Revelation 21:2-9

English Standard Version

² And I saw ^(A)the holy city, ^(B)new Jerusalem, ^(C)coming down out of heaven from God, ^(D)prepared ^(E)as a bride adorned for her husband. ³ And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, ^(F)the dwelling place^[a] of God is with man. He will ^(G)dwell with them, and they will be his people,^[b] and God himself will be with them as their God.^{[c] 4 (H)}He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and ^(I)death shall be no more, ^(J)neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

⁵ And ^(K)he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I ^(L)am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for ^(M)these words are trustworthy and true.” ⁶ And he said to me, ^(N)“It is done! ^(O)I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. ^(P)To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. ^7 (Q)The one who conquers will have this heritage, and ^(R)I will be his God and ^(S)he will be my son. ^8 (T)But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, ^(U)their portion will be in ^(V)the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is ^(W)the second death.”

The New Jerusalem

⁹ Then came ^(X)one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of ^(Y)the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you ^(Z)the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.”