Then I, [a]John, saw (A)the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared (B)as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, (C)the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.

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  1. Revelation 21:2 NU, M omit John

And I saw (A)the holy city, (B)new Jerusalem, (C)coming down out of heaven from God, (D)prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “Behold, (E)the tabernacle of God is among the people, and He will (F)dwell among them, and they shall be His [a]people, and God Himself will be among them[b],

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  1. Revelation 21:3 Lit peoples
  2. Revelation 21:3 One early ms adds, as their God

And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, arrayed like a bride adorned for her husband;(A) and then I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “See! The tabernacle of God is among men, and He will live among them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them [a][as their God,](B)

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  1. Revelation 21:3 So one early ms reads.

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

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25 (A)Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and (B)gave Himself for her, 26 that He might [a]sanctify and cleanse her (C)with the washing of water (D)by the word, 27 (E)that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, (F)not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

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  1. Ephesians 5:26 set it apart

25 (A)Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and (B)gave Himself up for her, 26 (C)so that He might sanctify her, having (D)cleansed her by the (E)washing of water with (F)the word, 27 that He might (G)present to Himself the church [a]in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be (H)holy and blameless.

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  1. Ephesians 5:27 Lit glorious

25 Husbands, love your wives [seek the highest good for her and surround her with a caring, unselfish love], just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, 26 so that He might sanctify the church, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word [of God], 27 so that [in turn] He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy [set apart for God] and blameless.

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25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

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