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And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

And {G2532} I beheld {G1492} when {G3753} he had opened {G455} the sixth {G1623} seal {G4973}, and {G2532}, lo {G2400}, there was {G1096} a great {G3173} earthquake {G4578}; and {G2532} the sun {G2246} became {G1096} black {G3189} as {G5613} sackcloth {G4526} of hair {G5155}, and {G2532} the moon {G4582} became {G1096} as {G5613} blood {G129};

Then I watched as he broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, the sun turned black as sackcloth worn in mourning, and the full moon became blood-red.

And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,

And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the whole moon became as blood;

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Cross-References

  • Matthew 24:29 (21 votes)

    Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

  • Joel 2:10 (16 votes)

    The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

  • Acts 2:19 (15 votes)

    And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

  • Acts 2:20 (15 votes)

    The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

  • Mark 13:24 (14 votes)

    But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

  • Mark 13:25 (14 votes)

    And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.

  • Joel 3:15 (12 votes)

    The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.