Wahyu 14:13

14:13 Then ¹  I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this:

‘Blessed are the dead,

those who die in the Lord from this moment on!’”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, “so they can rest from their hard work, ²  because their deeds will follow them.” ³ 

Wahyu 20:12

20:12 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 

[14:13]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence within the narrative.

[14:13]  ² tn Or “from their trouble” (L&N 22.7).

[14:13]  ³ tn Grk “their deeds will follow with them.”

[20:12]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[20:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “another book was opened, which is of life.”

[20:12]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the books being opened.

[20:12]  ⁷ tn Grk “from the things written in the books according to their works.”