Revelation 20:4

20:4 Then ¹  I saw thrones and seated on them were those who had been given authority to judge. ²  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 ³  had not worshiped the beast or his image and had refused to receive his mark on their forehead or hand. They ⁴  came to life ⁵  and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

Revelation 20:2

20:2 He ⁶  seized the dragon – the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan – and tied him up for a thousand years.

Colossians 1:8

1:8 who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

Philippians 1:23

1:23 I feel torn between the two, ⁷  because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,

[20:4]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[20:4]  ² tn Grk “I saw thrones, and those seated on them, and judgment was given to them.” BDAG 567 s.v. κρίμα 3 says, “judging, judgment, the κρίμα ἐδόθη αὐτοῖς authority to judge was given to them Rv 20:4.”

[20:4]  ³ tn Grk “God, and who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the pronoun “these” as subject.

[20:4]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[20:4]  ⁵ tn On the use of the aorist ἔζησαν (ezhsan) BDAG 425 s.v. ζάω 1.a.β says, “of dead persons who return to life become alive again: of humans in general (3 Km 17:23) Mt 9:18; Ac 9:41; 20:12; Rv 20:4, 5.”

[20:2]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[1:23]  ⁷ tn Grk “I am hard-pressed between the two.” Cf. L&N 30.18.