Revelation 21:12–21

¹²The city had a massive high wall, with 12 gates. Twelve angels were at the gates; the names of the 12 tribes of Israel’s sons were inscribed on the gates. ¹³There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west. ^y14The city wall had 12 foundations, and the 12 names of the Lamb’s 12 apostles were on the foundations.

¹⁵The one who spoke with me had a gold measuring rod ^zto measure the city, its gates, and its wall. ^a16The city is laid out in a square; its length and width are the same. He measured the city with the rod at 12,000 stadia. ^bIts length, width, and height are equal. ¹⁷Then he measured its wall, 144 cubits according to human measurement, which the angel used. ¹⁸The building material of its wall was jasper, and the city was pure gold like clear glass.

¹⁹The foundations of the city wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone: ^c

the first foundation jasper,

the second sapphire,

the third chalcedony,

the fourth emerald,

²⁰the fifth sardonyx,

the sixth carnelian,

the seventh chrysolite,

the eighth beryl,

the ninth topaz,

the tenth chrysoprase,

the eleventh jacinth,

the twelfth amethyst.

²¹The 12 gates are 12 pearls; each individual gate was made of a single pearl. The broad street ^dof the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.