^{9 Ref} And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

^{9 Ref} And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

^{9 Ref} And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony that they held,