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15 “That is why they stand in front of God’s throne
    and serve him day and night in his Temple.
And he who sits on the throne
    will give them shelter.

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15 Therefore,

“they are before the throne of God(A)
    and serve him(B) day and night in his temple;(C)
and he who sits on the throne(D)
    will shelter them with his presence.(E)

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15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

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No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him.

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No longer will there be any curse.(A) The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him.(B)

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And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

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I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.[a] He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”

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  1. 21:3 Some manuscripts read God himself will be with them, their 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)

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  1. Revelation 21:4 Isaiah 25:8

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

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Then the Lord will provide shade for Mount Zion
    and all who assemble there.
He will provide a canopy of cloud during the day
    and smoke and flaming fire at night,
    covering the glorious land.
It will be a shelter from daytime heat
    and a hiding place from storms and rain.

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Then the Lord will create(A) over all of Mount Zion(B) and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night;(C) over everything the glory[a](D) will be a canopy.(E) It will be a shelter(F) and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge(G) and hiding place from the storm(H) and rain.

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  1. Isaiah 4:5 Or over all the glory there

And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.

And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.

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25 For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given us peace, and he will always live in Jerusalem.

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25 For David had said, “Since the Lord, the God of Israel, has granted rest(A) to his people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever,

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25 For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:

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14 So the Word became human[a] and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness.[b] And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.

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  1. 1:14a Greek became flesh.
  2. 1:14b Or grace and truth; also in 1:17.

14 The Word became flesh(A) and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory,(B) the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace(C) and truth.(D)

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14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

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And there will be no night there—no need for lamps or sun—for the Lord God will shine on them. And they will reign forever and ever.

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There will be no more night.(A) They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light.(B) And they will reign for ever and ever.(C)

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And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

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This great choir sang a wonderful new song in front of the throne of God and before the four living beings and the twenty-four elders. No one could learn this song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. They have kept themselves as pure as virgins,[a] following the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been purchased from among the people on the earth as a special offering[b] to God and to the Lamb. They have told no lies; they are without blame.

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  1. 14:4a Greek They are virgins who have not defiled themselves with women.
  2. 14:4b Greek as firstfruits.

And they sang a new song(A) before the throne and before the four living creatures(B) and the elders.(C) No one could learn the song except the 144,000(D) who had been redeemed from the earth. These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins.(E) They follow the Lamb wherever he goes.(F) They were purchased from among mankind(G) and offered as firstfruits(H) to God and the Lamb. No lie was found in their mouths;(I) they are blameless.(J)

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And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.

These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.

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19 Then, in heaven, the Temple of God was opened and the Ark of his covenant could be seen inside the Temple. Lightning flashed, thunder crashed and roared, and there was an earthquake and a terrible hailstorm.

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19 Then God’s temple(A) in heaven was opened, and within his temple was seen the ark of his covenant.(B) And there came flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder,(C) an earthquake and a severe hailstorm.(D)

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19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.

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