Berean Standard Bible
Revelation 6
1ThenΚαὶKaiG2532I watchedG3708asὅτεhoteG3753theτὸtoG3588LambἀρνίονarnionG721openedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455oneμίανmianG1520ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033sealsσφραγίδωνsphragidōnG4973,andκαὶkaiG2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191oneἑνὸςhenosG1520ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064living creaturesζῴωνzōōnG2226sayλέγοντοςlegontosG3004inὡςhōsG5613a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456like thunderβροντῆς·brontēsG1027, “ComeἔρχουerchouG2064!”
2SoΚαὶKaiG2532I lookedG3708andκαὶkaiG2532sawἰδοὺidouG2400a whiteλευκὸςleukosG3022horseἵπποςipposG2462,andκαὶkaiG2532its riderὁ καθήμενος ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸνho kathēmenos ep᾽ autonG3588G2521G1909G846heldἔχωνechōnG2192a bowτόξον.toxonG5115.AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτῷautōG846was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325a crownστέφανος,stephanosG4735,andκαὶkaiG2532he rode outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831to overcomeνικῶνnikōnG3528andκαὶkaiG2532ἵναinaG2443conquerνικήσῃ.¶nikēsēG3528.
The Second Seal: War
4ThenκαὶkaiG2532anotherἄλλοςallosG243horseἵπποςipposG2462went forthἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831. It wasbright redπυρρός.purrosG4450,andκαὶkaiG2532its riderτῷ καθημένῳ ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸνtō kathēmenō ep᾽ autonG3588G2521G1909G846was granted permissionἐδόθηedothēG1325αὐτῷautōG846to take awayλαβεῖνlabeinG2983τὴνtēnG3588peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς,gēsG1093andκαὶkaiG2532ἵναinaG2443to make men slayσφάξουσιν.sphaxousinG4969one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240.AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτῷautōG846was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325a greatμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173swordμάχαιραmachairaG3162.
The Third Seal: Famine
5AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753the LambopenedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455theτὴνtēnG3588thirdτρίτην,tritēnG5154τὴνtēnG3588sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973,I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191theτοῦtouG3588thirdτρίτουtritouG5154living creatureζῴουzōouG2226sayλέγοντος·legontosG3004, “ComeἔρχουerchouG2064!”ThenκαὶkaiG2532I lookedG3708andκαὶkaiG2532sawἰδοὺidouG2400a blackμέλαςmelasG3189horseἵπποςipposG2462,andκαὶkaiG2532its riderὁ καθήμενος ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸνho kathēmenos ep᾽ autonG3588G2521G1909G846heldἔχωνechōnG2192inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῇtēaG3588handχειρὶcheiriG5495a pair of scalesζυγὸνzugonG2218.
6AndκαὶkaiG2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191what soundedlikeὡςhōsG5613a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456from amongἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722G3319theτῶνtōnG3588fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064living creaturesζῴωνzōōnG2226,sayingλέγουσαν·legousanG3004, “A quartχοῖνιξchoinixG5518of wheatσίτουsitouG4621for a denariusδηναρίουdēnariouG1220,andκαὶkaiG2532threeτρεῖςtreisG5140quartsχοίνικεςchoinikesG5518of barleyκριθῶνkrithōnG2915for a denariusδηναρίου,dēnariouG1220,andκαὶkaiG2532do not harmμὴ ἀδικήσῃς.¶mē adikēsēsG3361G91theτὸtoG3588oilἔλαιονelaionG1637andκαὶkaiG2532τὸνtonG3588wineοἶνονoinonG3631.”
The Fourth Seal: Death
7AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753the LambopenedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455theτὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588fourthτετάρτην,tetartēnG5067sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973,I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191thevoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456of theτοῦtouG3588fourthτετάρτουtetartouG5067living creatureζῴουzōouG2226sayλέγοντος·legontosG3004, “ComeἔρχουerchouG2064!”
8ThenκαὶkaiG2532I lookedG3708andκαὶkaiG2532sawἰδοὺidouG2400a pale greenχλωρὸςchlōrosG5515horseἵπποςipposG2462καὶkaiG2532.Its rider’sὁ καθήμενος ἐπάνω αὐτοῦho kathēmenos epanō autouG3588G2521G1883G846nameὄνομαonomaG3686αὐτῷautōG846ὁhoG3588wasDeathθάνατος.thanatosG2288,andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588HadesᾅδηςhadēsG86followedἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190close behindμετ᾽ αὐτοῦ.met᾽ autouG3326G846.AndκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτοῖςautoisG846were givenἐδόθηedothēG1325authorityἐξουσίαexousiaG1849overἐπὶepiG1909τὸtoG3588a fourthτέταρτονtetartonG5067of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093,to killἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615byἐνenG1722swordῥομφαίᾳrhomphaiaG4501καὶkaiG2532,byἐνenG1722famineλιμῷlimōG3042καὶkaiG2532,byἐνenG1722plagueθανάτῳthanatōG2288,andκαὶkaiG2532ὑπὸhupoG5259by theτῶνtōnG3588beastsθηρίωνthēriōnG2342of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.
