Book of Common Prayer

¹¹ And I saw, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and of the living-creatures, and of the elders— and the number of them was myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands— ¹² saying with a loud voice “Worthy is the Lamb having been slain to receive the power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing”. ¹³ And I heard every creature which is in the heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and^[a] all the things in them, saying “To the One sitting on the throne and to the Lamb be the blessing and the honor and the glory and the dominion forever and ever”. ¹⁴ And the four living-creatures were saying “amen”. And the elders fell and worshiped.

The Lamb Opens The First Six Seals

6 And I saw when the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living-creatures saying like a voice of ^[b] thunder, “Come^[c]”. ² And I saw, and behold— there was a white horse, and the one sitting on it having a bow. And a crown was given to him. And he went out conquering, and^[d] in order that he might conquer.

³ And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living-creature saying, “Come”. ⁴ And another horse— a fire-red one— went out. And to the one sitting on it, authority was given to him to take the peace^[e] from the earth, and^[f] that they will slay one another. And a great sword was given to him.

⁵ And when He opened the third seal, I heard the third living-creature saying, “Come”. And I saw, and behold— there was a black horse, and the one sitting on it holding a balance-scale in his hand. ⁶ And I heard something like a voice in the midst of the four living-creatures, saying “A quart^[g] of wheat for a denarius^[h], and three quarts of barley for a denarius. And do not harm the olive-oil and the wine”.

⁷ And when He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living-creature saying, “Come”. ⁸ And I saw, and behold— there was a pale-green horse, and the one sitting on it. Death was the name for him. And Hades was following with him. And authority^[i] was given to them over a fourth of the earth^[j], to kill with sword and with famine and with pestilence and by the wild-beasts of the earth.

⁹ And when He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of the ones having been slain because of the word of God and^[k] because of the testimony which they were holding^[l]. ¹⁰ And they cried-out with a loud voice, saying “How long, holy and true Master, are You not judging and avenging^[m] our blood from the ones dwelling upon the earth?” ¹¹ And a white robe was given to them, to each one. And it was told to them that they shall^[n] rest^[o] a short time longer, until also^[p] the number of their fellow-slaves and^[q] their brothers going to be killed as also they, may be completed^[r].

Jesus Explains The Parable of The Sower To His Disciples

¹⁸ “You therefore, hear the parable of the one having sown: ¹⁹ Anyone hearing the word^[a] of the kingdom and not understanding it— the evil one comes and snatches-away the thing having been sown in his heart. This person is the one having been sown the seed along the road. ²⁰ And the one having been sown the seed on the rocky places— this person is the one hearing the word and immediately receiving it with joy. ²¹ And he does not have a root in himself, but is temporary^[b]. And affliction or persecution having come about because of the word— immediately he is caused-to-fall. ²² And the one having been sown the seed into the thorns— this person is the one hearing the word, and the anxiety^[c] of the age^[d] and the deceitfulness^[e] of riches is choking the word, and it becomes unfruitful. ²³ And the one having been sown the seed on the good soil— this person is the one hearing the word and understanding^[f] it, who indeed^[g] is bearing-fruit^[h] and producing: one a hundred, and another sixty, and another thirty”.