The Fifth Seal: Martyrs

When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw (A)underneath the (B)altar the (C)souls of those who had been killed (D)because of the word of God, and because of the (E)testimony which they had maintained; 10 and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “(F)How long, O [a](G)Lord, (H)holy and true, [b]will You refrain from (I)judging and avenging our blood on (J)those who live on the earth?” 11 And a (K)white robe was given to each of them; and they were told that they were to (L)rest for a little while longer, (M)until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers and sisters who were to be killed even as they had been, was (N)completed also.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:10 Or Master
  2. Revelation 6:10 Lit do You not judge and avenge

And kai when hote he opened anoigō the ho fifth pemptos seal sphragis, I saw under hypokatō the ho altar thusiastērion the ho souls psychē of those ho who had been slain sphazō for dia the ho word logos of ho God theos and kai for dia the ho witness martyria they had borne echō. 10 And kai they cried out krazō with a loud megas voice phōnē, saying legō, “ How heōs long pote, O ho Sovereign Lord despotēs, · ho holy hagios and kai true alēthinos, before ou you bring judgment krinō and kai avenge ekdikeō · ho our hēmeis blood haima on ek those ho who dwell katoikeō on epi the ho earth ?” 11 Then kai a white leukos robe stolē was given didōmi to each hekastos of them autos and kai they autos were told legō to hina rest anapauō a little mikros while chronos, until heōs the number was reached plēroō · kai · ho of their autos fellow servants syndoulos and kai · ho their autos brothers adelphos who ho were mellō to be killed apokteinō just kai as hōs they autos had been.

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