Revelation 8:1
Modern Translations
New International Version
When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

New Living Translation
When the Lamb broke the seventh seal on the scroll, there was silence throughout heaven for about half an hour.

English Standard Version
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Berean Study Bible
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

New American Standard Bible
When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

NASB 1995
When the Lamb broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

NASB 1977
And when He broke the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Amplified Bible
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].

Christian Standard Bible
When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Contemporary English Version
When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Good News Translation
When the Lamb broke open the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.

NET Bible
Now when the Lamb opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

New King James Version
When He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

King James 2000 Bible
And when he had 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.

World English Bible
When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

American King James Version
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of 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.

A Faithful Version
Now when He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about a half hour.

Darby Bible Translation
And when it opened the seventh seal, there was silence in the heaven about half an hour.

English Revised Version
And when he opened the seventh seal, there followed a silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And when he had opened the seuenth seale, there was silence in heauen about halfe an houre.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And when he had opened the seuenth seale, ther was scilence in heaue about the space of halfe an houre:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And when he had opened the seuenth seale, there was silece in heauen aboute the space of halfe an houre.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And when he had opened the seventh seale there was silence in heven aboute the space of halfe an houre.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And when He opens the seventh seal, there came silence in Heaven about half an hour,

Berean Literal Bible
And when He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Young's Literal Translation
And when he openeth the seventh seal, there came silence in the heaven about half-an-hour,

Smith's Literal Translation
And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And when He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven as long as half an hour.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven, as it were for half an hour.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And when he opened the seventh seal, there was stillness in Heaven for about half an hour.

Lamsa Bible
AND when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about the space of half an hour.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
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.

Haweis New Testament
AND when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.

Mace New Testament
At the opening of 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.

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:
















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