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14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations; and in them, the names of the Lamb’s twelve Apostles.

15 And he who walked with me had a golden reed, with which to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

16 And the city lays square. And the length is as large as the breadth of it. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand furlongs. And the length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

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14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations,(A) and on them were the names of the twelve apostles(B) of the Lamb.

15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod(C) of gold to measure the city, its gates(D) 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:16 That is, about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometers