Revelation 20:15

Revelation 20:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
• New International Version (NIV)Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire.

Context of Revelation 20:15

13The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:15 word by word

καὶ εἴ τις οὐχ εὑρέθη ἐν τῇ βίβλῳ τῆς ζωῆς γεγραμμένος, ἐβλήθη εἰς τὴν λίμνην τοῦ πυρός.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ·εἰei · ifG1487
• whosoeverτιςtis · oneG5100
• wasεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• notοὐou · noG3756
• writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the bookὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the bookβίβλοςbiblos · bookG976
• of lifeζωήzōē · lifeG2222
• was castβάλλωballō · to throw: throwG906
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the lakeλίμνηlimnē · lakeG3041
• of fireπῦρpur · fireG4442

Cross-references for Revelation 20:15

• Mark 16:16He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
• John 3:18“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
• John 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
• Acts 4:12Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
• Hebrews 2:3how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
• Hebrews 12:25See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven,
• 1 John 5:11And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
• Revelation 19:20Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.
• Matthew 25:41“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
• Mark 9:43If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched—

Commentaries on Revelation 20:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Written in the book of life - Only those who had continued faithful unto death were taken to heaven. All whose names were not found in the public registers, who either were not citizens, or whose names had been erased from those registers because of crimes against the state, could claim none of those emoluments or privileges which belong to the citizens; so those who either did not belong to the new and spiritual Jerusalem, or who had forfeited their…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And whosoever - All persons, of all ranks, ages, and conditions. No word could be more comprehensive than this. The single condition here stated, as being what would save any from being cast into the lake of fire, is, that they are “found written in the book of life.” All besides these, princes, kings, nobles, philosophers, statesmen, conquerors; rich men and poor men; the bond and the free; the young and the aged; the frivolous, the vain, the proud, and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-15Verses 11-15 After the events just foretold, the end will speedily come; and there is no mention of any thing else, before the appearing of Christ to judge the world. This will be the great day: the Judge, the Lord Jesus Christ, will then put on majesty and terror. The persons to be judged are the dead, small and great; young and old, low and high, poor and rich. None are so mean, but they have some talents to account for; and none so great, as to avoid…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-15This segment describes a court hearing where the dead are judged based on their actions. God responds to ongoing rebellion with eternal punishment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. The blissful lot of the righteous is not here specially mentioned as their bliss had commenced before the final judgment. Compare, however, Mt 25:34, 41, 46.Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 20:15

• Antichrist
• Book
• Hell
• Judgment
• Lake
• Millennium
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Book of Life
• Lake of Fire
• Book
• Judgment, The final
• Seal
• Furnace
• Immortal; Immortality
• Lake
• Liers-in-Wait
• Print; Printing; Printed

Commentaries on Revelation 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings