6:5 Then 1 when the Lamb opened the third seal I heard the third living creature saying, “Come!” So 2 I looked, 3 and here came 4 a black horse! The 5 one who rode it 6 had a balance scale 7 in his hand.
16:3 Next, 8 the second angel 9 poured out his bowl on the sea and it turned into blood, like that of a corpse, and every living creature that was in the sea died.
5:13 Then 10 I heard every creature – in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them – singing: 11
“To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb
be praise, honor, glory, and ruling power 12 forever and ever!”
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
2 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the summons by the third creature.
3 tc The reading “and I looked” (καὶ εἶδον, kai eidon) or some slight variation (e.g., ἶδον, idon) has excellent ms support ({א A C P 1611}) and its omission seems to have come through the
4 tn The phrase “and here came” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).
5 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
6 tn Grk “the one sitting on it.”
7 sn A balance scale would have been a rod held by a rope in the middle with pans attached to both ends for measuring.
8 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “next” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
9 tn Grk “the second”; the referent (the second angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
10 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
11 tn Grk “saying.”
12 tn Or “dominion.”