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Revelation 6:8
New King James Version
Revelation 6:8
New King James Version
8 (A)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 [a]power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, (B)to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, (C)and by the beasts of the earth.
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- Revelation 6:8 authority
Revelation 6:8
New International Version
Revelation 6:8
New International Version
8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse!(A) Its rider was named Death, and Hades(B) 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.(C)
Revelation 6:8
English Standard Version
Revelation 6:8
English Standard Version
8 And I looked, and behold, (A)a pale horse! And its rider's name was Death, and Hades followed him. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill (B)with sword and with famine and with pestilence and (C)by wild beasts of the earth.
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Revelation 6:8
King James Version
Revelation 6:8
King James Version
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
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Revelation 6:8
New American Standard Bible
Revelation 6:8
New American Standard Bible
8 I looked, and behold, [a]an (A)ashen horse; and the one who sat on it had the name (B)Death, and (C)Hades was following with him. Authority was given to them over a fourth of the earth, (D)to kill with sword, and famine, and [b]plague, and by the wild animals of the earth.
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- Revelation 6:8 Or a sickly pale green
- Revelation 6:8 Lit death; i.e., a particular kind of death
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