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)

When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature(D) say, “Come!” 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.

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. 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!”

When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature(L) say, “Come!” 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)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:6 Or about 1 kilogram
  2. Revelation 6:6 Greek a denarius
  3. Revelation 6:6 Or about 3 kilograms
  4. Revelation 6:6 Greek a denarius

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