Revelation 6:11

Waiting on God Rest and sabbath Patience

⁹ And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld.

¹⁰ And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”

Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.

¹² 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,

¹³ and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.
KJV: And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
WEB: A long white robe was given to each of them. They were told that they should rest yet for a while, until their fellow servants and their brothers, who would also be killed even as they were, should complete their course.
ASV: And there was given them to each one a white robe; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little time, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, who should be killed even as they were, should have fulfilled [their course].
DARBY: And there was given to them, to each one a white robe; and it was said to them that they should rest yet a little while, until both their fellow-bondmen and their brethren, who were about to be killed as they, should be fulfilled.
BLB: And to each of them was given a white robe, and it was said to them that they will rest yet a little time, until their fellow servants would also be fulfilled, and their brothers, those being about to be killed even as they.

ÅB: Og det ble gitt hver av dem en lang hvit kjortel, og det ble sagt til dem at de enda skulle slå seg til ro en liten stund, inntil tallet på deres medtjenere og deres brødre som heretter skulle slåes ihjel slik som de selv, ble fullt.
OTB: Da ble hver av dem gitt en hvit kappe, og de ble bedt om å hvile en liten stund til, inntil tallet på deres medtjenere og deres brødre og søstre, som skulle bli drept som de hadde blitt, var fullført.
B1930: Og det blev gitt hver av dem en lang hvit kjortel, og det blev sagt til dem at de ennu skulde slå sig til ro en liten stund, inntil tallet på deres medtjenere og deres brødre som herefter skulde slåes ihjel likesom de selv, blev fullt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
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Revelation 7:9
After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
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Revelation 3:4–5
But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.
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Revelation 7:14
“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
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Hebrews 11:40
God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.
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Isaiah 26:20–21
Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.
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Daniel 12:13
But as for you, go on your way until the end. You will rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.”
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John 16:2
They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
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