KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.
WEB World English Bible
And behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.
ASV American Standard Version
And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown: and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I saw, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is having a bow, and there was given to him a crown, and he went forth overcoming, and that he may overcome.
Surrounding context — 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.
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.
3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.
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.
5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandεἶδονG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandκαὶG2532 · kaiandἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!ἵπποςG2462 · hipposhorseλευκὸςG3022 · leukoswhiteκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαθήμενοςG2521 · kathēmaito sitἐπ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἔχωνG2192 · echōto have/beτόξον.G5115 · toxonbowκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐδόθηG1325 · didōmito giveαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heστέφανος,G4735 · stephanoscrownκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐξῆλθενG1831 · exerchomaito go outνικῶνG3528 · nikaōto conquerκαὶG2532 · kaiandἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toνικήσῃ.¶G3528 · nikaōto conquer
Cross-references
Zechariah 6:3-8And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.Zechariah 1:8I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that [were] in the bottom; and behind him [were there] red horses, speckled, and white.Psalm 45:3-5Gird thy sword upon [thy] thigh, O [most] mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.Revelation 19:11-12And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.Revelation 14:14And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud [one] sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.Revelation 3:21To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.2 Corinthians 10:3-5For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken [it].Psalm 110:2The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.Revelation 11:15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.Revelation 11:18And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.Revelation 15:2And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, [and] over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.Psalm 98:1A Psalm. O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.1 Corinthians 15:55-57O death, where [is] thy sting? O grave, where [is] thy victory?1 Corinthians 15:25For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.Revelation 17:14These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful.Romans 15:18-19For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed,Revelation 19:14And the armies [which were] in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
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