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Revelation 6:8

Revelation chapter 6 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

Context

v.7And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come.

v.8This passage

v.9And 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:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 11:23

    And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day.

  • Revelation 9:18

    By these three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire and the smoke and the brimstone, which proceeded out of their mouths.

  • Hosea 13:14

    I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death: O death, where are thy plagues? O Sheol, where is thy destruction? repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.

  • Jeremiah 15:2

    And it shall come to pass, when they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith Jehovah: Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for captivity, to captivity.

  • Proverbs 5:5

    Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;

  • 1 Corinthians 15:55

    O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?