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# General Information:
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This is the next part of John's vision. He describes suddenly seeing thrones and the souls of believers.
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# who had been given authority to judge
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "whom God had given authority to judge" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# who had been beheaded
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "whose heads others had cut off" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# for the testimony about Jesus and for the word of God
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"because they had spoken the truth about Jesus and about the word of God"
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# for the word of God
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These words are a metonym for the message from God. Alternate translation: "for what they taught about the scriptures" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# They came to life
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"They came back to life" or "They became alive again"
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