Revelation 6:2 “So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he wa…”

Revelation 6:2

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

Then a white horse appeared, and he who sat on it had a bow. A crown was given to him, and he came out conquering, and to conquer.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore I behelde, and loe, there was a white horse, and hee that sate on him, had a bowe, and a crowne was giuen vnto him, and he went forth conquering that he might ouercome.

Darby Translation

And I saw: and behold, a white horse, and he that sat upon it having a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went forth conquering and that he might conquer.

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.

Bible in Basic English

And I saw a white horse, and he who was seated on it had a bow; and there was given to him a crown: and he went out with power to overcome.

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Cross references

“a white”

Zechariah 6:3–8 Zechariah 1:8 Revelation 19:11 Revelation 19:14

Zechariah 6:3–8 · BSB

the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.

Zechariah 1:8 · BSB

I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the myrtle trees in the hollow, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.

Revelation 19:11 · BSB

Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.

Revelation 19:14 · BSB

The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.

“and he that”

Psalm 45:3–5 Psalm 76:7

Psalm 45:3–5 · BSB

Strap your sword at your side, O mighty warrior; appear in your majesty and splendor.

Psalm 76:7 · BSB

You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?

“and a”

Revelation 14:14 Revelation 19:12 Zechariah 6:11–13 Matthew 28:18

Revelation 14:14 · BSB

And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.

Revelation 19:12 · BSB

He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.

Zechariah 6:11–13 · BSB

Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.

Matthew 28:18 · BSB

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

“and he went”

Romans 15:18 Romans 15:19 2 Corinthians 10:3–5 Revelation 11:15 Psalm 110:2 Isaiah 25:8

Romans 15:18 · BSB

I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed,

Romans 15:19 · BSB

by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.

2 Corinthians 10:3–5 · BSB

For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.

Revelation 11:15 · BSB

Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

Psalm 110:2 · BSB

The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”

Isaiah 25:8 · BSB

He will swallow up death forever. The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from every face and remove the disgrace of His people from the whole earth. For the LORD has spoken.

Also

Revelation 3:21

Revelation 3:21 · BSB

To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Then I watched as the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”

3And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”

Read Revelation 6