¶ And I saw when¹ the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise² of thunder, one³ of the four beasts saying, Come and see.

And I saw, and behold a white⁴ horse: and he that⁵ sat on him had a bow; and a⁶ crown was given unto him: and he went⁷ forth conquering, and to conquer.

¶⁸And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

And there went out another horse⁹ that was red: and power¹⁰ was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there¹¹ was given unto him a great sword.

And when he had¹² opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black¹³ horse; and he that sat on him had¹⁴ a pair of balances in his hand.

And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure¹⁵ of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see¹⁶ thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

¹⁷And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

And I looked, and behold a pale¹⁸ horse: and his name that sat on him was Death¹⁹, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them²⁰ over the fourth part of the earth, to kill²¹ with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

¶ And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw²² under the altar the souls²³ of them that were slain²⁴ for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

¶ And they cried²⁵ with a loud voice, saying, How²⁶ long, O Lord, holy²⁷ and true, dost²⁸ thou not judge and avenge²⁹ our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

And white³⁰ robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they³¹ should rest yet for a little season, until³² their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there³³ was a great earthquake; and the sun³⁴ became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

And the stars³⁵ of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs³⁶, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

And the heaven³⁷ departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every³⁸ mountain and island were moved out of their places.

And the kings³⁹ 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, hid⁴⁰ themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall⁴¹ on us, and hide us from the face⁴² of him that sitteth on the throne, and from⁴³ the wrath of the Lamb:

For the great⁴⁴ day of his wrath is come; and who⁴⁵ shall be able to stand?