Discovery BoxRevelation 20:5-6 
Context20:5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were finished.) 1 This is the first resurrection. 20:6 Blessed and holy is the one who takes part 2 in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, 3 but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
Revelation 20:12
Context20:12 And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then 4 books were opened, and another book was opened – the book of life. 5 So 6 the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds. 7
1 sn This statement appears to be a parenthetical comment by the author.
2 tn Grk “who has a share.”
3 tn The shift from the singular pronoun (“the one”) to the plural (“them”) in the passage reflects the Greek text: The singular participle ὁ ἔχων (Jo ecwn) is followed by the plural pronoun τούτων (toutwn). In the interests of English style, this is obscured in most modern translations except the NASB.
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.
5 tn Grk “another book was opened, which is of life.”
6 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the books being opened.
7 tn Grk “from the things written in the books according to their works.”
