Revelation 6:3

6:3 Then ¹  when the Lamb ²  opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!”

Revelation 6:5

6:5 Then ³  when the Lamb opened the third seal I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” So ⁴  I looked, ⁵  and here came ⁶  a black horse! The ⁷  one who rode it ⁸  had a balance scale ⁹  in his hand.

Revelation 6:7

6:7 Then ¹⁰  when the Lamb opened the fourth seal I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come!”

[6:3]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[6:3]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (the Lamb) has been specified in the translation for clarity here and throughout the rest of the chapter.

[6:5]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[6:5]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the summons by the third creature.

[6:5]  ⁵ tc The reading “and I looked” (καὶ εἶδον, kai eidon) or some slight variation (e.g., ἶδον, idon) has excellent ms support ({א A C P 1611}) and its omission seems to have come through the mss that have already placed “and look” (καὶ ἴδε or καὶ βλέπε [kai ide or kai blepe]) after the verb “come” (ἔρχου, ercou) in 6:1. Thus, for these copyists it was redundant to add “and I looked” again.

[6:5]  ⁶ tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).

[6:5]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[6:5]  ⁸ tn Grk “the one sitting on it.”

[6:5]  ⁹ sn A balance scale would have been a rod held by a rope in the middle with pans attached to both ends for measuring.

[6:7]  ¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.