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Revelation 6:3

He broke open the second lock. Then I heard the second living being say, "Come and see!"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Animals;   Horse;   Vision;   Scofield Reference Index - Remnant;   The Topic Concordance - Day of the Lord;   Seals;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Prophet, Prophetess, Prophecy;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Horse;   Horseman;   Number Systems and Number Symbolism;   Revelation, the Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Beast;   Seal, Signet;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Eschatology;   Horse;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Seal;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”
King James Version (1611)
And when hee had opened the second seale, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
King James Version
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
New American Standard Bible
When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come!"
New Century Version
When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!"
THE MESSAGE
When the Lamb ripped off the second seal, I heard the second Animal cry, "Come out!" Another horse appeared, this one red. Its rider was off to take peace from the earth, setting people at each other's throats, killing one another. He was given a huge sword.
English Standard Version
When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come."
Berean Standard Bible
And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!"
Contemporary English Version
When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come out!"
Complete Jewish Bible
When he broke the second seal, I heard the second living being say, "Go!"
Darby Translation
And when it opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come [and see].
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lamb opened the second seal. Then I heard the second living being say, "Come!"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when he had opened the seconde seale, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
George Lamsa Translation
And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
Good News Translation
Then the Lamb broke open the second seal; and I heard the second living creature say, "Come!"
Lexham English Bible
And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come!"
Literal Translation
And when He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come and see.
Amplified Bible
When He (the Lamb) broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature call out, "Come."
American Standard Version
And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come.
Bible in Basic English
And when the second stamp was undone, the voice of the second beast came to my ears, saying, Come and see.
Hebrew Names Version
When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come!"
International Standard Version
When the lambhe">[fn] opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Go!"Revelation 4:7;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And when he had opened the SECOND SEAL, I heard the second living-one, who said, Come !
Murdock Translation
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second Animal say, Come.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when he had opened the seconde seale, I hearde the seconde beast saye, come and see.
English Revised Version
And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come.
World English Bible
When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come!"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come.
Weymouth's New Testament
And when the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne he hadde openyd the secounde seel, I herde the secounde beest seiynge, Come `thou, and se.
Update Bible Version
And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living being say, Come and see.
New English Translation
Then when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come!"
New King James Version
When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, "Come and see." [fn]
New Living Translation
When the Lamb broke the second seal, I heard the second living being say, "Come!"
New Revised Standard
When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature call out, "Come!"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature, saying - Go!
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying: Come and see.
Revised Standard Version
When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, "Come!"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when he opened the secode seale I herde the seconde beste saye: come and se.
Young's Literal Translation
And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, `Come and behold!'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whe he opened the seconde seale, I herde the seconde beeste saye: come and se.
Mace New Testament (1729)
When he had opened the second seal, I heard the second animal say, "come and see."
Simplified Cowboy Version
Then the Lamb tore off the second seal. The second creature roared, "Ride out!"

Contextual Overview

3 He broke open the second lock. Then I heard the second living being say, "Come and see!" 4 Another horse came out. This one was red. The one who sat on it was given a long sword. He was given power to take peace from the earth so men would kill each other. 5 He broke open the third lock. Then I heard the third living being say, "Come and see!" I looked and saw a black horse. The one who sat on it had something in his hand with which to weigh things. 6 I heard a voice from among the four living beings saying, "A small jar of wheat for a day's pay. Three small jars of barley for a day's pay. Do not hurt the olive oil and wine." 7 He broke open the fourth lock. Then I heard the fourth living being say, "Come and see!" 8 I looked and saw a light colored horse. The one who sat on it had the name of Death. Hell followed close behind him. They were given the right and the power to kill one-fourth part of everything on the earth. They were to kill with the sword and by people having no food and by sickness and by the wild animals of the earth.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Revelation 6:1, Revelation 4:7

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 15:2 - for death Revelation 6:7 - General Revelation 8:1 - And Revelation 10:2 - a little

Cross-References

Genesis 6:1
When men became many in number on the earth, and daughters were born to them,
Genesis 6:13
Then God said to Noah, "I have decided to make an end to all the people on the earth. They are the cause of very much trouble. See, I will destroy them as I destroy the earth.
Genesis 6:14
Make a large boat of gopher wood for yourself. Build rooms in the boat. And cover it inside and out with tar.
Genesis 6:15
This is how you are to make it: The boat is to be as long as 150 long steps, as wide as twenty-five long steps, and eight times taller than a man.
Genesis 6:16
Make a window for the boat, that goes down a cubit from the roof. Put a door in the side of the boat. And make it with first, second, and third floors.
Genesis 6:18
But I will make My agreement with you. You will go into the large boat, you and your sons and your wife, and your sons' wives with you.
Genesis 6:20
Two of all the kinds of birds, and animals, and every thing that moves on the ground are to be with you to keep them alive.
Numbers 11:17
Then I will come down and speak with you there. I will take of the Spirit Who is upon you, and will put Him upon them. Then they will carry the troubles of the people with you so you will not carry them all alone.
Nehemiah 9:30
But You did not give up taking care of them for many years. You spoke sharp words to them by Your Spirit through the men who tell what will happen. Yet they would not listen. So You gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.
Psalms 78:39
He remembered that they were only flesh, a wind that passes and does not return.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when he had opened the second seal,.... Of the sealed book; that is, the Lamb, as before:

I heard the second beast say, come and see; this living creature was the ox, whose situation was on the west side of the throne, as the standard of Ephraim, on which was an ox, was on the west of the camp of Israel; no mention is made of the noise of thunder, as before, the voice of the ox being lower than that of the lion; and this perhaps may point out a decrease in the Gospel ministry; to fix on any particular person, as, with Grotius, the Evangelist Matthew, because he says, Matthew 24:7, nation shall rise against nation, which carries in it some likeness to what is said at the opening of this seal; or, as with Brightman, Justin Martyr, whose second apology was not regarded by the emperor, is mere conjecture; the ministers of the Gospel are intended who lived under this seal, who, though they might not be strong and courageous like the lion, or their predecessors, yet were like the ox, laborious in preaching, and patient in suffering; and these are represented in this vision as inviting John to behold and observe the following hieroglyphic.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And when he had opened the second seal - So as to disclose another portion of the volume. See the notes at Revelation 5:1.

I heard the second beast say - The second beast was like a calf or an ox. See the notes at Revelation 4:7. It cannot be supposed that there is any special significancy in the fact that the second beast addressed the seer on the opening of the second seal, or that, so far as the symbol was concerned, there was any reason why this living. creature should approach on the opening of this seal rather than on either of the others. All that seems to be designed is, that as the living creatures are intended to be emblems of the providential government of God, it was proper to represent that government as concerned in the opening of each of these four seals, indicating important events among the nations.

Come and see - See the notes on Revelation 6:1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Revelation 6:3. The second beast — That which had the face of an ox.


 
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