Revelation 20:4-6
English Standard Version
4 Then I saw (A)thrones, and (B)seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw (C)the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those (D)who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. (E)They came to life and (F)reigned with Christ for a thousand years. 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection. 6 (G)Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such (H)the second death has no power, but they will be (I)priests of God and of Christ, and they (J)will reign with him for a thousand years.
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Revelation 20:4-6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Saints Reign with the Messiah
4 Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge.(A) I also saw the people[a](B) who had been beheaded[b] because of their testimony about Jesus(C) and because of God’s word, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and who had not accepted the mark on their foreheads or their hands.(D) They came to life(E) and reigned with the Messiah for 1,000 years. 5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the 1,000 years were completed. This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed(F) and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! The second death(G) has no power[c] over them, but they will be priests of God and of the Messiah, and they will reign with Him for 1,000 years.(H)
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- Revelation 20:4 Lit souls
- Revelation 20:4 All who had given their lives for their faith in Christ
- Revelation 20:6 Or authority
Revelation 20:4-6
New Living Translation
4 Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for proclaiming the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They all came to life again, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
5 This is the first resurrection. (The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years had ended.) 6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him a thousand years.
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