² I looked, and there before me was a white horse!^(A) Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown,^(B) and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.^(C)

³ When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature^(D) say, “Come!” ⁴ Then another horse came out, a fiery red one.^(E) Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth^(F) and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.