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Revelation 20:13

JudgmentThe resurrection

11 Then 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.

12 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.

The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.

14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.

15 And 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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BSB
The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.
KJV
And 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.
WEB
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.
ASV
And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
DARBY
And the sea gave up the dead which [were] in it, and death and hades gave up the dead which [were] in them; and they were judged each according to their works:
BLB
And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and each [of them] were judged according to their works.
ÅB
Og havet gav tilbake de døde som var i det, og døden og dødsriket gav tilbake de døde som var i dem; og de ble dømt, enhver etter sine gjerninger.
OTB
Havet ga fra seg de døde som var i det, og Døden og Dødsriket ga fra seg de døde som var i dem, og hver enkelt ble dømt etter sine gjerninger.
B1930
Og havet gav tilbake de døde som var i det, og døden og dødsriket gav tilbake de døde som var i dem; og de blev dømt, enhver efter sine gjerninger.

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  • John 5:28–29

    Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice

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  • Revelation 6:8

    Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.

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  • Hosea 13:14

    I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.

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  • Revelation 20:14

    Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.

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  • Isaiah 26:19

    Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:50–58

    Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

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  • Revelation 20:12

    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.

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  • Revelation 1:18

    the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

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