11 translations · Greek
Revelation 20:12
I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Revelation 20:12 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.
- KJV King James Version
- And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and scrolls were opened, and another scroll was opened, which is that of the life, and the dead were judged out of the things written in the scrolls—according to their works;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and the books were opened. Another book, the Book of Life, was opened and the dead were judged based on what was written in the books about what they had done.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and scrolls were opened, and another scroll was opened, which is that of the life, and the dead were judged out of the things written in the scrolls — according to their works;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is [that] of life. And the dead were judged out of the things written in the books according to their works.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And I saw the dead, great and small, standing in the presence of the throne, and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged by those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 καί and |
| εἶδον | eidon | I saw | G3708 ὁράω to see: see |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| νεκρούς | nekrous | dead | G3498 νεκρός dead |
| τοὺς | tous | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| μεγάλους | megalous | great | G3173 μέγας great |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| τοὺς | tous | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| μικρούς | mikrous | small | G3398 μικρός small |
| ἑστῶτας | hestōtas | standing | G2476 ἵστημι to stand |
| ἐνώπιον | enōpion | before | G1799 ἐνώπιον before |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| θρόνου | thronou | throne | G2362 θρόνος throne |
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 καί and |
| βιβλία | biblia | books | G975 βιβλίον scroll |
| ἠνοίχθησαν | ēnoichthēsan | were opened | G455 ἀνοίγω to open |
| Καὶ | Kai | [and] | G2532 καί and |
| ἄλλο | allo | one of | G243 ἄλλος another |
| βιβλίον | biblion | [them] | G975 βιβλίον scroll |
| ἠνοίχθη | ēnoichthē | [was] | G455 ἀνοίγω to open |
| ὅ | ho | — | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἐστιν | estin | — | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| τῆς | tēs | the [Book] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ζωῆς | zōēs | of Life | G2222 ζωή life |
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 καί and |
| ἐκρίθησαν | ekrithēsan | were judged | G2919 κρίνω to judge |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| νεκροὶ | nekroi | dead | G3498 νεκρός dead |
| ἐκ | ek | as | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| τῶν | tōn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| γεγραμμένων | gegrammenōn | recorded | G1125 γράφω to write |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τοῖς | tois | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| βιβλίοις | bibliois | books | G975 βιβλίον scroll |
| κατὰ | kata | according to | G2596 κατά according to |
| τὰ | ta | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἔργα | erga | deeds | G2041 ἔργον work |
| αὐτῶν | autōn | their | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- 2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
- Matthew 16:27
For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.
- Daniel 7:10
A fiery stream issued and came out from before him. Thousands of thousands ministered to him. Ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The judgment was set. The books were opened.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14
For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
- Revelation 2:23
I will kill her children with Death, and all the assemblies will know that I am he who searches the minds and hearts. I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
- Jeremiah 17:10
“I, Yahweh, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”
- Revelation 22:12
“Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.
- Revelation 11:18
The nations were angry, and your wrath came, as did the time for the dead to be judged, and to give your bondservants the prophets, their reward, as well as to the saints, and those who fear your name, to the small and the great; and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
- Romans 14:10–12
But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written, “‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.’” So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.
- Revelation 3:5
He who overcomes will be arrayed in white garments, and I will in no way blot his name out of the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
10 The devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are also. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
11 I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them.
12 I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works.
14 Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
Read all of Revelation 20 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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