There was (εγενετο). "There came to pass" (second aorist middle indicative of γινομα). Earthquakes are often given as a symbol of …

And the same hour. In immediate connection with their triumph.

Was there a great earthquake. An earthquake is a symbol of …

And the same hour . . .—A better rendering is: And in that hour there was (took place) a great earthquake, and the tenth part …

The earthquake is God’s further sign of the vindication of his servants (cf. 6:12). But unlike the earthquake under the sixth seal, this one produc…

And the same hour was there a great earthquake
Or the same day, as the Complutensian edition, and some copies, read;…

In the time of treading down, God preserved His faithful witnesses to attest to the truth of His word and worship, and the excellence of His ways. …