American Standard Version ASV
New International Version NIV
11 And I saw the heaven opened; and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True; and in righteous he doth judge and make war.
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I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war.
12 And his eyes [are] a flame of fire, and upon his head [are] many diadems; and he hath a name written which no one knoweth but he himself.
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His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself.
13 And he [is] arrayed in a garment sprinkled with blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
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He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God.
14 And the armies which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white [and] pure.
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The armies of heaven were following him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean.
15 And out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of God, the Almighty.
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Coming out of his mouth is a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations. “He will rule them with an iron scepter.” He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God Almighty.
16 And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KINGS OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
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On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.
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