New American Standard Bible 2020
Revelation 6
The First Seal: Conqueror on a White Horse
1ThenG2532I sawG3708whenὅτεhoteG3753theLambἀρνίονarnionG721brokeἤνοιξενēnoixenG455oneμίανmianG1520of thesevenἑπτὰheptaG2033sealsσφραγίδωνsphragidōnG4973,and I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191oneἑνὸςhenosG1520of thefourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064livingG2226creaturesG2226sayingλέγοντοςlegontosG3004as with avoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of thunderβροντῆς·brontēsG1027, “ComeἔρχουerchouG2064!”
2I lookedG3708,and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, awhiteλευκὸςleukosG3022horseἵπποςipposG2462,and the one who satκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521on it hadἔχωνechōnG2192a bowτόξον.toxonG5115; anda crownστέφανος,stephanosG4735was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to him, and he wentG1831outG1831conqueringνικῶνnikōnG3528and to conquerνικήσῃ.¶nikēsēG3528.
The Second Seal: War
4And anotherἄλλοςallosG243,a redπυρρός.purrosG4450horseἵπποςipposG2462,wentG1831outG1831;and to him who satκαθημένῳkathēmenōG2521on it, it was grantedἐδόθηedothēG1325totakeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515from the earthγῆς,gēsG1093, and that peoplewould killσφάξουσιν.sphaxousinG4969oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240;and a largeμεγάλη.¶megalēG3173swordμάχαιραmachairaG3162was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to him.
The Third Seal: Famine
5WhenὅτεhoteG3753He brokeἤνοιξενēnoixenG455the thirdτρίτην,tritēnG5154sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973,I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191thethirdτρίτουtritouG5154livingζῴουzōouG2226creatureG2226sayingλέγοντος·legontosG3004, “ComeἔρχουerchouG2064!”I lookedG3708,and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, ablackμέλαςmelasG3189horseἵπποςipposG2462,and the one who satκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521on it hadἔχωνechōnG2192apairG2218ofG2218scalesG2218in his handχειρὶcheiriG5495.
6And I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191somethinglikeὡςhōsG5613a voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456in the centerμέσῳmesōG3319of thefourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064livingG2226creaturesG2226sayingλέγουσαν·legousanG3004, “AquartχοῖνιξchoinixG5518of wheatσίτουsitouG4621for adenariusδηναρίουdēnariouG1220,and threeτρεῖςtreisG5140quartsχοίνικεςchoinikesG5518of barleyκριθῶνkrithōnG2915for adenariusδηναρίου,dēnariouG1220; anddo not damageἀδικήσῃς.¶adikēsēsG91the oilἔλαιονelaionG1637and the wineοἶνονoinonG3631.”
The Fourth Seal: Death
8I lookedG3708,and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, anashenχλωρὸςchlōrosG5515horseἵπποςipposG2462;and the one who satκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521on it had the nameὄνομαonomaG3686Deathθάνατος.thanatosG2288, andHadesᾅδηςhadēsG86was followingἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190with him. AuthorityἐξουσίαexousiaG1849was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to them overἐπὶepiG1909a fourthτέταρτονtetartonG5067of the earthγῆςgēsG1093,to killἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615with swordῥομφαίᾳrhomphaiaG4501,and famineλιμῷlimōG3042, andplagueθανάτῳthanatōG2288,and by the wildG2342animalsG2342of the earthγῆς.¶gēsG1093.
The Fifth Seal: Martyrs
9WhenὅτεhoteG3753the LambbrokeἤνοιξενēnoixenG455the fifthπέμπτηνpemptēnG3991sealσφραγῖδα,sphragidaG4973,I sawG3708underneathὑποκάτωhupokatōG5270thealtarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379thesoulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590of thoseG3588who had been killedἐσφαγμένωνesphagmenōnG4969becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the wordλόγονlogonG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,and becauseδιὰdiaG1223of thetestimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141whichἣνhēnG3739they had maintainedεἶχον.eichonG2192;
10and they criedἔκραξανekraxanG2896outG2896with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “HowG2193longπότε,poteG2193G4219, OLordδεσπότηςdespotēsG1203,holyἅγιοςhagiosG40and trueἀληθινός,alēthinosG228,will You refrainοὐouG3756fromjudgingκρίνειςkrineisG2919and avengingἐκδικεῖςekdikeisG1556our bloodαἷμαhaimaG129onthoseG3588who liveκατοικούντωνkatoikountōnG2730on the earthγῆς;gēsG1093?”
11And awhiteλευκὴleukēG3022robeστολὴstolēG4749was givenἐδόθηedothēG1325to eachἑκάστῳhekastōG1538of them; and they were toldG3004that they were torestἀναπαύσονταιanapausontaiG373for a littleμικρὸνmikronG3398whileχρόνονchrononG5550longerἔτιetiG2089,untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the number oftheir fellowσύνδουλοιsundouloiG4889servantsG4889and their brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80and sisterswho were to be killedἀποκτέννεσθαιapoktennesthaiG615evenG2532as they had been, wascompletedπληρωθῶσινplērōthōsinG4137alsoG2532.
The Sixth Seal: Terror
12And I lookedG3708whenὅτεhoteG3753He brokeἤνοιξενēnoixenG455the sixthἕκτην,hektēnG1623sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973,and there was a greatμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578; and thesunἥλιοςhēliosG2246becameG1096as blackμέλαςmelasG3189assackclothσάκκοςsakkosG4526madeG5155ofG5155hairG5155,and the wholeὅληholēG3650moonσελήνηselēnēG4582becameG1096likeG5613bloodαἷμα,haimaG129;
15ThenG2532the kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935of the earthγῆςgēsG1093and the eminentG3175peopleG3175,and the commandersχιλίαρχοιchiliarchoiG5506and the wealthyπλούσιοιplousioiG4145and the strongἰσχυροὶischuroiG2478,and everyπᾶςpasG3956slaveδοῦλοςdoulosG1401and freeἐλεύθεροςeleutherosG1658personG1658hidἔκρυψανekrupsanG2928themselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438in the cavesσπήλαιαspēlaiaG4693and amongG1519the rocksπέτραςpetrasG4073of the mountainsὀρέωνoreōnG3735;
16and theysaidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to the mountainsὄρεσινoresinG3735and the rocksπέτραις·petraisG4073, “FallπέσετεpeseteG4098on us and hideκρύψατεkrupsateG2928us from thesightπροσώπουprosōpouG4383of Himwho sitsκαθημένουkathēmenouG2521on the throneθρόνουthronouG2362, and from thewrathὀργῆςorgēsG3709of the Lambἀρνίου,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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