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.

⁵ When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature^(G) say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse!^(H) Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. ⁶ Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures,^(I) saying, “Two pounds^[a] of wheat for a day’s wages,^[b] and six pounds^[c] of barley for a day’s wages,^[d](J) and do not damage^(K) the oil and the wine!”

⁷ When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature^(L) say, “Come!” ⁸ I looked, and there before me was a pale horse!^(M) Its rider was named Death, and Hades^(N) was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.^(O)