Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

May they be blotted out of the book of life
And may they not be recorded with the righteous.

King James Version

Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

Holman Bible

Let them be erased from the book of life
and not be recorded with the righteous.

International Standard Version

May they be erased from the Book of Life, and their names not be written with the righteous.

A Conservative Version

Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.

American Standard Version

Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And not be written with the righteous.

Amplified


May they be blotted out of the book of life [and their lives come to an end]
And may they not be recorded with the righteous (those in right standing with God).

Bible in Basic English

Let their names be taken from the book of the living, let them not be numbered with the upright.

Darby Translation

Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.

Julia Smith Translation

They shall be wiped off from the book of the living, and with the just they shall not be written.

King James 2000

Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Let them be blotted out of [the] book of [the] living, and let them not be recorded with [the] righteous.

Modern King James verseion

Let them be blotted out of the Book of Life, and not be written with the righteous.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Let them be wiped out of the book of the living, and not be written among the righteous.

NET Bible

May their names be deleted from the scroll of the living! Do not let their names be listed with the godly!

New Heart English Bible

Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.

The Emphasized Bible

Let them be blotted out of the book of life, And, with the righteous, let them not be enrolled.

Webster

Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

World English Bible

Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be written with the righteous.

Youngs Literal Translation

They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written.

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Watsons

Context Readings

A Plea For Rescue

27 Add to them punishment upon punishment; may they have no acquittal from you. 28 May they be blotted out of the book of life
And may they not be recorded with the righteous.
29 But I am afflicted and in pain; let your salvation, O God, set me on high!

Cross References

Ezekiel 13:9

My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and who give lying divinations. They shall not be in the council of my people, nor be enrolled in the register of the house of Israel, nor shall they enter the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

Luke 10:20

Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

Philippians 4:3

Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

Exodus 32:32-33

But now, if you will forgive their sin--but if not, please blot me out of your book that you have written."

Hebrews 12:23

and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

Revelation 3:5

The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.

Revelation 13:8

and all who dwell on earth will worship it, everyone whose name has not been written before the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who was slain.

Isaiah 4:3

And he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called holy, everyone who has been recorded for life in Jerusalem,

Isaiah 65:16

So that he who blesses himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of truth, and he who takes an oath in the land shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten and are hidden from my eyes.

Hosea 1:9

And the LORD said, "Call his name Not My People, for you are not my people, and I am not your God."

Revelation 20:12-15

And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done.

Revelation 22:19

and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.

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