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Revelation 21:10-22:5
New American Standard Bible
Revelation 21:10-22:5
New American Standard Bible
The New Jerusalem
10 And (A)he carried me away [a](B)in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me (C)the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having (D)the glory of God. Her [b]brilliance was like a very valuable stone, like a (E)stone of (F)crystal-clear jasper. 12 [c]It had a great and high wall, [d](G)with twelve (H)gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names were written on the gates, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west. 14 And the wall of the city had (I)twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the (J)twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 The one who spoke with me had a [e]gold measuring (K)rod to measure the city, its (L)gates, and its wall. 16 The city is laid out as a square, and its length is as great as the width; and he measured the city with the [f]rod, [g]twelve thousand stadia; its length, width, and height are equal. 17 And he measured its wall, [h]144 cubits, by (M)human [i]measurements, which are also (N)angelic measurements. 18 The material of the wall was (O)jasper; and the city was (P)pure gold, like [j]clear (Q)glass. 19 (R)The foundation stones of the city wall were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was (S)jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, (T)emerald; 20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, (U)sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. 21 And the twelve (V)gates were twelve (W)pearls; each one of the gates was a single pearl. And the street of the city was (X)pure gold, like transparent (Y)glass.
22 I saw (Z)no [k]temple in it, for the (AA)Lord God the Almighty and the (AB)Lamb are its [l]temple. 23 And the city (AC)has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for (AD)the glory of God has illuminated it, and its lamp is the (AE)Lamb. 24 (AF)The nations will walk by its light, and the (AG)kings of the earth [m]will bring their glory into it. 25 In the daytime (for (AH)there will be no night there) (AI)its gates (AJ)will never be closed; 26 and (AK)they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it; 27 and (AL)nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those [n]whose names are (AM)written in the Lamb’s book of life.
The River and the Tree of Life
22 And (AN)he showed me a (AO)river of the (AP)water of life, [o]clear (AQ)as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of [p]the Lamb, 2 in the middle of (AR)its street. (AS)On either side of the river was (AT)the tree of life, bearing twelve [q]kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 3 (AU)There will no longer be any curse; and (AV)the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will (AW)serve Him; 4 they will (AX)see His face, and His (AY)name will be on their (AZ)foreheads. 5 And (BA)there will no longer be any night; and they [r]will not have need (BB)of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them; and they will (BC)reign forever and ever.
Footnotes
- Revelation 21:10 Or in spirit
- Revelation 21:11 Or radiance
- Revelation 21:12 Lit having
- Revelation 21:12 Lit having
- Revelation 21:15 Lit measure, a gold reed
- Revelation 21:16 Lit reed
- Revelation 21:16 Possibly about 1,380 miles or 2,220 km; a Roman stadion perhaps averaged 607 ft. or 185 m
- Revelation 21:17 Possibly about 216 ft. or 65 m; a cubit is about 18 in. or 45 cm
- Revelation 21:17 Lit measure
- Revelation 21:18 Lit pure
- Revelation 21:22 Or sanctuary
- Revelation 21:22 Or sanctuary
- Revelation 21:24 Lit bring
- Revelation 21:27 Lit who have been written
- Revelation 22:1 Lit bright
- Revelation 22:1 Or the Lamb. In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was
- Revelation 22:2 Or crops of fruit
- Revelation 22:5 Lit do not have
Revelation 21:10-22:5
New International Version
Revelation 21:10-22:5
New International Version
10 And he carried me away(A) in the Spirit(B) to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.(C) 11 It shone with the glory of God,(D) and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper,(E) clear as crystal.(F) 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates,(G) and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.(H) 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west. 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations,(I) and on them were the names of the twelve apostles(J) of the Lamb.
15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod(K) of gold to measure the city, its gates(L) and its walls. 16 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[a] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. 17 The angel measured the wall using human(M) measurement, and it was 144 cubits[b] thick.[c] 18 The wall was made of jasper,(N) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.(O) 19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.(P) The first foundation was jasper,(Q) the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby,(R) the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[d] 21 The twelve gates(S) were twelve pearls,(T) each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.(U)
22 I did not see a temple(V) in the city, because the Lord God Almighty(W) and the Lamb(X) are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God(Y) gives it light,(Z) and the Lamb(AA) is its lamp. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.(AB) 25 On no day will its gates(AC) ever be shut,(AD) for there will be no night there.(AE) 26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.(AF) 27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful,(AG) but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.(AH)
Eden Restored
22 Then the angel showed me the river(AI) of the water of life,(AJ) as clear as crystal,(AK) flowing(AL) from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life,(AM) bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.(AN) 3 No longer will there be any curse.(AO) The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.(AP) 4 They will see his face,(AQ) and his name will be on their foreheads.(AR) 5 There will be no more night.(AS) They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light.(AT) And they will reign for ever and ever.(AU)
Footnotes
- Revelation 21:16 That is, about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometers
- Revelation 21:17 That is, about 200 feet or about 65 meters
- Revelation 21:17 Or high
- Revelation 21:20 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.
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