The Fourth Seal: Death
Revelation 6:7
In 9 translations
- BSB
- And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”
- KJV
- And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
- WEB
- When he opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see!”
- ASV
- And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come.
- LSV
- And when He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and behold!”
- YLT
- And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, 'Come and behold!'
- DBY
- And when it opened the fourth seal, I heard [the voice of] the fourth living creature saying, Come [and see].
- DRC
- And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature, saying: Come, and see.
- GNV
- And when he had opened the fourth seale, I heard the voice of the fourth 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, Textus Receptus include φωνὴν (“[the] voice”); Byzantine text do not include this wording.
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read λέγοντος (“saying”); Textus Receptus read λέγουσαν (“saying”).
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include καὶ (“and”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- Textus Receptus read βλέπε (“do heed”); Byzantine text read ἴδε (“do see”).
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: φωνὴν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read φωνὴν; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
- SBLGNT: Ἔρχου. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ἔρχου; Robinson–Pierpont add καὶ ἴδε.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Καὶ ὅτε ἤνοιξεν τὴν σφραγῖδα τὴν τετάρτην, ἤκουσα φωνὴν τοῦ τετάρτου ζῴου λέγοντος· Ἔρχου.
- RP2018
- Καὶ ὅτε ἤνοιξεν τὴν σφραγῖδα τὴν τετάρτην, ἤκουσα τοῦ τετάρτου ζῴου λέγοντος, Ἔρχου καὶ ἴδε.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ὅτε ἤνοιξε τὴν σφραγῖδα τὴν τετάρτην, ἤκουσα φωνὴν τοῦ τετάρτου ζῴου λέγουσαν, Ἔρχου καὶ βλέπε.
- SCR1894
- και οτε ηνοιξεν την σφραγιδα την τεταρτην ηκουσα φωνην του τεταρτου ζωου λεγουσαν ερχου και βλεπε
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- Revelation 6:3And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
- 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 6:5And 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.
- 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).