Revelation 11:1-3

Worldwide English (New Testament)

11 Then I was given a long stick. And he said, `Go and measure God's temple and the altar, and count the people who worship there.

² Do not measure the part outside the temple. Leave it out, because it has been given to the people who do not believe in God. They will walk in the holy city for forty-two months.

³ I will give power to the two men who speak for me. They will speak words from God. They will continue to speak for forty-two months. They will wear clothes like people wear to show they are sad.'