^6:9Now³⁸ when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed³⁹ because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given.

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Footnotes

38 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of a new and somewhat different topic after the introduction of the four riders.
39 Or “murdered.” See the note on the word “butcher” in .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and the testimony they had given.

NLTNew Living Translation

When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of all who had been martyred for the word of God and for being faithful in their testimony.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and because of the testimony which they had,

KJV 1900King James Version

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

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