Revelation 6:11-13
English Standard Version
11 Then they were each given (A)a white robe and (B)told to rest a little longer, (C)until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers[a] (D)should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.
12 When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, (E)there was a great earthquake, and (F)the sun became black as (G)sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, 13 and (H)the stars of the sky fell to the earth (I)as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale.
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- 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
Revelation 6:11-13
King James Version
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
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Revelation 6:11-13
New King James Version
11 Then a (A)white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them (B)that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.
Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances
12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, (C)and [a]behold, there was a great earthquake; and (D)the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the [b]moon became like blood. 13 (E)And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
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- Revelation 6:12 NU, M omit behold
- Revelation 6:12 NU, M whole moon
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