² “This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth,^(A) the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name:^(B)

³ I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty,^[a](A) but by my name^(B) the Lord^[b](C) I did not make myself fully known to them.

¹⁴ God said to Moses, “I am who I am.^[a] This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am^(A) has sent me to you.’”

¹⁵ God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord,^[b] the God of your fathers^(B)—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob^(C)—has sent me to you.’

¹⁰ And he carried me away^(A) in the Spirit^(B) to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.^(C)

² I saw the Holy City,^(A) the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,^(B) prepared as a bride^(C) beautifully dressed for her husband.

¹⁶ Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one.^(A) Therefore God is not ashamed^(B) to be called their God,^(C) for he has prepared a city^(D) for them.

¹⁰ For he was looking forward to the city^(A) with foundations,^(B) whose architect and builder is God.^(C)