Revelation 6:10-12
New King James Version
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, (A)“How long, O Lord, (B)holy and true, (C)until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then a (D)white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them (E)that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.
Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances
12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, (F)and [a]behold, there was a great earthquake; and (G)the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the [b]moon became like blood.
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- Revelation 6:12 NU, M omit behold
- Revelation 6:12 NU, M whole moon
Revelation 6:10-12
New International Version
10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long,(A) Sovereign Lord,(B) holy and true,(C) until you judge the inhabitants of the earth(D) and avenge our blood?”(E) 11 Then each of them was given a white robe,(F) and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters,[a] were killed just as they had been.(G)
12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake.(H) The sun turned black(I) like sackcloth(J) made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,
Footnotes
- Revelation 6:11 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 12:10; 19:10.
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