⁴ Then^[a] I saw thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge.^[b] I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. These^[c] had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. They^[d] came to life^[e] and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

⁵ (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were finished.)^[a] This is the first resurrection.