Revelation 9:15 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁵ So the four angels were released, who had been held ready for the hour, the day, the month, and the year, to kill a third of mankind.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ So the four angels who had been in readiness for that hour in the appointed day, month, and year were liberated to destroy a third of mankind.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ And the four angels were loosed, that had been prepared for the hour and day and month and year, that they should kill the third part of men.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ Then the four angels who had been made ready for that hour, day, month, and year were released to kill a third of humankind.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ And the four Angels were released, who had been prepared for that hour, and day, and month, and year, in order to kill one third part of men.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁵ And the four angels were loosed, who were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year: for to kill the third part of men.

Revelation 9:15 Cross References

Revelation 20:7

And when the thousand years are ended, Satan will be loosed from his prison

Revelation 8:10

The third angel blew his trumpet, and a great star fell from heaven, blazing like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the fountains of water.

Revelation 8:7

The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, which fell on the earth; and a third of the earth was burnt up, and a third of the trees were burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.

Revelation 8:8

The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown into the sea;

Revelation 8:9

and a third of the sea became blood, a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

Revelation 9:10

They have tails like scorpions, and stings, and their power of hurting men for five months lies in their tails.

Revelation 9:18

By these three plagues a third of mankind was killed, by the fire and smoke and sulphur issuing from their mouths.

Revelation 9:5

they were allowed to torture them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torture was like the torture of a scorpion, when it stings a man.