King James Version

Revelation 20:12

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τοὺς) before great here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τοὺς) before small here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “throne” (θρόνου,) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “were opened” (ἠνοίχθησαν.) before And here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “was opened” (ἠνοίχθη) before which here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “God” (θεοῦ) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “were opened” (ἠνεῳχθησαν) before And here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “was opened” (ἠνεῳχθη) before which here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶδονeidonseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).I sawτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.νεκρούςnekrousdeadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “dead”, the object formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.the deadτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μεγάλουςmegalousgreatμέγας (megas)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “great”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.greatκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μικρούςmikroussmallμικρός (mikros)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “small”, the object formG3398little, small.This verse uses “small”.ἑστῶταςhestōtasto standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to stand”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θρόνουthronouthroneθρόνος (thronos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “throne”, the of-formG2362a (king's) throne, seat; meton: power, dominion; a potentate.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andβιβλίαbibliabookβιβλίον (biblion)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “book”, the subject formG975a papyrus roll.bookἠνοίχθησανēnoichthēsanwas openedἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “was opened”, a single actionG455I open.was openedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἄλλοalloanotherἄλλος (allos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “another”, the subject formG243other, another (of more than two), different.This verse uses “another”.βιβλίονbiblionbooksβιβλίονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “books”, the subject formG975a papyrus roll.the booksἠνοίχθηēnoichthēto openἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to open”, a single actionG455I open.ὅhowhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ζωῆςzōēslifeζωή (zōē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “life”, the of-formG2222life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐκρίθησανekrithēsanto judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to judge”, a single actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.νεκροὶnekroideadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “dead”, the subject formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γεγραμμένωνgegrammenōnto writeγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive participle, genitive, plural, neuter — “to write”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.βιβλίοιςbiblioisscrollβιβλίον (biblion)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “scroll”, the to- or for-formG975a papyrus roll.κατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.according toτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔργαergaworksἔργον (ergon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “works”, the object formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.worksαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἠνεῳχθησανēneōchthēsanwere openedἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, second aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “were opened”, a single actionG455I open.ἠνεῳχθηēneōchthēwas openedἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, second aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was opened”, a single actionG455I open.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and scrolls were opened, and another scroll was opened, which is that of the life, and the dead were judged out of the things written in the scrolls — according to their works;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne; and books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Darby Translation

And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is [that] of life. And the dead were judged out of the things written in the books according to their works.

Douay-Rheims

And I saw the dead, great and small, standing in the presence of the throne, and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged by those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Alludes to

Daniel 7:10 Daniel 7:10 · King James VersionA fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.Daniel 7:10 · King James VersionOpen the Source
A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.