² who testified to ^(A)the word of God and to ^(B)the testimony of Jesus Christ, everything that he saw.

The Fifth Seal: Martyrs

⁹ When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw ^(A)underneath the ^(B)altar the ^(C)souls of those who had been killed ^(D)because of the word of God, and because of the ^(E)testimony which they had maintained;

¹² Here is ^(A)the ^[a]perseverance of the ^[b]saints who ^(B)keep the commandments of God and ^[c](C)their faith in Jesus.

¹⁰ Then ^(A)I fell at his feet to worship him. ^(B)But he *said to me, “^[a]Do not do that; I am a ^(C)fellow servant of yours and your brothers and sisters who ^(D)hold the testimony of Jesus; worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”