Rev 7:3 | HCSB | STEP | “Don’t harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we seal the slaves of our God on their foreheads .”

Revelation of John 7:3

3 “Don’t harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we seal the ^{▼▼slave: The strong Greek word doulos cannot be accurately translated in English by "servant" or "bond servant"; the HCSB translates this word as "slave," not out of insensitivity to the legitimate concerns of modern English speakers, but out of a commitment to accurately convey the brutal reality of the Roman empire's inhumane institution as well as the ownership called for by Christ.}slaves of our God on their foreheads.”