KJV King James Version
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
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Revelation 20:15
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
WEB World English Bible
If anyone was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.
ASV American Standard Version
And if any was not found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and if any one was not found written in the scroll of the life, he was cast to the lake of the fire.
Surrounding context — 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.
13 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.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandεἴG1487 · eiifτιςG5100 · tisoneοὐχG3756 · ounoεὑρέθηG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoβίβλῳG976 · biblosbookτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoζωῆςG2222 · zōēlifeγεγραμμένος,G1125 · graphōto writeἐβλήθηG906 · ballōto throw: throwεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoλίμνηνG3041 · limnēlakeτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoπυρός.¶G4442 · purfire
Cross-references
John 3:36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.Matthew 13:50And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.1 John 5:11-12And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.Matthew 25:41Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:Acts 4:12Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.Revelation 19:20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.Revelation 20:12And 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.Hebrews 2:3How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard [him];John 3:18-19He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.Hebrews 12:25See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more [shall not] we [escape], if we turn away from him that [speaketh] from heaven:Mark 16:16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.Mark 9:43-48And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:Matthew 13:42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
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