The Fifth Seal: The Martyrs
9AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753the LambopenedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455theτὴνtēnG3588fifthπέμπτηνpemptēnG3991sealσφραγῖδα,sphragidaG4973,I sawG3708underὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270theτοῦtouG3588altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379theτὰςtasG3588soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590of those whoτῶνtōnG3588had been slainἐσφαγμένωνesphagmenōnG4969forδιὰdiaG1223theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532forδιὰdiaG1223theτὴνtēnG3588testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141ἣνhēnG3739they had upheldεἶχον.eichonG2192.
10AndκαὶkaiG2532they cried outἔκραξανekraxanG2896in a loud voiceφωνῇ μεγάλῃphōnēa megalēG3173G5456λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “How longπότε,poteG4219,OὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588LordδεσπότηςdespotēsG1203,holyἅγιοςhagiosG40andκαὶkaiG2532trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193You judgeκρίνειςkrineisG2919ἐκekG1537those whoτὸtoG3588dwellκατοικούντωνkatoikountōnG2730uponἐπὶepiG1909theτῶνtōnG3588earthγῆς;gēsG1093andκαὶkaiG2532οὐouG3756avengeἐκδικεῖςekdikeisG1556ourG1473τῆςtēsG3588bloodαἷμαhaimaG129?”
11ThenκαὶkaiG2532eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538of themαὐτοῖςautoisG846was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325a whiteλευκὴleukēG3022robeστολὴstolēG4749andκαὶkaiG2532toldἐρρέθηerrethēG2046αὐτοῖςautoisG846toἵναinaG2443restἀναπαύσονταιanapausontaiG373a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileχρόνονchrononG5550longerἔτιetiG2089untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the full numberπληρωθῶσιν καὶplērōthōsin kaiG4137G2532of theirαὐτῶνautōnG846οἱhoiG3588fellow servantsσύνδουλοιsundouloiG4889καὶkaiG2532,theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846οἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80οἱhoiG3588,wereμέλλοντεςmellontesG3195killedἀποκτέννεσθαιapoktennesthaiG615,just asὡςhōsG5613theyαὐτοί.¶autoiG846had been killedκαὶkaiG2532.
The Sixth Seal: Terror
12AndΚαὶKaiG2532I watched asὅτεhoteG3753G3708the LambopenedἤνοιξενēnoixenG455theτὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588sixthἕκτην,hektēnG1623sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973,andκαὶkaiG2532there wasἐγένετο,egenetoG1096a greatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588sunἥλιοςhēliosG2246becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096blackμέλαςmelasG3189likeὡςhōsG5613sackclothσάκκοςsakkosG4526of goathairτρίχινος,trichinosG5155,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588wholeὅληholēG3650moonσελήνηselēnēG4582turnedἐγένετοegenetoG1096ὡςhōsG5613blood redαἷμα,haimaG129,
13andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588starsἀστέρεςasteresG792ofτοῦtouG3588theskyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772fellἔπεσανepesanG4098toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588earthγῆνgēnG1093likeὡςhōsG5613τοὺςtousG3588unripe figsὀλύνθουςolunthousG3653dropping fromβάλλειballeiG906a treeσυκῆsukēG4808αὐτῆςautēsG846shakenσειομένη,seiomenēG4579byὑπὸhupoG5259a greatμεγάλουmegalouG3173windἀνέμουanemouG417.
14καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588skyοὐρανὸςouranosG3772recededἀπεχωρίσθηapechōristhēG673likeὡςhōsG5613a scrollβιβλίονbiblionG975being rolled upἑλισσόμενον,helissomenonG1667,andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶνpanG3956mountainὄροςorosG3735andκαὶkaiG2532islandνῆσοςnēsosG3520was movedἐκινήθησαν,ekinēthēsanG2795fromἐκekG1537itsαὐτῶνautōnG846τῶνtōnG3588placeτόπωνtopōnG5117.
15ThenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093καὶkaiG2532,theοἱhoiG3588noblesμεγιστᾶνεςmegistanesG3175καὶkaiG2532,theοἱhoiG3588commandersχιλίαρχοιchiliarchoiG5506καὶkaiG2532,theοἱhoiG3588richπλούσιοιplousioiG4145καὶkaiG2532,theοἱhoiG3588mightyἰσχυροὶischuroiG2478,andκαὶkaiG2532everyπᾶςpasG3956slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401andκαὶkaiG2532freeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658manhidἔκρυψανekrupsanG2928ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438inεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588cavesσπήλαιαspēlaiaG4693andκαὶkaiG2532amongεἰςeisG1519theτὰςtasG3588rocksπέτραςpetrasG4073of theτῶνtōnG3588mountainsὀρέωνoreōnG3735.
16AndκαὶkaiG2532they saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to theτοῖςtoisG3588mountainsὄρεσινoresinG3735andκαὶkaiG2532theταῖςtaisG3588rocksπέτραις·petraisG4073, “FallπέσετεpeseteG4098onἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909usG1473andκαὶkaiG2532hideκρύψατεkrupsateG2928usG1473fromἀπὸapoG575thefaceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383of theτοῦtouG3588OneseatedκαθημένουkathēmenouG2521onἐπὶepiG1909theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362,andκαὶkaiG2532fromἀπὸapoG575theτῆςtēsG3588wrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709of theτοῦtouG3588Lambἀρνίου,arniouG721.
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
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