Revelation 6:3–4
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6:3Then10 when the Lamb11 opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!” 6:4And another horse, fiery red,12 came out, and the one who rode it13 was granted permission14 to take peace from the earth, so that people would butcher15 one another, and he was given a huge sword.
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- 10 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
- 11 Grk “he”; the referent (the Lamb) has been specified in the translation for clarity here and throughout the rest of the chapter.
- 12 L&N 79.31 states, “ ‘fiery red’ (probably with a tinge of yellow or orange).”
- 13 Grk “the one sitting on it.”
- 14 The word “permission” is implied; Grk “it was given to him to take peace from the earth.”
- 15 979 σφάζω states, “Of the killing of a person by violence … σφάζειν τινά butcher or murder someone (4 Km 10:7; Jer 52:10; Manetho: 609 fgm. 8, 76 Jac. [in Jos., C. Ap. 1, 76]; Demetr.[?]: 722 fgm. 7; Ar. 10, 9) 1J 3:12; Rv 6:4. Pass. (Hdt. 5, 5) 5:9; 6:9; 18:24.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” Then another horse went out, a fiery red one, and its rider was allowed to take peace from the earth, so that people would slaughter one another. And a large sword was given to him.
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NLTNew Living Translation
When the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living being say, “Come!” Then another horse appeared, a red one. Its rider was given a mighty sword and the authority to take peace from the earth. And there was war and slaughter everywhere.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!” And another horse came out, fiery red, and it was granted to the one seated on it to take peace from the earth, and that they would slaughter one another, and a large sword was given to him.
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KJV 1900King James Version
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
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