes, which [eyes] mean the seven spirits of God that have been sent forth into the whole earth. 7 And he went and at once took [it] out of the right hand of the One seated on the throne.

Revelation 4:9-11 ALT
(9) And whenever the living creatures ascribe glory and honor and thanksgiving to the One sitting on the throne, the One living into the ages of the ages [fig., forever and ever], (10) the twenty-four elders will fall down before the One sitting on the throne and will prostrate themselves in worship before the One living into the ages of the ages [fig., forever and ever], and they will cast their victor's wreaths before the throne, saying, (11) "You are worthy, our Lord and God, the Holy [One], to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because _You_ created the [things], and because of Your will they are [fig., exist] and were created!"
Revelation 5:1-7 ALT
(1) And I saw in the right hand of the One sitting on the throne a scroll having been written inside and outside, having been sealed with seven seals. (2) And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?" (3) And no one in the heaven nor on the earth nor under the earth was being able to open the scroll, nor to be looking at it. (4) And _I_ began weeping greatly, because no one was found worthy to open the scroll, nor to be looking at it. (5) And one of the elders says to me, "Stop weeping! Listen! The Lion from the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, overcame to open the scroll and its seven seals. (6) And I saw in [the] middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in [the] middle of the elders, a Lamb having stood as if having been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God [fig., is the seven-fold Spirit] having been sent into all the earth. (7) And He came and has taken out of the right hand of the One sitting on the throne.

Revelation 4:9-11 LITV
(9) And whenever the living creatures shall give glory and honor and thanks to the One sitting on the throne, to the One living to the ages of the ages, (10) the twenty four elders fall down before Him sitting on the throne; and they will worship the One living to the ages of the ages, and will throw their crowns before the throne, saying, (11) Lord, You are worthy to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because You created all things, and through Your will they exist and were created.
Revelation 5:1-7 LITV
(1) And I saw on the right of the One sitting on the throne a scroll having been written within and on the back, having been sealed with seven seals. (2) And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a great voice: Who is worthy to open the scroll, and to loosen its seals? (3) And no one in Heaven was able to open the scroll nor to see it, neither on the earth, nor underneath the earth. (4) And I wept much, because no one worthy was found to open and to read the scroll, nor to see it. (5) And one of the elders said to me, Do not weep. Behold, the Lion being of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, overcame so as to open the scroll, and to loose its seven seals. (6) And I saw, and behold, in the midst of the throne, and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, was a Lamb standing, as having been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, having been sent out into all the earth. (7) And He came and took the scroll out of the right hand of Him sitting on the throne.

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The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation