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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.

KJV

Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Quand il ouvrit le troisième sceau, j'entendis le troisième être vivant qui disait: Viens. Je regardai, et voici, parut un cheval noir. Celui qui le montait tenait une balance dans sa main.

KJV

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.

Patristic reading

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  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 188 (Migne)

    eruisset sigillum tertium, ecce equus niger, et qui sedebat super eum, habebat stateram in manu sua (Apoc. VI, 5) . Ecce tertius Ecclesiae status, in quo niger equus emersit. Niger equus atra haereticorum doctrina est, quos praedictus draco magnus suscitavit adversus Ecclesiam De…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 202 (Migne)

    : Veni et vide; et vidi. Et ecce equus niger; et qui sedebat super eum habebat stateram in manu sua (Apoc. VI, 5) . Tertium animal est Lucas medicus et evangelista, qui conficit animae potiones, ad sanandos omnes ejus languores. Incipit autem ab oratione sic: Fuit in diebus Herod…

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