The opening of the seals in order, and what followed thereupon, containing a prophecy to the end of the world.
 6:1 ¶
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder, Come. |
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 6:1 ¶
Andº
I sawºº
whenº
theº
Lambº
openedºº
oneº
ofº
theº
seals,º
andº
I heard,ºº
as it wereº
the noiseº
of thunder,º
oneº
ofº
theº
fourº
beastsº
saying,ºº
Comeºº
andº
see.ºº |
 6:2
And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown: and he came forth conquering, and to conquer. |
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 6:2
Andº
I saw,ºº
andº
beholdºº
a whiteº
horse:º
andº
he that satºº
onº
himº
hadºº
a bow;º
andº
a crownº
was givenºº
unto him:º
andº
he went forthºº
conquering,ºº
andº
toº
conquer.ºº |
 6:3
And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come. |
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 6:3
Andº
whenº
he had openedºº
theº
secondº
seal,º
I heardºº
theº
secondº
beastº
say,ºº
Comeºº
andº
see.ºº |
 6:4
And another [horse] came forth, a red horse: and to him that sat thereon it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. |
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 6:4
Andº
there went outºº
anotherº
horseº
[that was] red:º
andº
[power] was givenºº
to himº
that satºº
thereonºº
to takeºº
peaceº
fromº
theº
earth,º
andº
thatº
they should killºº
one another:º
andº
there was givenºº
unto himº
a greatº
sword.º |
 6:5
And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come. And I saw, and behold, a black horse; and he that sat thereon had a balance in his hand. |
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 6:5
Andº
whenº
he had openedºº
theº
thirdº
seal,º
I heardºº
theº
thirdº
beastº
say,ºº
Comeºº
andº
see.ºº
Andº
I beheld,ºº
andº
loºº
a blackº
horse;º
andº
he that satºº
onº
himº
hadºº
a pair of balancesº
inº
hisºº
hand.º |
 6:6
And I heard as it were a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, A measure of wheat for a shilling, and three measures of barley for a shilling; and the oil and the wine hurt thou not. |
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 6:6
Andº
I heardºº
a voiceº
inº
the midstº
of theº
fourº
beastsº
say,ºº
A measureº
of wheatº
for a penny,º
andº
threeº
measuresº
of barleyº
for a penny;º
andº
[see] thou hurtºº
notº
theº
oilº
andº
theº
wine.º |
 6:7
And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come. |
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 6:7
Andº
whenº
he had openedºº
theº
fourthº
seal,º
I heardºº
the voiceº
of theº
fourthº
beastº
say,ºº
Comeºº
andº
see.ºº |
 6:8
And I saw, and behold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death; and Hades followed with him. And there was given unto them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth. |
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 6:8
Andº
I looked,ºº
andº
beholdºº
a paleº
horse:º
andº
hisº
nameº
that satºº
onº
himº
was Death,º
andº
Hellº
followedºº
withº
him.º
Andº
powerº
was givenºº
unto themº
overº
theº
fourth partº
of theº
earth,º
to killºº
withº
sword,º
andº
withº
hunger,º
andº
withº
death,º
andº
withº
theº
beastsº
of theº
earth.º |
 6:9
And when he 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: |
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 6:9
Andº
whenº
he had openedºº
theº
fifthº
seal,º
I sawºº
underº
theº
altarº
theº
soulsº
of them that were slainºº
forº
theº
wordº
of God,º
andº
forº
theº
testimonyº
whichº
they held:ºº |
 6:10
and they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? |
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 6:10
Andº
they criedºº
with a loudº
voice,º
saying,ºº
Howº
long,ºº
O Lord,º
holyº
andº
true,ºº
dost thouºº
notº
judgeºº
andº
avengeºº
ourº
bloodº
onº
them that dwellººº
onº
theº
earth?º |
 6:11
And there was given them to each one a white robe; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little time, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, who should be killed even as they were, should have fulfilled [their course]. |
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 6:11
Andº
whiteº
robesº
were givenºº
unto every one of them;º
andº
it was saidºº
unto them,º
thatº
they should restºº
yetº
for a littleº
season,º
untilºº
theirºº
fellowservantsº
alsoº
andº
theirºº
brethren,º
that shouldºº
be killedºº
asºº
theyº
[were],ºº
shouldº
be fulfilled.ºº |
 6:12
And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became as blood; |
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 6:12
Andº
I beheldºº
whenº
he had openedºº
theº
sixthº
seal,º
and,º
lo,ºº
there wasºº
a greatº
earthquake;º
andº
theº
sunº
becameºº
blackº
asº
sackclothº
of hair,º
andº
theº
moonº
becameºº
asº
blood;º |
 6:13
and the stars of the heaven fell unto the earth, as a fig tree casteth her unripe figs when she is shaken of a great wind. |
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 6:13
Andº
theº
starsº
of heavenº
fellºº
untoº
theº
earth,º
even asº
a fig treeº
castethºº
herºº
untimely figs,º
when she is shakenºº
ofº
a mightyº
wind.º |
 6:14
And the heaven was removed as a scroll when it is rolled up; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. |
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 6:14
Andº
the heavenº
departedºº
asº
a scrollº
when it is rolled together;ºº
andº
everyº
mountainº
andº
islandº
were movedºº
out ofº
theirºº
places.º |
 6:15
And the kings of the earth, and the princes, and the chief captains, and the rich, and the strong, and every bondman and freeman, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains; |
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 6:15
Andº
theº
kingsº
of theº
earth,º
andº
theº
great men,º
andº
theº
rich men,º
andº
theº
chief captains,º
andº
theº
mighty men,º
andº
everyº
bondman,º
andº
everyº
free man,º
hidºº
themselvesº
inº
theº
densº
andº
inº
theº
rocksº
of theº
mountains;º |
 6:16
and they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: |
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 6:16
Andº
saidºº
to theº
mountainsº
andº
rocks,º
Fallºº
onº
us,º
andº
hideºº
usº
fromº
the faceº
of him that sittethºº
onº
theº
throne,º
andº
fromº
theº
wrathº
of theº
Lamb:º |
 6:17
for the great day of their wrath is come; and who is able to stand? |
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 6:17
Forº
theº
greatº
dayº
of hisºº
wrathº
is come;ºº
andº
whoº
shall be ableºº
to stand?ºº |