Rev 6 | ESV | STEP |

2 Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of ^cthe seven seals, and I heard ^done of the four living creatures say ^ewith a voice like thunder, ^f“Come!” 3 And I looked, and behold, ^ga white horse! And ^hits rider had a bow, and ⁱa crown was given to him, and he came out ^jconquering, and to conquer.

4 When he opened the second seal, I heard ^kthe second living creature say, “Come!” 5 And out came another horse, ^lbright red. Its rider was permitted ^mto take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

6 When he opened the third seal, I heard the ⁿthird living creature say, “Come!” And I looked, and behold, ^oa black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. 7 And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, ^p“A quart ^{▼▼Greek choinix, a dry measure equal to about a quart} of wheat for a denarius, ^{▼▼A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer} and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and ^sdo not harm the oil and wine!”

8 When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of ^tthe fourth living creature say, “Come!” 9 And I looked, and behold, ^ua 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 ^vwith sword and with famine and with pestilence and ^wby wild beasts of the earth.

10 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under ^xthe altar ^ythe souls of those who had been slain ^zfor the word of God and for ^aathe witness they had borne. 11 They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, ^abholy and true, ^achow long ^adbefore you will judge and ^aeavenge our blood on ^afthose who dwell on the earth?” 12 Then they were each given ^aga white robe and ^ahtold to rest a little longer, ^aiuntil the number of their fellow servants ^{▼▼Greek fellow bondservants} and their brothers ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church} ^alshould be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.

13 When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, ^amthere was a great earthquake, and ^anthe sun became black as ^aosackcloth, the full moon became like blood, 14 and ^apthe stars of the sky fell to the earth ^aqas the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. 15 ^arThe sky vanished ^aslike a scroll that is being rolled up, and ^atevery mountain and island was removed from its place. 16 Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave ^{▼▼Or servant; Greek bondservant} and free, ^avhid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, 17 ^awcalling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of ^axhim who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,