Revelation 20:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.”
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“The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the sea did give up those dead in it, and the death and the hades did give up the dead in them, and they were judged, each one according to their works;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Revelation 20:13 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 26:19Your 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.
- Hosea 13:14I 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.
- John 5:28Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
- 1 Corinthians 15:50Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
- Revelation 1:18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
- Revelation 6:8Then 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.
- Revelation 20:12And 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.
- Revelation 20:14Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire.
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