Revelation 20:2-4

New King James Version

²He laid hold of ^(A)the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years; ³and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and ^(B)set a seal on him, ^(C)so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.

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⁴And I saw ^(D)thrones, and they sat on them, and ^(E)judgment was committed to them. Then I saw ^(F)the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, ^(G)who had not worshiped the beast ^(H)or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they ^(I)lived and ^(J)reigned with Christ for ^[a]a thousand years.

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Revelation 20:2-4

English Standard Version

²And he seized ^(A)the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and ^(B)bound him for a thousand years, ³and threw him into ^(C)the pit, and shut it and ^(D)sealed it over him, so that ^(E)he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.

⁴Then I saw ^(F)thrones, and ^(G)seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw ^(H)the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those ^(I)who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. ^(J)They came to life and ^(K)reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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Revelation 20:2-4

King James Version

²And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

³And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

⁴And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

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Revelation 20:2-4

New American Standard Bible

²And he took hold of the ^(A)dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and ^(B)bound him for a thousand years; ³and he threw him into the ^(C)abyss and shut it and ^(D)sealed it over him, so that he would ^(E)not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be released for a short time.

⁴Then I saw ^(F)thrones, and ^(G)they sat on them, and ^(H)judgment was given to them. And I saw ^(I)the souls of those who had been beheaded because of ^[a]their ^(J)testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not ^(K)worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the ^(L)mark on their foreheads and on their hands; and they ^(M)came to life and ^(N)reigned with Christ for a thousand years.