Verse-Reference
Reference-Verse
Abbreviate Books
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 Rev 6:1 |
Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder, "Come!" |
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Rev 6:2 |
And I looked, and behold, a white horse! And its rider had a bow, and a crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer. |
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Rev 6:3 |
When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!" |
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Rev 6:4 |
And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword. |
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Rev 6:5 |
When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, "Come!" And I looked, and behold, a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. |
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Rev 6:6 |
And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, "A quart [fn] of wheat for a denarius, [fn] and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine!" |
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Rev 6:7 |
When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, "Come!" |
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Rev 6:8 |
And I looked, and behold, a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by wild beasts of the earth. |
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Rev 6:9 |
When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne. |
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Rev 6:10 |
They cried out with a loud voice, "O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" |
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Rev 6:11 |
Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants [fn] and their brothers [fn] should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been. |
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Rev 6:12 |
When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black as sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, |
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Rev 6:13 |
and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. |
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Rev 6:14 |
The sky vanished like a scroll that is being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. |
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Rev 6:15 |
Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave [fn] and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, |
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Rev 6:16 |
calling to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, |
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Rev 6:17 |
for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?" |
ESV Footnotes:
- (6:6) Greek choinix, a dry measure equal to about a quart
- (6:6) A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer
- (6:11) Greek fellow bondservants
- (6:11) Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church
- (6:15) Or servant; Greek bondservant
