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Revelation 20:14-15 BBE
(14) And death and Hell were put into the sea of fire. This is the second death, even the sea of fire. (15) And if anyone's name was not in the book of life, he went down into the sea of fire.

The second death here referred to indicates permanent destruction. When we die in the sins of Adam, we die with the hope of a resurrection. (1 Corinthians 15:22) Most of mankind who have died likely await a resurrection. (Acts 24:15) When we are thrown into the lake of fire, symbolizing the second death, there is no hope or resurrection from that death. (Hebrews 6:4-6) The second death indicates we have been judged wicked by our Creator. [Some who have never died will likely be judged unworthy of life and undergo the second death without having previously died. - Satan is an example.] After being resurrected and taught the truth, no one will ever again die the first death [in their ignorance]. Any who die after understanding the truth will be fully responsible for their own death. (Ezekiel 18:20) Such wicked ones will die because they take some action to cause harm to others, with full knowledge of what they are doing. The living have to be protected from such wicked creatures. Soon there won't be any wicked [harmful] ones left. (Psalms 37:10-11)

Revelation 20:14-15 NWT
14 And death and Hades were hurled into the lake of fire. This means the second death, the lake of fire. 15 Furthermore, whoever was not found written in the book of life was hurled into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:14-15 ALT
(14) And death and the realm of the dead were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. (15) And if anyone was not found having been written in the Scroll of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:14-15 GNB
(14) Then death and the world of the dead were thrown into the lake of fire. (This lake of fire is the second death.) (15) Those who did not have their name written in the book of the living were thrown into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:14-15 CEV
(14) Afterwards, death and its kingdom were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death. (15) Anyone whose name wasn't written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation