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13 Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard [a]a voice from the [b]four (A)horns of the (B)golden altar which is before God, 14 one saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the (C)four angels who have been bound at the (D)great river Euphrates.” 15 And the four angels were (E)released, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, so that they would kill a (F)third of [c]mankind. 16 And the number of the armies of the horsemen was (G)two hundred million; (H)I heard the number of them. 17 And [d]this is how I saw (I)in the vision the horses and those who sit on them: the riders had breastplates the color of fire and of hyacinth and of [e](J)brimstone; and the heads of the horses are like the heads of lions; and (K)out of their mouths come fire and smoke and [f](L)brimstone. 18 A (M)third of [g]mankind was killed by these three plagues, by the (N)fire and the smoke and the [h]brimstone which came out of their mouths. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents, having heads, and with them they do harm.

20 And the rest of [i]mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, (O)did not repent of (P)the works of their hands, so as not to (Q)worship demons, and (R)the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. 21 And they (S)did not repent of their murders nor of their (T)sorceries nor of their (U)sexual immorality nor of their thefts.

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  1. Revelation 9:13 Lit one voice
  2. Revelation 9:13 Two early mss omit four
  3. Revelation 9:15 Gr anthropoi
  4. Revelation 9:17 Lit thus I saw
  5. Revelation 9:17 Burning sulfur
  6. Revelation 9:17 Burning sulfur
  7. Revelation 9:18 Gr anthropoi
  8. Revelation 9:18 Burning sulfur
  9. Revelation 9:20 Gr anthropoi

13 Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the horns[a] of the golden altar before God,(A) 14 saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great River Euphrates.”(B) 15 So the four angels were released, who had been held ready for the hour, the day, the month, and the year, to kill a third of humankind. 16 The number of the troops of cavalry was two hundred million; I heard their number.(C) 17 And this was how I saw the horses in my vision: the riders wore breastplates the color of fire and of sapphire[b] and of sulfur; the heads of the horses were like lions’ heads, and fire and smoke and sulfur came out of their mouths.(D) 18 By these three plagues a third of humankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulfur coming out of the horses’[c] mouths. 19 For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails; their tails are like serpents, with heads, and with them they inflict harm.

20 The rest of humankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands or give up worshiping demons and idols of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.(E) 21 And they did not repent of their murders or their sorceries or their prostitution or their thefts.

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Footnotes

  1. 9.13 Other ancient authorities read four horns
  2. 9.17 Gk hyacinth
  3. 9.18 Gk their