| King James Bible | NET 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 descending from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the abyss and a huge 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--the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan--and tied him up 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. | 3The angel then threw him into the abyss and locked and sealed it so that he could not deceive the nations until the one thousand years were finished. (After these things 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 thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of the testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. These had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. 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. | 5(The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were finished.) 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 is the one who takes part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years. |
| 7And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, | 7Now when the thousand years are finished, 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 at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to bring them together for the battle. They are as numerous as the grains of sand in the sea. |
| 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. | 9They went up on the broad plain of the earth and encircled the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and devoured them completely. |
| 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 deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are too, and they will be tormented there 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 large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the 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, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then books were opened, and another book was opened--the book of life. So the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds. |
| 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 the dead that were in it, and Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, 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. | 15If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, that person was thrown into the lake of fire. |
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