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When he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had. 10 They cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, Master, the holy and true, until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 A long white robe was given to each of them. They were told that they should rest yet for a while, until their fellow servants and their brothers,[a] who would also be killed even as they were, should complete their course.

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  1. 6:11 The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”

The Vision of the Fifth Seal Opened

When the lamb[a] opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and the testimony they had given. 10 They cried out in a loud voice,

“Holy and true Sovereign,
    how long will it be before you judge
and take revenge on those living on the earth
    who shed our blood?”

11 Each of them was given a white robe. They were told to rest a little longer until the number of[b] their fellow servants and their brothers was completed, who would be killed as they themselves had been.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 6:9 Lit. he
  2. Revelation 6:11 The Gk. lacks the number of