Revelation 20:6

20:6 Blessed and holy is the one who takes part ¹  in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, ²  but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.

Revelation 20:12-13

20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then ³  books were opened, and another book was opened – the book of life. ⁴  So ⁵  the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds. ⁶  20:13 The ⁷  sea gave up the dead that were in it, and Death ⁸  and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each one was judged according to his deeds.

¹ tn Grk “who has a share.”

² tn The shift from the singular pronoun (“the one”) to the plural (“them”) in the passage reflects the Greek text: The singular participle ὁ ἔχων (Jo ecwn) is followed by the plural pronoun τούτων (toutwn). In the interests of English style, this is obscured in most modern translations except the NASB.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

⁴ tn Grk “another book was opened, which is of life.”

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the books being opened.

⁶ tn Grk “from the things written in the books according to their works.”

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁸ sn Here Death is personified (cf. 1 Cor 15:55).