11 Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and the elders the voice of many angels, numbering (A)myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with a loud voice,

(B)“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing!”

13 And I heard (C)every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,

“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”

14 And the four living creatures (D)said, “Amen!” and the elders (E)fell down and worshiped.

The Seven Seals

Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of (F)the seven seals, and I heard (G)one of the four living creatures say (H)with a voice like thunder, (I)“Come!” And I looked, and behold, (J)a white horse! And (K)its rider had a bow, and (L)a crown was given to him, and he came out (M)conquering, and to conquer.

When he opened the second seal, I heard (N)the second living creature say, “Come!” And out came another horse, (O)bright red. Its rider was permitted (P)to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

When he opened the third seal, I heard the (Q)third living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, (R)a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, (S)“A quart[a] of wheat for a denarius,[b] and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and (T)do not harm the oil and wine!”

When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of (U)the fourth living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, (V)a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill (W)with sword and with famine and with pestilence and (X)by wild beasts of the earth.

When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under (Y)the altar (Z)the souls of those who had been slain (AA)for the word of God and for (AB)the witness they had borne. 10 They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, (AC)holy and true, (AD)how long (AE)before you will judge and (AF)avenge our blood on (AG)those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then they were each given (AH)a white robe and (AI)told to rest a little longer, (AJ)until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers[c] (AK)should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:6 Greek choinix, a dry measure equal to about a quart
  2. Revelation 6:6 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
  3. Revelation 6:11 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters

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