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Berean Standard Bible

“Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword.”

Revelation 6:4

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The Lamb opens the seals of the scroll, and a series of riders appear. After the white horse, the second seal reveals a rider on a different color.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword.

World English Bible (WEB)

Another came out, a red horse. To him who sat on it was given power to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another. There was given to him a great sword.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And another [horse] came forth, a red horse: and to him that sat thereon it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And another horse came out, a red horse; and it was given to him who was seated on it to take peace from the earth, so that people might put one another to death: and there was given to him a great sword.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and there went forth another horse -- red, and to him who is sitting upon it, there was given to him to take the peace from the land, and that one another they may slay, and there was given to him a great sword.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y salió otro caballo bermejo: y al que estaba sentado sobre él, fué dado poder de quitar la paz de la tierra, y que se maten unos á otros: y fuéle dada una grande espada.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Esta vez apareció un caballo rojo. El jinete recibió una gran espada y autorización para acabar con la paz en la tierra y hacer que por todas partes hubiera guerras y muertes.

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