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The Seven Seals

¹ Now I watched when the Lamb opened one of ^(a)the seven seals, and I heard ^(b)one of the four living creatures say ^(c)with a voice like thunder, ^(d)"Come!" ² And I looked, and behold, ^(e)a white horse! And ^(f)its rider had a bow, and ^(g)a crown was given to him, and he came out ^(h)conquering, and to conquer.

³ When he opened the second seal, I heard ⁽ⁱ⁾the second living creature say, "Come!" ⁴ And out came another horse, ^(j)bright red. Its rider was permitted ^(k)to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

⁵ When he opened the third seal, I heard the ^(l)third living creature say, "Come!" And I looked, and behold, ^(m)a black horse! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. ⁶ And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, ⁽ⁿ⁾"A quart^[a] of wheat for a denarius,^[b] and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and ^(o)do not harm the oil and wine!"

⁷ When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of ^(p)the fourth living creature say, "Come!" ⁸ And I looked, and behold, ^(q)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 ^(r)with sword and with famine and with pestilence and ^(s)by wild beasts of the earth.

⁹ When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under ^(t)the altar ^(u)the souls of those who had been slain ^(v)for the word of God and for ^(w)the witness they had borne. ¹⁰ They cried out with a loud voice, "O Sovereign Lord, ^(x)holy and true, ^(y)how long ^(z)before you will judge and ^(aa)avenge our blood on ^(ab)those who dwell on the earth?" ¹¹ Then they were each given ^(ac)a white robe and ^(ad)told to rest a little longer, ^(ae)until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers^{[c] (af)}should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.

¹² When he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and behold, ^(ag)there was a great earthquake, and ^(ah)the sun became black as ^(ai)sackcloth, the full moon became like blood, ¹³ and ^(aj)the stars of the sky fell to the earth ^(ak)as the fig tree sheds its winter fruit when shaken by a gale. ^14 (al)The sky vanished ^(am)like a scroll that is being rolled up, and ^(an)every mountain and island was removed from its place. ¹⁵ Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave^[d] and free, ^(ao)hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains, ^16 (ap)calling to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of ^(aq)him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb, ¹⁷ for ^(ar)the great day of their wrath has come, and ^(as)who can stand?"