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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 seals, and I heard , as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying , Come and see.
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 on him had a bow ; and a crown was given unto him: and he went 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 had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “ Come !”
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.
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 had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse ; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances 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 a voice in the midst of the four beasts say , A measure of wheat for a penny , and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
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 had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
And when the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “ Come !”
And I looked , and behold a pale horse : and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him . And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger , and with death , and with the 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 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:
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 loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, 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 white robes were given unto every one of them ; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season , until their fellowservants also and their brethren , that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled .
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 beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake ; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the 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 heaven fell unto the earth , even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty 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 departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; 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 great men , and the rich men , and the chief captains , and the mighty men , and every bondman, and every free man , hid themselves in the dens 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 said to the mountains and 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 his wrath is come ; and who shall be able to stand ?
For the great day of Their wrath has come , and who is able to withstand it ? ”

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