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Revelation 21:13-15
New English Translation

13 There are[a] three gates on the east side, three gates on the north side, three gates on the south side and three gates on the west side.[b] 14 The[c] wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them are the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 The angel[d] who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city and its foundation stones and wall.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:13 tn The words “There are” have been supplied to make a complete English sentence. This is a continuation of the previous sentence, a lengthy and complicated one in Greek.
  2. Revelation 21:13 tn The word “side” has been supplied four times in this verse for clarity.
  3. Revelation 21:14 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  4. Revelation 21:15 tn Grk “the one”; the referent (the angel of v. 9) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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