20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby,(A) the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[a] 21 The twelve gates(B) were twelve pearls,(C) each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:20 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.

20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

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