The First Seal: The White Horse 1 DBY And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying, as a voice of thunder, Come and see . BSB BSB: Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”
2 DBY And I saw: and behold, a white horse, and he that sat upon it having a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went forth conquering and that he might conquer. BSB BSB: So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.
The Second Seal: War 3 DBY And when it opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come and see . BSB BSB: And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
4 DBY And another, a red horse, went forth; and to him that sat upon it, to him it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another; and there was given to him a great sword. BSB BSB: Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword.
The Third Seal: Famine 5 DBY And when it opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come and see . And I saw: and behold, a black horse, and he that sat upon it having a balance in his hand. BSB BSB: And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.
6 DBY And I heard as a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, A choenix of wheat for a denarius, and three choenixes of barley for a denarius: and do not injure the oil and the wine. BSB BSB: And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”
The Fourth Seal: Death 7 DBY And when it opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come and see . BSB BSB: And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”
8 DBY And I saw: and behold, a pale horse, and he that sat upon it, his name was Death, and hades followed with him; and authority was given to him over the fourth of the earth to slay with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and by the beasts of the earth. BSB BSB: Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.
The Fifth Seal: The Martyrs 9 DBY And when it opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held; BSB BSB: And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.
10 DBY and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O sovereign Ruler, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell upon the earth? BSB BSB: And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”
11 DBY And there was given to them, to each one a white robe; and it was said to them that they should rest yet a little while, until both their fellow-bondmen and their brethren, who were about to be killed as they, should be fulfilled. BSB BSB: Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.
The Sixth Seal: Terror 12 DBY And I saw when it opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as hair sackcloth, and the whole moon became as blood, BSB BSB: And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
13 DBY and the stars of heaven fell upon the earth, as a fig tree, shaken by a great wind, casts its unseasonable figs. BSB BSB: and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
14 DBY And the heaven was removed as a book rolled up, and every mountain and island were removed out of their places. BSB BSB: The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
15 DBY And the kings of the earth, and the great, and the chiliarchs, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman and freeman, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains; BSB BSB: Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.
16 DBY and they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and have us hidden from the face of him that sits upon the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; BSB BSB: And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
17 DBY because the great day of his wrath is come, and who is able to stand? BSB BSB: For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”
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