Revelation 6:3-11

New American Standard Bible

The Second Seal: War

³ When He broke the second seal, I heard the ^(A)second living creature saying, “Come^[a]!” ⁴ And another, ^(B)a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to ^(C)take peace from the earth, and that people would kill one another; and a large sword was given to him.

The Third Seal: Famine

⁵ When He broke the third seal, I heard the ^(D)third living creature saying, “Come^[b]!” I looked, and behold, a ^(E)black horse, and the one who sat on it had a ^(F)pair of scales in his hand. ⁶ And I heard something like a voice in the center of the ^(G)four living creatures saying, “A ^[c]quart of wheat for a ^[d]denarius, and three ^[e]quarts of barley for a ^[f]denarius; and ^(H)do not damage the oil and the wine.”

The Fourth Seal: Death

⁷ When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the ^(I)fourth living creature saying, “Come^[g]!” ⁸ I looked, and behold, ^[h]an ^(J)ashen horse; and the one who sat on it had the name ^(K)Death, and ^(L)Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, ^(M)to kill with sword, and famine, and ^[i]plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.

The Fifth Seal: Martyrs

⁹ When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw ^(N)underneath the ^(O)altar the ^(P)souls of those who had been killed ^(Q)because of the word of God, and because of the ^(R)testimony which they had maintained; ¹⁰ and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “^(S)How long, O ^[j](T)Lord, ^(U)holy and true, ^[k]will You refrain from ^(V)judging and avenging our blood on ^(W)those who live on the earth?” ¹¹ And a ^(X)white robe was given to each of them; and they were told that they were to ^(Y)rest for a little while longer, ^(Z)until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers and sisters who were to be killed even as they had been, was ^(AA)completed also.