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Revelation 21:12–21

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121It had a great and high wall, awith twelve bgates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names were written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.

13There were three gates on the east and three gates on the north and three gates on the south and three gates on the west.

14And the wall of the city had atwelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the btwelve apostles of the Lamb.

15The one who spoke with me had a 1gold measuring arod to measure the city, and its bgates and its wall.

16The city is laid out as a square, and its length is as great as the width; and he measured the city with the 1rod, 2fifteen hundred miles; its length and width and height are equal.

17And he measured its wall, 1seventy-two yards, according to ahuman 2measurements, which are also bangelic measurements.

18The material of the wall was ajasper; and the city was bpure gold, like 1clear cglass.

19aThe foundation stones of the city wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was bjasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, cemerald;

20the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, asardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.

21And the twelve agates were twelve bpearls; each one of the gates was a single pearl. And the street of the city was cpure gold, like transparent dglass.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit having
  2. 1Lit measure, a gold reed
  3. 1Lit reed
  4. 2Lit twelve thousand stadia; a stadion was approx 600 ft
  5. 1Lit one hundred forty-four cubits
  6. 2Lit measure
  7. 1Lit pure

Cross references

  1. aEzek 48:31–34
  2. bRev 21:15, 21, 25; 22:14
  3. aHeb 11:10
  4. bActs 1:26
  5. aEzek 40:3; Rev 11:1
  6. bRev 21:12, 21, 25
  7. aDeut 3:11; Rev 13:18
  8. bRev 21:9
  9. aRev 21:11
  10. bRev 21:21
  11. cRev 4:6
  12. aEx 28:17–20; Is 54:11f; Ezek 28:13
  13. bRev 21:11
  14. cRev 4:3
  15. aRev 4:3
  16. aRev 21:12, 15, 25
  17. bRev 17:4
  18. cRev 21:18
  19. dRev 4:6