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Revelation 21:14–27

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14The 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.

22I did not see a sanctuary in it, because the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its sanctuary. 23The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because God’s glory illuminates it, and its lamp is the Lamb. e24The nations fwill walk in its light, gand the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. hi25Each day its gates will never close because it will never be night there. j26They will bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. kl27Nothing profane will ever enter it: mno one who does what is vile or false, but only those written in the Lamb’s book of life. n

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Revelation 21:23: And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Footnotes

  1. b21:16 A stadion () = about 600 feet; 12,000 stadia = 1,400 miles.
  2. d21:21 Or The public square
  3. f21:24 Other add of those who are saved
  4. h21:24 Other read will bring to Him the nations’ glory and honor
  5. k21:26 Other add in order that they might go in

Cross references

  1. z21:15 Rv 11:1
  2. a21:15 Ezk 40:3
  3. c21:19 Ex 28:15–21; Is 54:11
  4. e21:23 Is 24:23; 30:26; 60:19–20; Zch 14:6–7; Rv 22:5
  5. g21:24 Is 42:6; 49:6; 60:3, 5
  6. i21:24 Is 49:7, 23; 60:10
  7. j21:25 Neh 7:3
  8. l21:26 Is 60:11
  9. m21:27 Is 35:8; 52:1
  10. n21:27 Rv 3:5; 13:8; 17:8; 20:12, 15