New American Standard Bible 2020
Revelation 6:8-11
8I lookedG3708, and beholdG2400, 1an 2ashenG5515 horseG2462; and the one who satG2521 on it had the nameG3686 3DeathG2288, and 4HadesG86 was followingG190 with him. AuthorityG1849 was givenG1325 to them overG1909 a fourthG5067 of the earthG1093, 5to killG615 with swordG4501, and famineG3042, and 6plagueG2288, and by the wildG2342 animalsG2342 of the earthG1093.
9WhenG3753 the Lamb brokeG455 the fifthG3991 sealG4973, I sawG3708 7underneathG5270 the 8altarG2379 the 9soulsG5590 of thoseG3588 who had been killedG4969 10becauseG1223 of the wordG3056 of GodG2316, and becauseG1223 of the 11testimonyG3141 whichG3739 they had maintainedG2192; 10and they criedG2896 outG2896 with a loudG3173 voiceG5456, sayingG3004, “12HowG2193 longG2193G4219, O 1314LordG1203, 15holyG40 and trueG228, 16will You refrainG3756 from 17judgingG2919 and avengingG1556 our bloodG129 on 18thoseG3588 who liveG2730 on the earthG1093?” 11And a 19whiteG3022 robeG4749 was givenG1325 to eachG1538 of them; and they were toldG3004 that they were to 20restG373 for a littleG3398 whileG5550 longerG2089, 21untilG2193 the number of their fellowG4889 servantsG4889 and their brothersG80 and sisters who were to be killedG615 evenG2532 as they had been, was 22completedG4137 alsoG2532.
Notes
- 1. Revelation 6:8 Or a sickly pale green ↩
- 2. Revelation 6:8 Zech 6:3 ↩
- 3. Revelation 6:8 Prov 5:5; Hos 13:14; Matt 11:23; Rev 1:18; 20:13f ↩
- 4. Revelation 6:8 Prov 5:5; Hos 13:14; Matt 11:23; Rev 1:18; 20:13f ↩
- 5. Revelation 6:8 Jer 14:12; 15:2f; 24:10; 29:17f; Ezek 5:12, 17; 14:21; 29:5 ↩
- 6. Revelation 6:8 Lit death; i.e., a particular kind of death ↩
- 7. Revelation 6:9 Ex 29:12; Lev 4:7; John 16:2 ↩
- 8. Revelation 6:9 Rev 14:18; 16:7 ↩
- 9. Revelation 6:9 Rev 20:4 ↩
- 10. Revelation 6:9 Rev 1:2, 9 ↩
- 11. Revelation 6:9 Rev 12:17 ↩
- 12. Revelation 6:10 Zech 1:12 ↩
- 13. Revelation 6:10 Or Master ↩
- 14. Revelation 6:10 Luke 2:29; 2 Pet 2:1 ↩
- 15. Revelation 6:10 Rev 3:7 ↩
- 16. Revelation 6:10 Lit do You not judge and avenge ↩
- 17. Revelation 6:10 Deut 32:43; Ps 79:10; Luke 18:7; Rev 19:2 ↩
- 18. Revelation 6:10 Rev 3:10 ↩
- 19. Revelation 6:11 Rev 3:4, 5; 7:9 ↩
- 20. Revelation 6:11 2 Thess 1:7; Heb 4:10; Rev 14:13 ↩
- 21. Revelation 6:11 Heb 11:40 ↩
- 22. Revelation 6:11 Acts 20:24; 2 Tim 4:7 ↩
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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