The Lamb opens the seals
The first seal
1 Καὶ εἶδον ὅτιοτι f35 Ma,b,d¼,e⅓,f,i⅔ CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ οτε Md,e⅔,g,h,i⅓ ℵA,C,NU,TR (Assimilation to the following seals?) ἤνοιξεν τὸ Ἀρνίον μίαν ἐκ τῶν ἑπτὰ σφραγίδων,επτα σφραγιδων f35 Ma,b,d⅓,ept,f,g,h,i A,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ 2 Md⅔,ept TR ¦ 1 ℵ καὶ ἤκουσα ἑνὸς ἐκ τῶν τεσσάρων ζῴων λέγοντος, ὡς φωνὴφωνη rell ¦ φωνης Me⅔ TR ¦ φωνην ℵ[+12 assorted mss] ¦ --- Md⅔ transpose βροντῆς, «Ἔρχου.» 2 Καὶ εἶδον καὶ ἰδού,ειδον (ιδον A,C) και ιδου f35 Md,ept,h,i⅓ (A,C)CP,OC,NU ¦ ιδε και ιδου Ma,b,e⅓,f,i⅓ RP,HF ¦ βλεπε και ειδον και ιδου TR ¦ ιδε και ειδον (ιδον Mg⅔) και ιδου Mg,i⅓ ℵ (Note that ℵ conflates the minuscule groups, so they must be older; the "Come!" was directed to the horse, not to John [since he was right there, there would be no need to address him with a thunderous roar]; each of the living beings called out a horse.) ἵππος λευκός, καὶ ὁ καθήμενος ἐπ᾿ αὐτὸναυτον rell ¦ αυτω TR ἔχων τόξον. Καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ στέφανος· καὶ ἐξῆλθεν νικῶν, καὶ ἵνα νικήσῃ.second
The fifth seal
9 Καὶ ὅτε ἤνοιξεν τὴν πέμπτην σφραγῖδα, εἶδον ὑποκάτω τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν ἀνθρώπωντων ανθρωπων f35 Me,h⅓ ℵ(CP) ¦ --- Ma,b,d,f,g,h⅔,i A,C,RP,HF,OC,NU,TR (Animals also have souls, and they are excluded here.) τῶν ἐσφαγμένων διὰ τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ διὰ τὴν μαρτυρίαν τοῦ Ἀρνίουτου αρνιου f35 Ma,ept,f,g,i CP,RP,HF,OC ¦ ιησου χριστου Mb ¦ --- Md,ept,h ℵA,C,NU,TR ἣν εἶχον. 10 Καὶ ἔκραξανεκραξαν f35 Ma,b,f,g,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ εκραζον Md,e,h TR φωνῇ μεγάλῃ,φωνη μεγαλη f35 Ma⅕,d,e,g,h,i⅗ ℵA,C,CP,RP,OC,NU,TR ¦ φωνην μεγαλην Ma,b,f,i⅖ HF λέγοντες· «Ἕως πότε, ὁ Δεσπότης, ὁ ἅγιος καὶκαι rell ¦ 1 ο [10 assorted mss]OC,TR ἀληθινός, οὐ κρίνεις καὶ ἐκδικεῖς τὸ αἷμα ἡμῶν ἐκεκ f35 Ma,b,f,hpt,i ℵA,C,CP,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ απο Md,e,g,hpt TR τῶν κατοικούντων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς;» 11 Καὶ ἐδόθηεδοθη rell ¦ εδωθη Mg ¦ εδοθησαν TR αὐτοῖς ἑκάστῳαυτοις εκαστω f35 Mb,e,g,h,ipt ℵA,C,RP,OC,NU ¦ 1 Ma,f,ipt HF ¦ ∼ 2 αυτων Md ¦ εκαστοις TR ¦ --- (CP) [homoioteleuton] (OC is in small print.) στολὴ λευκή,στολη λευκη rell ¦ στολαι λευκαι TR ¦ --- (CP) καὶ ἐρρέθη αὐτοῖς ἵνα ἀναπαύσωνταιαναπαυσωνται rell ¦ αναπαυσονται Md¼,ept,g⅔ A,NU ἔτι χρόνον,ετι χρονον f35 Ma,b,f,g,i⅗ CP,RP,HF ¦ 12 μικρον Md,e,h⅗,i⅓ (A)C,OC,NU,TR ¦ επι 2 μικρον ℵ (OC is in small print.) ἕως οὗου f35 Md,e,i⅖ CP,TR ¦ --- Ma,b,f,g,h⅗,i⅗ ℵA,C,RP,HF,OC,NU ¦ αν Mh⅖ πληρώσωσινπληρωσωσιν f35 Ma,b,d⅓,e,f,g,h,i⅔ RP,HF,OC ¦ πληρωσουσιν Md⅔,e⅙,h⅕,i⅓ ¦ πληρωθωσιν A,C,CP,NU ¦ πληρωσονται TR καὶ οἱ σύνδουλοι αὐτῶν καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτῶν,αυτων f35 Mb,d,e⅔,g,h,i⅓ ℵA,C,CP,OC,NU,TR ¦ 1 και Ma,e⅓,f,i⅔ RP,HF οἱ μέλλοντες ἀποκτένεσθαιαποκτενεσθαι f35 Ma⅗,d⅔,e¼,fpt,g,h⅓,i⅗ CP,RP,HF ¦ αποκτεννεσθαι Ma¼,b,e⅙,fpt,h⅕,i⅕ ℵC,OC,NU ¦ αποκτεινεσθαι Ma⅙,d⅓,ept(e⅙)hpt,i⅕ A,TR (The single vowel is clearly stronger than the diphthong, and the single consonant than the double.) ὡς καὶ αὐτοί.sixth