¹⁶ I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things.

¹³ Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, ^(A)clothed in white robes, and from where have they come?” ¹⁴ I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of ^(B)the great tribulation. ^(C)They have washed their robes and ^(D)made them white ^(E)in the blood of the Lamb.

⁵ And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, ^(A)the Lion ^(B)of the tribe of Judah, ^(C)the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”

³ And behold, ^(A)the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him

⁷ “Thus says the Lord of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and ^(A)keep my charge, then you shall ^(B)rule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among ^(C)those who are standing here.

⁸ “I saw in the night, and behold, ^(A)a man riding on a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen, and behind him were ^(B)red, sorrel, and white horses. ⁹ Then I said, ‘What are these, my lord?’ ^(C)The angel who talked with me said to me, ‘I will show you what they are.’ ¹⁰ So ^(D)the man who was standing among the myrtle trees answered, ^(E)‘These are they whom the Lord has sent to ^(F)patrol the earth.’ ¹¹ And they answered ^(G)the angel of the Lord who was standing among the myrtle trees, and said, ^(H)‘We have patrolled the earth, and behold, all the earth ^(I)remains at rest.’

⁵ Then I, Daniel, looked, and behold, two others stood, one on ^(A)this bank of the stream and one on that bank of the stream. ⁶ And someone said to ^(B)the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream,^{[a] (C)}“How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?”

¹¹ And he said to me, “O Daniel, ^(A)man greatly loved, ^(B)understand the words that I speak to you, and ^(C)stand upright, for ^(D)now I have been sent to you.” And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling. ¹² Then he said to me, ^(E)“Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you ^(F)set your heart to understand and ^(G)humbled yourself before your God, ^(H)your words have been heard, ^(I)and I have come because of your words.