Revelation 6
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Revelation 6:1-7

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.

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.

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.”

7WhenG3753 the Lamb brokeG455 the fourthG5067 sealG4973, I heardG191 the voiceG5456 of the 23fourthG5067 livingG2226 creatureG2226 sayingG3004, “ComeG206424!”

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Notes

  1. 1. Revelation 6:1 John 1:29; Rev 5:6, 12f; 13:8 ↩
  2. 2. Revelation 6:1 Rev 5:1 ↩
  3. 3. Revelation 6:1 Rev 4:6; 5:6, 8, 11, 14 ↩
  4. 4. Revelation 6:1 Rev 14:2; 19:6 ↩
  5. 5. Revelation 6:1 One early ms and see ↩
  6. 6. Revelation 6:2 Zech 1:8; 6:3f; Rev 19:11 ↩
  7. 7. Revelation 6:2 Zech 6:11; Rev 9:7; 14:14; 19:12 ↩
  8. 8. Revelation 6:2 Rev 3:21 ↩
  9. 9. Revelation 6:3 Rev 4:7 ↩
  10. 10. Revelation 6:3 One early ms and see ↩
  11. 11. Revelation 6:4 Zech 1:8; 6:2 ↩
  12. 12. Revelation 6:4 Matt 10:34 ↩
  13. 13. Revelation 6:5 Rev 4:7 ↩
  14. 14. Revelation 6:5 One early ms and see ↩
  15. 15. Revelation 6:5 Zech 6:2, 6 ↩
  16. 16. Revelation 6:5 Ezek 4:16 ↩
  17. 17. Revelation 6:6 Rev 4:6f ↩
  18. 18. Revelation 6:6 Gr choenix; i.e., a dry measure almost equal to a qt. ↩
  19. 19. Revelation 6:6 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer ↩
  20. 20. Revelation 6:6 Gr choenix; i.e., a dry measure almost equal to a qt. ↩
  21. 21. Revelation 6:6 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer ↩
  22. 22. Revelation 6:6 Rev 7:3; 9:4 ↩
  23. 23. Revelation 6:7 Rev 4:7 ↩
  24. 24. Revelation 6:7 One early ms and see ↩

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