| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the bowls of the wrath of God on the earth.” | 1Then I heard a loud voice from the temple, saying to the seven angels, "Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God." |
| 2So the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a foul and loathsome sore came upon the men who had the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. | 2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth; and it became a loathsome and malignant sore on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped his image. |
| 3Then the second angel poured out his bowl on the sea, and it became blood as of a dead man; and every living creature in the sea died. | 3The second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like that of a dead man; and every living thing in the sea died. |
| 4Then the third angel poured out his bowl on the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood. | 4Then the third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of waters; and they became blood. |
| 5And I heard the angel of the waters saying: “You are righteous, O Lord, The One who is and who was and who is to be, Because You have judged these things. | 5And I heard the angel of the waters saying, "Righteous are You, who are and who were, O Holy One, because You judged these things; |
| 6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, And You have given them blood to drink. For it is their just due.” | 6for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink. They deserve it." |
| 7And I heard another from the altar saying, “Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.” | 7And I heard the altar saying, "Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments." |
| 8Then the fourth angel poured out his bowl on the sun, and power was given to him to scorch men with fire. | 8The fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun, and it was given to it to scorch men with fire. |
| 9And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory. | 9Men were scorched with fierce heat; and they blasphemed the name of God who has the power over these plagues, and they did not repent so as to give Him glory. |
| 10Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain. | 10Then the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues because of pain, |
| 11They blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and did not repent of their deeds. | 11and they blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores; and they did not repent of their deeds. |
| 12Then the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way of the kings from the east might be prepared. | 12The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for the kings from the east. |
| 13And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. | 13And I saw coming out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs; |
| 14For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. | 14for they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them together for the war of the great day of God, the Almighty. |
| 15“Behold, I am coming as a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame.” | 15("Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes, so that he will not walk about naked and men will not see his shame.") |
| 16And they gathered them together to the place called in Hebrew, Armageddon. | 16And they gathered them together to the place which in Hebrew is called Har-Magedon. |
| 17Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!” | 17Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, "It is done." |
| 18And there were noises and thunderings and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such a mighty and great earthquake as had not occurred since men were on the earth. | 18And there were flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder; and there was a great earthquake, such as there had not been since man came to be upon the earth, so great an earthquake was it, and so mighty. |
| 19Now the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. And great Babylon was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of His wrath. | 19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell. Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give her the cup of the wine of His fierce wrath. |
| 20Then every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. | 20And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. |
| 21And great hail from heaven fell upon men, each hailstone about the weight of a talent. Men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, since that plague was exceedingly great. | 21And huge hailstones, about one hundred pounds each, came down from heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, because its plague was extremely severe. |
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