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Revelation 6

17 aligned verses; 17 with wording or punctuation differences .

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And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying as with a voice of thunder , Come .
Then 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 !”
And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon had a bow ; and there was given unto him a crown : and he came forth conquering , and to conquer.
So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow . And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.
And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying , Come .
And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say , “ Come !”
And another ` horse ' came forth , a red horse: and to him that sat thereon it was given to take peace from the earth , and that they should slay one another : and there was given unto him a great sword.
Then another horse went forth . It was bright red , and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another . And he was given a great sword.
And when he opened the first seal, I heard the third living creature saying , Come . And I saw, and behold, a black horse ; and he that sat thereon had a balance in his hand.
And 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 .
And I heard as it were a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, A measure of wheat for a shilling , and three measures of barley for a shilling; and the oil and the wine hurt thou not .
And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures , saying, “ A quart of wheat for a denarius , and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine. ”
And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying , Come .
And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say , “ Come !”
And I saw, and behold, a pale horse : and he that sat upon him, his name was Death ; and Hades followed with him . And there was given unto them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with famine, and with death , and by the wild beasts of the earth.
Then I looked and saw a pale green horse . Its rider’s name was Death , and Hades followed close behind . And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague , and by the beasts of the earth.
And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God , and for the testimony which they held:
And when the Lamb 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 testimony they had upheld.
and they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, O Master , the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
And they cried out in a loud voice, “ How long, O Lord , holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth? ”
And there was given them to each one a white robe ; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little time , until their fellow - servants also and their brethren , who should be killed even as they were, should have fulfilled `their course' .
Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer , until the full number of their fellow servants , their brothers , were killed , just as they had been killed .
And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake ; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became as blood ;
And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake , and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,
and the stars of the heaven fell unto the earth , as a fig tree casteth her unripe figs when she is shaken of a great wind.
and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
And the heaven was removed as a scroll when it is rolled up ; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places .
The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up , and every mountain and island was moved from its place .
And the kings of the earth, and the princes , and the chief captains , and the rich, and the strong , and every bondman and freeman, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains ;
Then the kings of the earth, the nobles , the commanders , the rich, the mighty , and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains .
and they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us , and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb :
And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “ Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb .
for the great day of their wrath is come ; and who is able to stand ?
For the great day of Their wrath has come , and who is able to withstand it ? ”

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