The Second Seal: War
Revelation 6:3
In 9 translations
- BSB
- And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
- KJV
- And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
- WEB
- When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!”
- ASV
- And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come.
- LSV
- And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and behold!”
- YLT
- And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, 'Come and behold!'
- DBY
- And when it opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come [and see].
- DRC
- And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature, saying: Come, and see.
- GNV
- And when he had opened the seconde seale, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text, Greek reading followed by the King James Version include τὴν (“the”); Textus Receptus do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus include τὴν (“the”); Byzantine text do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include καὶ βλέπε (“and do heed”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place σφραγῖδα elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: σφραγῖδα τὴν δευτέραν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read σφραγῖδα τὴν δευτέραν; Robinson–Pierpont read δευτέραν σφραγῖδα.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Καὶ ὅτε ἤνοιξεν τὴν σφραγῖδα τὴν δευτέραν, ἤκουσα τοῦ δευτέρου ζῴου λέγοντος· Ἔρχου.
- RP2018
- Καὶ ὅτε ἤνοιξεν τὴν δευτέραν σφραγῖδα, ἤκουσα τοῦ δευτέρου ζῴου λέγοντος, Ἔρχου.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ὅτε ἤνοιξε τὴν δευτέραν σφραγῖδα, ἤκουσα τοῦ δευτέρου ζῴου λέγοντος, Ἔρχου καὶ βλέπε.
- SCR1894
- και οτε ηνοιξεν την δευτεραν σφραγιδα ηκουσα του δευτερου ζωου λεγοντος ερχου και βλεπε
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- Revelation 4:7The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
- Revelation 6:1Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a thunderous voice, “Come!”
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).