Revelation 20:12

20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then ¹  books were opened, and another book was opened – the book of life. ²  So ³  the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds. ⁴ 

Revelation 20:15

20:15 If ⁵  anyone’s name ⁶  was not found written in the book of life, that person ⁷  was thrown into the lake of fire.

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

² tn Grk “another book was opened, which is of life.”

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the books being opened.

⁴ tn Grk “from the things written in the books according to their works.”

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁶ tn The word “name” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

⁷ tn Grk “he”; the pronoun has been intensified by translating as “that person.”