^21:15The angel³⁶ who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city and its foundation stones and wall. ^21:16Now³⁷ the city is laid out as a square,³⁸ its length and width the same. He³⁹ measured the city with the measuring rod⁴⁰ at fourteen hundred miles⁴¹ (its length and width and height are equal).

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Footnotes

36 Grk “the one”; the referent (the angel of v. 9) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
37 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the somewhat parenthetical nature of the description of the city.
38 Or “the city lies square.” On κεῖμαι (keimai) in this context, 2 states, “lie, of things … ἡ πόλις τετράγωνος κεῖται is laid out as a square Rv 21:16.”
39 Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
40 Grk “with the rod”; the word “measuring” is supplied from the description in v. 15.
41 Or “two thousand two hundred kilometers,” Grk “12,000 stades.” A stade was a measure of length about 607 ft (185 m).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the one who spoke with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls. The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia. Its length and width and height are equal.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls. The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia in length, and as wide and high as it is long.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The one who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. The 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. Its length, width, and height are equal.

NLTNew Living Translation

The angel who talked to me held in his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. When he measured it, he found it was a square, as wide as it was long. In fact, its length and width and height were each 1,400 miles.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the one who spoke with me was holding a golden measuring rod in order that he could measure the city and its gates and its wall. And the city is laid out as a square, and its length is the same as its width. And he measured the city with the measuring rod at twelve thousand stadia; the length and the width and the height of it are equal.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

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