Revelation 6:3
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
Revelation 6:3 in other translations
| BSB | And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” |
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| WEB | When he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come!” |
| ASV | And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come. |
| YLT | And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, ‘Come and behold!' |
| DARBY | And when it opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come and see. |
| BBE | And when the second stamp was undone, the voice of the second beast came to my ears, saying, Come and see. |
| Webster | And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second living being say, Come and see. |
What does Revelation 6:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
I heard the second beast say. The second beast was like a calf or an ox. Rev 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. Rev 6:1.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Revelation 6:1-8
Christ, the Lamb, opens the first seal: observe what appeared. A rider on a white horse. By the going forth of this white horse, a time of peace, or the early progress of the Christian religion, seems to be intended; its going forth in purity, at the time when its heavenly Founder sent his apostles to teach all nations, adding, Lo! I am with you always, even to the end of the world. The Divine religion goes out…
Revelation 6:3 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Revelation 6:3
- Revelation 4:7
And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.
- Revelation 6:1
And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see.
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Context
- Revelation 6:2
And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
- Revelation 6:3
And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
- Revelation 6:4
And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.
Revelation 6:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y cuando él abrió el segundo sello, oí al segundo animal, que decía: Ven y ve. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et lorsqu’il ouvrit le second sceau, j’entendis le second animal disant: Viens et vois. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als es das zweite Siegel öffnete, hörte ich das zweite lebendige Wesen sagen: Komm und sieh! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et cum aperuisset sigillum secundum, audivi secundum animal, dicens: Veni, et vide. |