Revelation 20:4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Saints Reign with the Messiah
4 Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge.(A) I also saw the people[a](B) who had been beheaded[b] because of their testimony about Jesus(C) 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.(D) They came to life(E) and reigned with the Messiah for 1,000 years.
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- Revelation 20:4 Lit souls
- Revelation 20:4 All who had given their lives for their faith in Christ
Revelation 20:4
New King James Version
The Saints Reign with Christ 1,000 Years
4 And I saw (A)thrones, and they sat on them, and (B)judgment was committed to them. Then I saw (C)the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, (D)who had not worshiped the beast (E)or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they (F)lived and (G)reigned with Christ for [a]a thousand years.
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Revelation 20:4
English Standard Version
4 Then I saw (A)thrones, and (B)seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw (C)the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those (D)who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. (E)They came to life and (F)reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
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