Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And when he opened the seventh seal, silence occurred in heaven, like half an hour.
New American Standard Bible
When the Lamb broke the
King James Version
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Holman Bible
When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
International Standard Version
When the lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
American Standard Version
And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Amplified
When He (the Lamb) broke open the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour [in awe of God’s impending judgment].
An Understandable Version
Then when the Lamb broke open the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Anderson New Testament
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Bible in Basic English
And when the seventh stamp was undone there was quiet in heaven for about half an hour.
Common New Testament
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Daniel Mace New Testament
At the opening of the SEVENTH SEAL, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Darby Translation
And when it opened the seventh seal, there was silence in the heaven about half an hour.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Godbey New Testament
And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.
Goodspeed New Testament
When he broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
John Wesley New Testament
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.
Julia Smith Translation
And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.
King James 2000
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven [for] about half an hour.
Modern King James verseion
And when He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in Heaven for about half an hour.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half a hour.
Moffatt New Testament
And when he opened the seventh seal, silence reigned in heaven for about half-an-hour.
Montgomery New Testament
And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven, about the space of half an hour.
NET Bible
Now when the Lamb opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
New Heart English Bible
When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Noyes New Testament
And when be had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about haft an hour.
Sawyer New Testament
AND when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.
The Emphasized Bible
And, as soon as he opened the seventh seal, there came to be silence in heaven, as it were half an hour.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
AND when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.
Twentieth Century New Testament
As soon as the Lamb had broken the seventh seal, there was silence in Heaven for, it might be, half-an-hour.
Webster
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Weymouth New Testament
When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in Heaven for about half an hour.
Williams New Testament
When He broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
World English Bible
When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Worrell New Testament
And, when He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in Heaven about half an hour.
Worsley New Testament
And when He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour:
Youngs Literal Translation
And when he openeth the seventh seal, there came silence in the heaven about half-an-hour,
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Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 8:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Opening Of The Seventh Seal
1 And when he opened the seventh seal, silence occurred in heaven, like half an hour. 2 And I saw the seven agents who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.
Cross References
Revelation 6:1
And I saw that the Lamb opened one of the seven seals. And I heard one of the four beings saying like the sound of thunder, Come and see.
Revelation 5:1
And I saw at the right hand of him who sits on the throne a book, written inside and outside, sealed with seven seals.
Revelation 6:3
And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second being saying, Come.
Revelation 6:5
And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third being saying, Come and see. And behold, a black horse, and he who sits on it having a balance in his hand.
Revelation 6:7
And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the fourth being saying, Come and see.
Revelation 6:9
And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been killed because of the word of God, and because of the testimony of the Lamb that they held.
Revelation 6:12
And I looked when he opened the sixth seal, and a great earthquake occurred, and the sun became black as hairy sackcloth, and the whole moon became as blood.
Job 4:16
It stood still, but I could not discern the appearance of it. A form was before my eyes. [There was] silence, and I heard a voice, [saying],
Psalm 37:7
Rest in LORD, and wait patiently for him. Fret not thyself because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who brings wicked devices to pass.
Psalm 62:1
My soul waits in silence for God only. From him [is] my salvation.
Habakkuk 2:20
But LORD is in his holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before him.
Zechariah 2:13
Be silent, all flesh, before LORD, for he has arisen out of his holy habitation.
Revelation 5:9
And they sing a new song, saying, Thou are worthy to take the book and to open the seals of it, because thou were killed and purchased us from God by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation.