Revelation 6
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Revelation 6:3-8

3WhenG3753 He brokeG455 the secondG1208 sealG4973, I heardG191 the 1secondG1208 livingG2226 creatureG2226 sayingG3004, “ComeG20642!” 4And anotherG243, 3a redG4450 horseG2462, wentG1831 outG1831; and to him who satG2521 on it, it was grantedG1325 to 4takeG2983 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 5thirdG5154 livingG2226 creatureG2226 sayingG3004, “ComeG20646!” I lookedG3708, and beholdG2400, a 7blackG3189 horseG2462, and the one who satG2521 on it hadG2192 a 8pairG2218 ofG2218 scalesG2218 in his handG5495. 6And I heardG191 something likeG5613 a voiceG5456 in the centerG3319 of the 9fourG5064 livingG2226 creaturesG2226 sayingG3004, “A 10quartG5518 of wheatG4621 for a 11denariusG1220, and threeG5140 12quartsG5518 of barleyG2915 for a 13denariusG1220; and 14do not damageG91 the oilG1637 and the wineG3631.”

7WhenG3753 the Lamb brokeG455 the fourthG5067 sealG4973, I heardG191 the voiceG5456 of the 15fourthG5067 livingG2226 creatureG2226 sayingG3004, “ComeG206416!” 8I lookedG3708, and beholdG2400, 17an 18ashenG5515 horseG2462; and the one who satG2521 on it had the nameG3686 19DeathG2288, and 20HadesG86 was followingG190 with him. AuthorityG1849 was givenG1325 to them overG1909 a fourthG5067 of the earthG1093, 21to killG615 with swordG4501, and famineG3042, and 22plagueG2288, and by the wildG2342 animalsG2342 of the earthG1093.

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Notes

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

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