| King James Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. | 1Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain. |
| 2And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, | 2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for 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. | 3And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time. |
| 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. | 4Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image, and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. |
| 5But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. | 5The rest of the dead did not come back to life until the thousand years were complete. This is the first resurrection. |
| 6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. | 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. |
| 7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, | 7When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison, |
| 8And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. | 8and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earth—Gog and Magog—to assemble them for battle. Their number is like the sand of the seashore. |
| 9And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. | 9And they marched across the broad expanse of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. But fire came down from heaven and consumed them. |
| 10And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. | 10And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. |
| 11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. | 11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them. |
| 12And 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. | 12And 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. |
| 13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. | 13The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. |
| 14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. | 14Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire. |
| 15And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. | 15And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire. |
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