Revelation 6
New American Standard Bible 2020
The First Seal: Conqueror on a White Horse
1ThenG2532 I sawG3708 whenG3753 the 1LambG721 brokeG455 oneG1520 of the 2sevenG2033 sealsG4973, and I heardG191 oneG1520 of the 3fourG5064 livingG2226 creaturesG2226 sayingG3004 as with a 4voiceG5456 of thunderG1027, “ComeG20645!” 2I lookedG3708, and beholdG2400, a 6whiteG3022 horseG2462, and the one who satG2521 on it hadG2192 a bowG5115; and 7a crownG4735 was givenG1325 to him, and he wentG1831 outG1831 8conqueringG3528 and to conquerG3528.
The Second Seal: War
3WhenG3753 He brokeG455 the secondG1208 sealG4973, I heardG191 the 9secondG1208 livingG2226 creatureG2226 sayingG3004, “ComeG206410!” 4And anotherG243, 11a redG4450 horseG2462, wentG1831 outG1831; and to him who satG2521 on it, it was grantedG1325 to 12takeG2983 peaceG1515 from the earthG1093, and that people would killG4969 oneG240 anotherG240; and a largeG3173 swordG3162 was givenG1325 to him.
The Third Seal: Famine
5WhenG3753 He brokeG455 the thirdG5154 sealG4973, I heardG191 the 13thirdG5154 livingG2226 creatureG2226 sayingG3004, “ComeG206414!” I lookedG3708, and beholdG2400, a 15blackG3189 horseG2462, and the one who satG2521 on it hadG2192 a 16pairG2218 ofG2218 scalesG2218 in his handG5495. 6And I heardG191 something likeG5613 a voiceG5456 in the centerG3319 of the 17fourG5064 livingG2226 creaturesG2226 sayingG3004, “A 18quartG5518 of wheatG4621 for a 19denariusG1220, and threeG5140 20quartsG5518 of barleyG2915 for a 21denariusG1220; and 22do not damageG91 the oilG1637 and the wineG3631.”
The Fourth Seal: Death
7WhenG3753 the Lamb brokeG455 the fourthG5067 sealG4973, I heardG191 the voiceG5456 of the 23fourthG5067 livingG2226 creatureG2226 sayingG3004, “ComeG206424!” 8I lookedG3708, and beholdG2400, 25an 26ashenG5515 horseG2462; and the one who satG2521 on it had the nameG3686 27DeathG2288, and 28HadesG86 was followingG190 with him. AuthorityG1849 was givenG1325 to them overG1909 a fourthG5067 of the earthG1093, 29to killG615 with swordG4501, and famineG3042, and 30plagueG2288, and by the wildG2342 animalsG2342 of the earthG1093.
The Fifth Seal: Martyrs
9WhenG3753 the Lamb brokeG455 the fifthG3991 sealG4973, I sawG3708 31underneathG5270 the 32altarG2379 the 33soulsG5590 of thoseG3588 who had been killedG4969 34becauseG1223 of the wordG3056 of GodG2316, and becauseG1223 of the 35testimonyG3141 whichG3739 they had maintainedG2192; 10and they criedG2896 outG2896 with a loudG3173 voiceG5456, sayingG3004, “36HowG2193 longG2193G4219, O 3738LordG1203, 39holyG40 and trueG228, 40will You refrainG3756 from 41judgingG2919 and avengingG1556 our bloodG129 on 42thoseG3588 who liveG2730 on the earthG1093?” 11And a 43whiteG3022 robeG4749 was givenG1325 to eachG1538 of them; and they were toldG3004 that they were to 44restG373 for a littleG3398 whileG5550 longerG2089, 45untilG2193 the number of their fellowG4889 servantsG4889 and their brothersG80 and sisters who were to be killedG615 evenG2532 as they had been, was 46completedG4137 alsoG2532.
The Sixth Seal: Terror
12And I lookedG3708 whenG3753 He brokeG455 the sixthG1623 sealG4973, and there was a greatG3173 47earthquakeG4578; and the 48sunG2246 becameG1096 as blackG3189 as 49sackclothG4526 madeG5155 ofG5155 hairG5155, and the wholeG3650 moonG4582 becameG1096 likeG5613 bloodG129; 13and 50the starsG792 of the skyG3772 fellG4098 to the earthG1093, 51as a figG4808 treeG4808 dropsG906 its unripeG3653 figsG3653 when shakenG4579 by a greatG3173 windG417. 1452The skyG3772 was splitG673 apartG673 likeG5613 a scrollG975 when it is rolledG1667 up, and 53everyG3956 mountainG3735 and islandG3520 was removedG2795 from its placeG5117. 15ThenG2532 54the kingsG935 of the earthG1093 and the eminentG3175 peopleG3175, and the commandersG5506 and the wealthyG4145 and the strongG2478, and everyG3956 slaveG1401 and freeG1658 personG1658 hidG2928 themselvesG1438 in the cavesG4693 and amongG1519 the rocksG4073 of the mountainsG3735; 16and they 55saidG3004 to the mountainsG3735 and the rocksG4073, “FallG4098 on us and hideG2928 us from the 56sightG4383 of Him 57who sitsG2521 on the throneG2362, and from the 58wrathG3709 of the LambG721; 17for 59the greatG3173 dayG2250 of Their wrathG3709 has comeG2064, and 60whoG5101 is ableG1410 to standG2476?”
