Revelation 6:3-8
New King James Version
Second Seal: Conflict on Earth
3 When He opened the second seal, (A)I heard the second living creature saying, “Come [a]and see.” 4 (B)Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to (C)take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.
Third Seal: Scarcity on Earth
5 When He opened the third seal, (D)I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, (E)a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of (F)scales[b] in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A [c]quart of wheat for a [d]denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and (G)do not harm the oil and the wine.”
Fourth Seal: Widespread Death on Earth
7 When He opened the fourth seal, (H)I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” 8 (I)So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And [e]power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, (J)to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, (K)and by the beasts of the earth.
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- Revelation 6:3 NU, M omit and see
- Revelation 6:5 balances
- Revelation 6:6 Gr. choinix, about 1 quart
- Revelation 6:6 About 1 day’s wage for a worker
- Revelation 6:8 authority
Revelation 6:3-8
Christian Standard Bible
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,(A) 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.(B)
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.(C) Its rider held a set of scales in his hand.(D) 6 Then I heard something like a voice among the four living creatures say, “A quart of wheat for a denarius,[a] and three quarts of barley for a denarius,(E) but do not harm the oil and the wine.”(F)
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[b] horse. Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following after him.(G) They were[c] given authority(H) over a fourth of the earth, to kill by the sword, by famine, by plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.(I)
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Revelation 6:3-8
The Voice
3 The Lamb broke the second seal, and the second living creature called out.
Second Living Creature: Come!
4 Then another horse, fiery red, sped forth. Its rider was granted the power to steal peace from the earth and received a large sword so that people would slaughter each other.
5 The Lamb broke the third seal, and the third living creature called out.
Third Living Creature: Come!
Then I looked; and behold, there was a black horse! Its rider held in his hand a balance scale. 6 And I heard a voice emanating from the middle of the four living creatures.
A Voice: A quart[a] of wheat for a whole day’s wage,[b] three quarts of barley for a whole day’s wage, but do not harm the olive oil and the wine!
7 And when the Lamb broke the fourth seal, the fourth living creature called out.
Fourth Living Creature: Come!
8 I looked; and behold, there was a pale green horse! Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades accompanied him. Together they were granted authority over one-fourth of the earth to kill with weapons, with famine, with disease, and with wild animals that roamed the earth.
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