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Berean Standard Bible

“And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.”

Revelation 6:9

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Revelation 6 describes the Lamb opening the seven seals of a scroll, with each seal revealing part of the conflict that marks history under God's watch. The first four bring the four horsemen.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.

World English Bible (WEB)

When he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed for the Word of God, and for the testimony of the Lamb which they had.

King James Version (KJV)

And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when the fifth stamp was undone, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been put to death for the word of God, and for the witness which they kept.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony that they held,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y cuando él abrió el quinto sello, vi debajo del altar las almas de los que habían sido muertos por la palabra de Dios y por el testimonio que ellos tenían.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El Cordero abrió el quinto sello. Vi entonces debajo del altar a las personas que habían muerto por predicar la palabra de Dios y por ser fieles testigos.

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