Then I heard a loud voice(A) from the throne:[a](B) Look, God’s dwelling[b] is with humanity, and he will live with them. They will be his peoples,[c](C) and God himself will be with them and will be their God.[d] He will wipe away every tear from their eyes.(D) Death will be no more;(E) grief, crying, and pain will be no more,(F) because the previous things[e] have passed away.(G)

Then the one seated on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new.” He also said, “Write, because these words[f] are faithful and true.”(H)

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  1. 21:3 Other mss read from heaven
  2. 21:3 Or tent, or tabernacle
  3. 21:3 Other mss read people
  4. 21:3 Other mss omit and will be their God
  5. 21:4 Or the first things
  6. 21:5 Other mss add of God

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.(A) They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.(B) ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.(C) There will be no more death’[a](D) or mourning or crying or pain,(E) for the old order of things has passed away.”(F)

He who was seated on the throne(G) said, “I am making everything new!”(H) Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”(I)

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  1. Revelation 21:4 Isaiah 25:8