Revelation 6:1-8

Christian Standard Bible

The First Seal on the Scroll

6 Then I saw the Lamb open one of the seven^[a] seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice like thunder,^(A) “Come!” ² I looked, and there was a white horse.^(B) Its rider held a bow;^(C) a crown^(D) was given to him, and he went out as a conqueror in order to conquer.^[b]

The Second Seal

³ When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” ⁴ Then another horse went out, a fiery red one,^(E) and its rider was allowed to take peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. And a large sword was given to him.^(F)

The Third Seal

⁵ When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and there was a black horse.^(G) Its rider held a set of scales in his hand.^{(H) 6} Then I heard something like a voice among the four living creatures say, “A quart of wheat for a denarius,^[c] and three quarts of barley for a denarius,^(I) but do not harm the oil and the wine.”^(J)

The Fourth Seal

⁷ When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!” ⁸ And I looked, and there was a pale green^[d] horse. Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following after him.^(K) They were^[e] given authority^(L) over a fourth of the earth, to kill by the sword, by famine, by plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.^(M)