Revelation 6:1

Revelation 6:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
• New International Version (NIV)I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.”

Context of Revelation 6:1

And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, Come. 2And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown: and he came forth conquering, and to conquer. 3And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come.

Revelation 6:1 word by word

Καὶ εἶδον ὅτε ἤνοιξεν τὸ ἀρνίον μίαν ἐκ τῶν ἑπτὰ σφραγίδων καὶ ἤκουσα ἑνὸς ἐκ τῶν τεσσάρων ζῴων λέγοντος ὡς φωνὴ βροντῆς· ἔρχουRead the interlinear

• sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• Lambἀρνίονarnion · lambG721
• openedἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• sevenἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
• sealsσφραγίςsphragis · sealG4973
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• fourτέσσαρεςtessares tessara · fourG5064
• creaturesζῷονzōon · living thingG2226
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• thunderβροντήbrontē · thunderG1027
• Comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064

Cross-references for Revelation 6:1

• Revelation 5:5and one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not; behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath overcome to open the book and the seven seals thereof.
• Revelation 4:5And out of the throne proceed lightnings and voices and thunders. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;
• Revelation 10:3and he cried with a great voice, as a lion roareth: and when he cried, the seven thunders uttered their voices.
• Revelation 11:19And there was opened the temple of God that is in heaven; and there was seen in his temple the ark of his covenant; and there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.
• Revelation 6:3And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come.
• Revelation 4:6and before the throne, as it were a sea of glass like unto crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, four living creatures full of eyes before and behind.
• Acts 4:20for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.

Commentaries on Revelation 6:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1When the Lamb opened one of the seals - It is worthy of remark that the opening of the seals is not merely a declaration of what God will do, but is the exhibition of a purpose then accomplished; for whenever the seal is opened, the sentence appears to be executed. It is supposed that, from Revelation 6:1-11:19, the calamities which should fall on the enemies of Christianity, and particularly the Jews, are pointed out under various images, as well as the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1And I saw - Or, I looked. He fixed his eye attentively on what was passing, as promising important disclosures. No one had been found in the universe who could open the seals but the Lamb of God Revelation 5:2-4; and it was natural for John, therefore, to look upon the transaction with profound interest. When the Lamb opened one of the seals - See the notes on Revelation 5:1, Revelation 5:5. This was the first or outermost of the seals, and its being…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The opening of the seals, The first, second, third, and fourth. (1-8) The fifth. (9-11) The sixth. (12-17) Verses 1-8 Christ, the Lamb, opens the first seal: observe what appeared. A rider on a white horse. By the going forth of this white horse, a time of peace, or the early progress of the Christian religion, seems to be intended; its going forth in purity, at the time when its heavenly Founder sent his apostles to teach all nations, adding, Lo! I am…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8The four horses and their riders (see Zechariah 1:8–11; 6:1–8) represent the world's power structures. Their actions lead mainly to war, violence, economic imbalance, and death. Because of this, it is useless to place our hope in these human systems of power.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-17Compare Note, see on Re 5:1. Many (Mede, Fleming, Newton, &c.) hold that all these seals have been fulfilled, the sixth having been so by the overthrow of paganism and establishment of Christianity under Constantine's edict, A.D. 312. There can, however, be no doubt that at least the sixth seal is future, and is to be at the coming again of Christ. The great objection to supposing the seals to be finally and exhaustively fulfilled (though, probably…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 6:1

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• Conquer
• Hurt
• Mighty
• Shake
• Come
• Creature, Living
• Ethics
• Four
• Jael
• Literature, Sub-Apostolic

Commentaries on Revelation 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings