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other 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. And the sea gave up 13 the dead which were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and Hades 14 were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, even the lake of fire. And if any 15 was not found written in the sert from book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire.

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sat upon them, and judgement was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that 1 Or, had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, 2 Some neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 The rest of the dead lived not until the thousand years should 3 Some be finished. This is the first 6 resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: over these the second death hath no 1power; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign 4 Gr. with him 2a thousand years.

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And when the thousand years are finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 8 and shall come forth to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war: the number of whom is 9 as the sand of the sea. And they went up over the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down 3 out of heaven, 10 and devoured them. And the

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unto the ages of the ages.

Or, the holy city Jerusa lem coming down new out of heaven

6 Gr. tabernacle.

7 Some ancient authorities omit,

and be their God.

8 Or, Write, These words are faithful and true.

And I saw a new heaven 21 and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more. And I saw 5 the 2 holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. And 3 I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall 6 dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, 7 and be their God: and 4 he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away. And he that sitteth 5 on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, & Write: for these words are faithful and true. And 6 he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that over- 7 cometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God,

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the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. And the building 18 of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure glass. The 19 foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, 3 sapphire;

seven angels who had the 3 Or, lapis the third, chalcedony; the

lazuli

4 Or, sapphire

5 Or, transparent as

glass

seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb. 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and shewed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God: her 1 light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal: 12 having a wall great and high; having twelve 2 gates, and at the 2 gates twelve angels; and names written thereon, 7 Or, by which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children

6 Or, and the Lamb, the lamp thereof

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fourth, emerald; the fifth, sar- 20 donyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. And the 21 twelve 2 gates were twelve pearls; each one of the several 2 gates was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, 5 as it were transparent glass. And I saw no 22 temple therein: for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple thereof. And the city hath no need of 23 the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb. And the nations shall walk 24 7 amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth do bring

14 three 2 gates. And the wall 9 Or, doeth their glory into it. And the 25

of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles 15 of the Lamb. And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the 2 gates there16 of, and the wall thereof. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and

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2 gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there): and they 26 shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations into it: and there shall in no wise 27 enter into it any thing unclean, or he that 9 maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. And 22 he shewed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne

the height thereof are equal. 110r, atree of God and of 10 the Lamb, in 2

17 And he measured the wall

thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to

the midst of the street thereof. And on this side of the river and on that was 11 the

tree of life, bearing twelve

cousness still: and he that

manner of fruits, yielding its 1 Or, crops is holy, let him be made holy

of fruit

2 Or, any thing

no more

accursed

fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the 3 healing of the nations. And there shall be 2 no curse any more: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be therein and his servants shall 3 Gr. 4 do him service; and they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads. 5 And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light and they shall reign 3 for ever and ever.

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unto the ages of the ages.

4 Or, yet more

5 Or, wages

6 Or, the authority

over

And he said unto me, These words are faithful and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to shew unto his ser- 7 Gr. vants the things which must portals. 7 shortly come to pass. And behold, I come quickly. Bless- 8 Or, doeth ed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this 9 Gr. over.

book.

8 And I John am he that heard and saw these things. 10 Or, Both And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which 9 shewed me these things. And

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he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren the prophets, and with them which keep the words of this book worship God.

11Gr. upon.

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Or, even

from the things which are written

13 Some ancient authorities add Christ.

And he saith unto me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the 11 time is at hand. He that is unrighteous, let him do un- 14 Two righteousness 4 still: and he that is filthy, let him be made filthy 4 still and he that is righteous, let him do right-with all.

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4 still. Behold, I come quick- 12 ly; and my 5 reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is. I 13 am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the be ginning and the end. Blessed 14 are they that wash their robes, that they may have 6 the right to come to the tree of life, and may enter in by the 7 gates into the city. Without are the 15 dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and 8 maketh a lie.

I Jesus have sent mine an- 16 gel to testify unto you these things 9 for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star.

10 And the Spirit and the 17 bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely.

I testify unto every man that 18 heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add 11 unto him the shall add 11 unto them, God plagues which are written in this book: and if any man 19 shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, 12 which are written in this book.

He which testifieth these 20 things saith, Yea: I come quickly. Amen: come, Lord

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List of readings and renderings preferred by the American Committee, recorded at their desire. See Preface, page ix.

CLASSES OF PASSAGES.

I. Strike out "S." (i.e. Saint) from the title of the Gospels and from the heading of the pages.

II. Strike out "the Apostle" from the title of the Pauline Epistles, and "of Paul the Apostle" from the title of the Epistle to the Hebrews; strike out the word "General" from the title of the Epistles of James, Peter, 1 John, and Jude; and let the title of the Revelation run "The Revelation of John."

III. For "Holy Ghost " adopt uniformly the rendering "Holy Spirit." IV. At the word "worship" in Matt. ii. 2, etc., add the marginal note "The Greek word denotes an act of reverence, whether paid to man (see chap. xviii. 26) or to God (see chap. iv. 10)."

V. Put into the text uniformly the marginal rendering "through" in place of "by" when it relates to prophecy, viz. in Matt. ii. 5, 17, 23; iii. 3; iv. 14; viii. 17; xii. 17; xiii. 35; xxi. 4; xxiv. 15; xxvii. 9; Luke xviii. 31; Acts ii. 16; xxviii. 25.

VI. For "tempt " ("temptation ") substitute "try" or "make trial of" ("trial") wherever enticement to what is wrong is not evidently spoken of; viz. in the following instances: Matt. iv. 7; xvi. 1; xix. 3; xxii. 18, 35; Mark viii. 11; x. 2; xii. 15; Luke iv. 12; x. 25; xi. 16; xxii. 28; John viii. 6; Acts v. 9; xv. 10; 1 Cor. x. 9; Heb. iii. 8, 9; 1 Pet. í. 6.

VII. Substitute modern forms of speech for the following archaisms, viz. "who" or "that" for "which" when used of persons; "are" for "be" in the present indicative; "know" "knew" for "wot" "wist"; "drag" or "drag away" for "hale."

VIII. Substitute for "devil" ("devils") the word "demon" ("demons") wherever the latter word is given in the margin (or represents the Greek words Saíuwv, dauóviov); and for "possessed with a devil" (or "devils") substitute either "demoniac" or "possessed with a demon" (or "demons").

IX. After "baptize" let the marg. "Or, in" and the text "with" exchange places.

X. Let the word "testament" be everywhere changed to "covenant" (without an alternate in the margin), except in Heb. ix. 15-17. XI. Wherever "patience" occurs as the rendering of vоμоνý add "stedfastness as an alternate in the margin, except in 2 Cor. i. 6; James v. 11; Luke viii. 15; Heb. xii. 1.

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XII. Let dooápiov (Matt. x. 29; Luke xii. 6) be translated "

"penny,"

and dŋvápiov "shilling," except in Matt. xxii. 19; Mark xii. 15; Luke xx. 24, where the name of the coin, "a denarius," should be given.

XIII. Against the expression "the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ" add the marginal rendering "Or, God and the Father"

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etc.; viz. in Rom. xv. 6; 2 Cor. i. 3; xi. 31; Eph. i. 3; Col. i. 3; 1 Pet. i. 3. And against the expression "our God and Father" add the marg. "Or, God and our Father"; viz. in Gal. i. 4; Phil. iv. 20; 1 Thess. i. 3; iii. 11, 13; James i. 27. And against the expression "his God and Father" add the marg. Or, God and his Father, viz. in Rev. i. 6.

XIV. Let the use of "fulfil" be confined to those cases in which it denotes "accomplish," "bring to pass," or the like.

MATTHEW.

III. 7 Against "to his baptism" add marg. Or, for baptism

10 For "is the axe laid unto" read "the axe lieth at" So in Luke iii. 9.

VI. 11 Let the marg. read Gr. our bread for the coming day, or our needful bread. So in Luke xi. 3.

27 For "his stature" read "the_ measure of his life" (with marg. Or, his stature) So in Luke xii. 25.

VIII. 4 Here and in Matt. xxvii. 65; Mark i. 44, for "go thy [your] way" read simply "go

IX. 6,8 For "power" read "authority" (see marg. 5)
10; Luke v. 24.

X. 39 "life" strike out the marg. So in xvi. 25;
Luke ix. 24; xvii. 33; John xii. 25.

So in Mark ii.

Mark viii. 35;

XII. 23 For "Is this the son of David?" read "Can this be the son of David?" [comp. John iv. 29.]

31 "unto men" strike out the marg.

XIX. 14 For "of such is" read "to such belongeth" with marg. Or, of such is So in Mark x. 14; Luke xviii. 16.

XX. 1 For "that is" read "that was"

XXII. 23 For marg. 5 read "Many ancient authorities read saying.” XXIII. 9 For "Father, which is in heaven" read "Father, even he who is in heaven."

23 For "judgement" read "justice"

So in Luke xi. 42.

XXVI. 29 For "I will not drink" read "I shall not drink" Similarly in Mark xiv. 25; Luke xxii. 16, 18.

XXVII. 27 For "palace" read "Prætorium" with marg. Or, palace [as in Mark xv. 16] So in John xviii. 28, 33; xix. 9.

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II. 4, 9, 11, 12 "bed" add marg. Or, pallet So in vi. 55; John v. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; Acts v. 15; ix. 33.

VII. 4 For "wash" read "bathe" [comp. Luke xi. 38.]

X. 13 For "brought" read "were bringing"
"So in Luke xviii. 15.
32 "and they that followed" etc. omit the marg.

45 For "For verily" etc. read "For the Son of man also" etc. XI. 24 For "have received" read "receive" with marg. Gr. received. XIV. 3 For "spikenard" read "pure nard" (with marg. Or, liquid nard), and omit marg. 2 So in John xii. 3.

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