1I saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven2479 seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice of thunder, “Come!”2480 2And behold, there was a white horse, and its rider had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came forth to conquer and intent on conquering.
3When the Lamb2481 opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. To its rider was given power to take peace from the earth, so that people should kill each other, and a great sword was given to him.
5When the Lamb2482 opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come and see!” And behold, there was a black horse, and its rider had a balance in his hand. 6I heard something like a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a day’s wage2483 and three quarts of barley for a day’s wage! Do not damage the oil and the wine!”
7When the Lamb2484 opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” 8And I looked, and behold, a pale horse, and the name of its rider was Death,2485 and hades followed with him. He2486 was given authority over one fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword, with famine, with death, and by the wild animals of the earth.
9When the Lamb2487 opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the sake of the word2488 of God and for the testimony of the Lamb they had kept. 10They cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, holy and true Master, until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11A long white robe was given to them. They were told to rest for a little while longer, until the number of their fellow bondservants and brethren (who would also be killed as they were) should be fulfilled.
12When the Lamb2489 opened the sixth seal,2490 I saw that there was a great earthquake. The sun became black as a coarse sackcloth, and the whole2491 moon became as blood. 13The stars of the sky fell to the earth, like a fig tree dropping its unripe figs when it is shaken by a great wind. 14The sky was removed like a scroll when it is rolled up. Every mountain and island was removed from its place. 15At this, the kings of the earth, the princes, the commanding officers, the rich, the strong, every slave, and every free person sought to hide themselves in the caves and the rocks of the mountains. 16They said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us, and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb, 17for the great day of his wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
The 144,000
- TR omits “seven”
- TR reads “Come and see!” in verses 1, 3, and 7
- Greek “he”
- Greek “he”
- Literally “denarius” (twice in this verse)
- Greek “he”
- Greek Qa,natoj
- Other manuscripts read “They”
- Greek “he”
- Or “Word”
- Greek “he”
- TR adds “behold”
- TR omits “whole”
Text: The Eastern / Greek Orthodox Bible, New Testament (EOB). Used with permission.
