⁴⁴ On the next Sabbath almost the whole city came together to hear the word of God. ⁴⁵ But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy; and contradicting and blaspheming, they ^(A)opposed the things spoken by Paul. ⁴⁶ Then Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, ^(B)“It was necessary that the word of God should be spoken to you first; but ^(C)since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold, ^(D)we turn to the Gentiles. ⁴⁷ For so the Lord has commanded us:

⁴⁸ Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. ^(F)And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.

⁴⁹ And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region. ⁵⁰ But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, ^(G)raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. ^51 (H)But they shook off the dust from their feet against them, and came to Iconium. ⁵² And the disciples ^(I)were filled with joy and ^(J)with the Holy Spirit.

¹⁴ Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and ^(A)on them were the ^[a]names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. ¹⁵ And he who talked with me ^(B)had a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. ¹⁶ The city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand ^[b]furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal. ¹⁷ Then he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. ¹⁸ The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. ^19 (C)The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, ²⁰ the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. ²¹ The twelve gates were twelve ^(D)pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. ^(E)And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

The Glory of the New Jerusalem

^22 (F)But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. ^23 (G)The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine ^[c]in it, for the ^[d]glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. ^24 (H)And the nations ^[e]of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor ^[f]into it. ^25 (I)Its gates shall not be shut at all by day ^(J)(there shall be no night there). ^26 (K)And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into ^[g]it. ²⁷ But ^(L)there shall by no means enter it anything ^[h]that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s ^(M)Book of Life.

¹² He who overcomes, I will make him ^(A)a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall ^(B)go out no more. ^(C)I will write on him the name of My God and the name of the city of My God, the ^(D)New Jerusalem, which ^(E)comes down out of heaven from My God. ^(F)And I will write on him My new name.

³³ Little children, I shall be with you a ^(A)little while longer. You will seek Me; ^(B)and as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come,’ so now I say to you. ^34 (C)A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. ^35 (D)By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial

³⁶ Simon Peter said to Him, “Lord, where are You going?”

Jesus answered him, “Where I ^(E)am going you cannot follow Me now, but ^(F)you shall follow Me afterward.”