Notes
- 1. Revelation 6:1 John 1:29; Rev 5:6, 12f; 13:8 ↩
- 2. Revelation 6:1 Rev 5:1 ↩
- 3. Revelation 6:1 Rev 4:6; 5:6, 8, 11, 14 ↩
- 4. Revelation 6:1 Rev 14:2; 19:6 ↩
- 5. Revelation 6:1 One early ms and see ↩
- 6. Revelation 6:2 Zech 1:8; 6:3f; Rev 19:11 ↩
- 7. Revelation 6:2 Zech 6:11; Rev 9:7; 14:14; 19:12 ↩
- 8. Revelation 6:2 Rev 3:21 ↩
- 9. Revelation 6:3 Rev 4:7 ↩
- 10. Revelation 6:3 One early ms and see ↩
- 11. Revelation 6:4 Zech 1:8; 6:2 ↩
- 12. Revelation 6:4 Matt 10:34 ↩
- 13. Revelation 6:5 Rev 4:7 ↩
- 14. Revelation 6:5 One early ms and see ↩
- 15. Revelation 6:5 Zech 6:2, 6 ↩
- 16. Revelation 6:5 Ezek 4:16 ↩
- 17. Revelation 6:6 Rev 4:6f ↩
- 18. Revelation 6:6 Gr choenix; i.e., a dry measure almost equal to a qt. ↩
- 19. Revelation 6:6 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer ↩
- 20. Revelation 6:6 Gr choenix; i.e., a dry measure almost equal to a qt. ↩
- 21. Revelation 6:6 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer ↩
- 22. Revelation 6:6 Rev 7:3; 9:4 ↩
- 23. Revelation 6:7 Rev 4:7 ↩
- 24. Revelation 6:7 One early ms and see ↩
- 25. Revelation 6:8 Or a sickly pale green ↩
- 26. Revelation 6:8 Zech 6:3 ↩
- 27. Revelation 6:8 Prov 5:5; Hos 13:14; Matt 11:23; Rev 1:18; 20:13f ↩
- 28. Revelation 6:8 Prov 5:5; Hos 13:14; Matt 11:23; Rev 1:18; 20:13f ↩
- 29. Revelation 6:8 Jer 14:12; 15:2f; 24:10; 29:17f; Ezek 5:12, 17; 14:21; 29:5 ↩
- 30. Revelation 6:8 Lit death; i.e., a particular kind of death ↩
- 31. Revelation 6:9 Ex 29:12; Lev 4:7; John 16:2 ↩
- 32. Revelation 6:9 Rev 14:18; 16:7 ↩
- 33. Revelation 6:9 Rev 20:4 ↩
- 34. Revelation 6:9 Rev 1:2, 9 ↩
- 35. Revelation 6:9 Rev 12:17 ↩
- 36. Revelation 6:10 Zech 1:12 ↩
- 37. Revelation 6:10 Or Master ↩
- 38. Revelation 6:10 Luke 2:29; 2 Pet 2:1 ↩
- 39. Revelation 6:10 Rev 3:7 ↩
- 40. Revelation 6:10 Lit do You not judge and avenge ↩
- 41. Revelation 6:10 Deut 32:43; Ps 79:10; Luke 18:7; Rev 19:2 ↩
- 42. Revelation 6:10 Rev 3:10 ↩
- 43. Revelation 6:11 Rev 3:4, 5; 7:9 ↩
- 44. Revelation 6:11 2 Thess 1:7; Heb 4:10; Rev 14:13 ↩
- 45. Revelation 6:11 Heb 11:40 ↩
- 46. Revelation 6:11 Acts 20:24; 2 Tim 4:7 ↩
- 47. Revelation 6:12 Matt 24:7; Rev 8:5; 11:13; 16:18 ↩
- 48. Revelation 6:12 Is 13:10; Joel 2:10, 31; 3:15; Matt 24:29; Mark 13:24 ↩
- 49. Revelation 6:12 Is 50:3; Matt 11:21 ↩
- 50. Revelation 6:13 Matt 24:29; Mark 13:25; Rev 8:10; 9:1 ↩
- 51. Revelation 6:13 Is 34:4 ↩
- 52. Revelation 6:14 Is 34:4; 2 Pet 3:10; Rev 20:11; 21:1 ↩
- 53. Revelation 6:14 Is 54:10; Jer 4:24; Ezek 38:20; Nah 1:5; Rev 16:20 ↩
- 54. Revelation 6:15 Is 2:10f, 19, 21; 24:21; Rev 19:18 ↩
- 55. Revelation 6:16 Hos 10:8; Luke 23:30; Rev 9:6 ↩
- 56. Revelation 6:16 Lit face ↩
- 57. Revelation 6:16 Rev 4:9; 5:1 ↩
- 58. Revelation 6:16 Mark 3:5 ↩
- 59. Revelation 6:17 Is 63:4; Jer 30:7; Joel 1:15; 2:1f, 11, 31; Zeph 1:14f; Rev 16:14 ↩
- 60. Revelation 6:17 Ps 76:7; Nah 1:6; Mal 3:2; Luke 21:36 ↩
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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