Revelation 6:3

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

Revelation 6:7

6:7 Then ³  when the Lamb opened the fourth seal I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come!”

Revelation 8:1

The Seventh Seal

8:1 Now ⁴  when the Lamb ⁵  opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Revelation 5:1-2

The Opening of the Scroll

5:1 Then ⁶  I saw in the right hand of the one who was seated on the throne a scroll written on the front and back ⁷  and sealed with seven seals. ⁸  5:2 And I saw a powerful angel proclaiming in a loud voice: “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?”

Revelation 5:5

5:5 Then ⁹  one of the elders said ¹⁰  to me, “Stop weeping! ¹¹  Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; ¹²  thus he can open ¹³  the scroll and its seven seals.”

Revelation 6:1

The Seven Seals

6:1 I looked on when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a thunderous voice, ¹⁴  “Come!” ¹⁵ 

Revelation 6:5

6:5 Then ¹⁶  when the Lamb opened the third seal I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” So ¹⁷  I looked, ¹⁸  and here came ¹⁹  a black horse! The ²⁰  one who rode it ²¹  had a balance scale ²²  in his hand.

Revelation 6:9

6:9 Now ²³  when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed ²⁴  because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given.

Revelation 6:12

6:12 Then ²⁵  I looked when the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and a huge ²⁶  earthquake took place; the sun became as black as sackcloth made of hair, ²⁷  and the full moon became blood red; ²⁸ 

Revelation 7:2

7:2 Then ²⁹  I saw another angel ascending from the east, ³⁰  who had ³¹  the seal ³²  of the living God. He ³³  shouted out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given permission ³⁴  to damage the earth and the sea: ³⁵ 

Revelation 9:4

9:4 They ³⁶  were told ³⁷  not to damage the grass of the earth, or any green plant or tree, but only those people ³⁸  who did not have the seal of God on their ³⁹  forehead.

Revelation 5:9

5:9 They were singing a new song: ⁴⁰ 

“You are worthy to take the scroll

and to open its seals

because you were killed, ⁴¹ 

and at the cost of your own blood ⁴²  you have purchased ⁴³  for God

persons ⁴⁴  from every tribe, language, ⁴⁵  people, and nation.

[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.

[6:7]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[8:1]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the resumption of the topic of the seals.

[8:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the Lamb) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:1]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[5:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “written on the inside and the outside” (an idiom for having writing on both sides).

[5:1]  ⁹ tn L&N 6.55 states, “From the immediate context of Re 5:1 it is not possible to determine whether the scroll in question had seven seals on the outside or whether the scroll was sealed at seven different points. However, since according to chapter six of Revelation the seals were broken one after another, it would appear as though the scroll had been sealed at seven different places as it had been rolled up.”

[5:5]  ⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[5:5]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “says” (a historical present).

[5:5]  ¹¹ tn The present imperative with μή (mh) is used here to command cessation of an action in progress (ExSyn 724 lists this verse as an example).

[5:5]  ¹² tn Or “has been victorious”; traditionally, “has overcome.”

[5:5]  ¹³ tn The infinitive has been translated as an infinitive of result here.

[6:1]  ¹¹ tn Grk “saying like a voice [or sound] of thunder.”

[6:1]  ¹² tc The addition of “and see” (καὶ ἴδε or καὶ βλέπε [kai ide or kai blepe]) to “come” (ἔρχου, ercou) in 6:1, 3-5, 7 is a gloss directed to John, i.e., “come and look at the seals and the horsemen!” But the command ἔρχου is better interpreted as directed to each of the horsemen. The shorter reading also has the support of the better witnesses.

[6:5]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[6:5]  ¹⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the summons by the third creature.

[6:5]  ¹⁵ 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]  ¹⁶ tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).

[6:5]  ¹⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[6:5]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “the one sitting on it.”

[6:5]  ¹⁹ sn A balance scale would have been a rod held by a rope in the middle with pans attached to both ends for measuring.

[6:9]  ¹⁵ tn 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.

[6:9]  ¹⁶ tn Or “murdered.” See the note on the word “butcher” in 6:4.

[6:12]  ¹⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[6:12]  ¹⁸ tn Or “powerful”; Grk “a great.”

[6:12]  ¹⁹ tn Or “like hairy sackcloth” (L&N 8.13).

[6:12]  ²⁰ tn Grk “like blood,” understanding αἷμα (aima) as a blood-red color rather than actual blood (L&N 8.64).

[7:2]  ¹⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[7:2]  ²⁰ tn Grk “from the rising of the sun.” BDAG 74 s.v. ἀνατολή 2.a takes this as a geographical direction: “ἀπὸ ἀ. ἡλίου…from the east Rv 7:2; 16:12…simply ἀπὸ ἀ. …21:13.”

[7:2]  ²¹ tn Grk “having,” but v. 3 makes it clear that the angel’s purpose is to seal others with the seal he carries.

[7:2]  ²² tn Or “signet” (L&N 6.54).

[7:2]  ²³ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[7:2]  ²⁴ tn The word “permission” is implied; Grk “to whom it was given to them to damage the earth.”

[7:2]  ²⁵ tn Grk “saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[9:4]  ²¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[9:4]  ²² tn The dative indirect object (αὐταῖς, autais) was converted into the subject (“they”) as this more closely approximates English usage. The following ἵ῞να (Jina) is taken as substantival, introducing a direct object clause. In this case, because it is reported speech, the ἵνα is similar to the declarative ὅτι (Joti).

[9:4]  ²³ tn Grk “men”; but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense here of both men and women.

[9:4]  ²⁴ tn The article τῶν (twn) has been translated as a possessive pronoun here (ExSyn 215).

[5:9]  ²³ tn The redundant participle λέγοντες (legontes) has not been translated here.

[5:9]  ²⁴ tn Or “slaughtered”; traditionally, “slain.”

[5:9]  ²⁵ tn The preposition ἐν (en) is taken to indicate price here, like the Hebrew preposition ב (bet) does at times. BDAG 329 s.v. ἐν 5.b states, “The ἐν which takes the place of the gen. of price is also instrumental ἠγόρασας ἐν τῷ αἵματί σου Rv 5:9 (cp. 1 Ch 21:24 ἀγοράζω ἐν ἀργυρίῳ).”

[5:9]  ²⁶ tc The Greek text as it stands above (i.e., the reading τῷ θεῷ [tw qew] alone) is found in codex A. א 2050 2344 Ï sy add the term “us” (ἡμᾶς, Jhmas), either before or after τῷ θεῷ, as an attempt to clarify the object of “purchased” (ἠγόρασας, hgorasa"). A few mss (1 vg^ms) delete the reference to God altogether and simply replace it with “us” (ἡμᾶς). This too is an attempt to remove ambiguity in the phrase and provide an object for “purchased.” The shorter reading, supported by the best witness for Revelation, best accounts for the other readings.

[5:9]  ²⁷ tn The word “persons” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[5:9]  ²⁸ tn Grk “and language,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.