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Revelation 6:3-8
New Living Translation

3 When the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living being say, “Come!” 4 Then another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to take peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere.

5 When the Lamb broke the third seal, I heard the third living being say, “Come!” I looked up and saw a black horse, and its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice from among the four living beings say, “A loaf of wheat bread or three loaves of barley will cost a day’s pay.[a] And don’t waste[b] the olive oil and wine.”

7 When the Lamb broke the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living being say, “Come!” 8 I looked up and saw a horse whose color was pale green. Its rider was named Death, and his companion was the Grave.[c] These two were given authority over one-fourth of the earth, to kill with the sword and famine and disease[d] and wild animals.

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  1. 6:6a Greek A choinix [1 quart or 1 liter] of wheat for a denarius, and 3 choinix of barley for a denarius. A denarius was equivalent to a laborer’s full day’s wage.
  2. 6:6b Or harm.
  3. 6:8a Greek was Hades.
  4. 6:8b Greek death.
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Revelation 6:3-8
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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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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:3 NU, M omit and see
  2. Revelation 6:5 balances
  3. Revelation 6:6 Gr. choinix, about 1 quart
  4. Revelation 6:6 About 1 day’s wage for a worker
  5. Revelation 6:8 authority
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Revelation 6:3-8
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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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  1. 6:6 A denarius = one day’s wage
  2. 6:8 Or a greenish gray
  3. 6:8 Other mss read He was
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3 When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature(A) say, “Come!” 4 Then another horse came out, a fiery red one.(B) Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth(C) 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(D) say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse!(E) 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,(F) saying, “Two pounds[a] of wheat for a day’s wages,[b] and six pounds[c] of barley for a day’s wages,[d](G) and do not damage(H) the oil and the wine!”

7 When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature(I) say, “Come!” 8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse!(J) Its rider was named Death, and Hades(K) 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.(L)

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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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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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Footnotes

  1. 6:6 Greek, choinix, a Roman unit of measure
  2. 6:6 Literally, denarius
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