| New International Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. | 1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the abyss and a great chain in his hand. |
| 2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. | 2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for 1,000 years. |
| 3He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time. | 3He threw him into the abyss, closed it, and put a seal on it so that he would no longer deceive the nations until the 1,000 years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time. |
| 4I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. | 4Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge. I also saw the people who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus 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. They came to life and reigned with the Messiah for 1,000 years. |
| 5(The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. | 5The rest of the dead did not come to life until the 1,000 years were completed. This is the first resurrection. |
| 6Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years. | 6Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of the Messiah, and they will reign with Him for 1,000 years. |
| 7When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison | 7When the 1,000 years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison |
| 8and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth--Gog and Magog--and to gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. | 8and will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the sea. |
| 9They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. | 9They came up over the surface of the earth and surrounded the encampment of the saints, the beloved city. Then fire came down from heaven and consumed them. |
| 10And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever. | 10The Devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet are, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. |
| 11Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. | 11Then I saw a great white throne and One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them. |
| 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. | 12I also saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life, and the dead were judged according to their works by what was written in the books. |
| 13The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. | 13Then the sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead; all were judged according to their works. |
| 14Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. | 14Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. |
| 15Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire. | 15And anyone not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire. |
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