Revelation 6:2 BSB — MannaFest

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.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

5 voices

Victorinus of Pettau

Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John (304)

"And when the Lamb had opened one of the seven seals, I saw, and heard one of the four living creatures saying, Come and see. And, lo, a white horse, and He who sate upon him had a bow." The first seal being opened, he says that he saw a white horse, and a crowned horseman having a bow. For this was at first done by Himself.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Irenaeus

Against Heresies Book IV (202)

If any one, again, will look into Jacob's actions, he shall find them not destitute of meaning, but full of import with regard to the dispensations. Thus, in the first place, at his birth, since he laid hold on his brother's heel, he was called Jacob, that is, the supplanter-one who holds, but is not held; binding the feet, but not being bound; striving and conquering; grasping in his hand his adversary's heel, that is, victory. For to this end was the Lord born, the type of whose birth he set forth beforehand, of whom also John says in the Apocalypse: "He went forth conquering, that He should conquer."

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(3.) A crown was given him, importing that all who receive the gospel must receive Christ as a king, and must be his loyal and obedient subjects; he will be glorified in the success of the gospel. When Christ was going to war, one would think a helmet had been more proper than a crown; but a crown is given him as the earnest and emblem of victory.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

A white horse - Supposed to represent the Gospel system, and pointing out its excellence, swiftness, and purity. He that sat on him - Supposed to represent Jesus Christ. A bow - The preaching of the Gospel, darting conviction into the hearts of sinners. A crown - The emblem of the kingdom which Christ is to establish on earth. Conquering, and to conquer - Overcoming and confounding the Jews first, and then the Gentiles; spreading more and more the doctrine and influence of the cross over the face of the earth.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
εἶδον	eidon	I looked	G1492 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἰδοὺ	idou	behold	G2400 →
ἵππος	ippos	a horse	G2462 →
λευκὸς	leukos	white	G3022 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the [one]	G3588 →
καθήμενος	kathēmenos	sitting	G2521 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	on	G1909 →
αὐτὸν	auton	it	G846 →
ἔχων	echōn	having	G2192 →
τόξον.	toxon	a bow.	G5115 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐδόθη	edothē	was given	G1325 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to him	G846 →
στέφανος,	stephanos	a crown,	G4735 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐξῆλθεν	exēlthen	he went forth	G1831 →
νικῶν	nikōn	overcoming	G3528 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
νικήσῃ.¶	nikēsē	he may conquer.	G3528 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 3:21
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.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 2:12
  if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
- Matthew 19:28
  Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, in the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve…
- Revelation 2:26–27
  And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
- John 16:33
  I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
- Revelation 2:7
  He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the…
Through
Zechariah 1:8
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.
leads to
- Revelation 6:4
  Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take away peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a…
- Isaiah 55:13
  Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, a myrtle will spring up; they will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”
- Zechariah 13:7
  Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against…

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Revelation

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Revelation