Revelation 11:1-3

Contemporary English Version

The Two Witnesses

11 ^(A) An angel gave me a measuring stick and said:

Measure around God's temple. Be sure to include the altar and everyone worshiping there. ^2 (B) But don't measure the courtyard outside the temple building. Leave it out. It has been given to those people who don't know God, and they will trample all over the holy city for 42 months. ³ My two witnesses will wear sackcloth,^[a] while I let them preach for 1,260 days.