^3 (A)No longer will there be anything accursed, but ^(B)the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and ^(C)his servants will worship him.

³ And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, ^(A)the dwelling place^[a] of God is with man. He will ^(B)dwell with them, and they will be his people,^[b] and God himself will be with them as their God.^{[c] 4 (C)}He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and ^(D)death shall be no more, ^(E)neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

¹⁶ What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For ^(A)we are the temple of the living God; as God said,

⁵ Then the Lord will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies ^(A)a cloud by day, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be ^(B)a canopy. ^6 (C)There will be a ^(D)booth for shade by day from the heat, and ^(E)for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.

²⁵ For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, ^(A)has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.

² looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, ^(A)who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising ^(B)the shame, and ^(C)is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

¹⁴ And ^(A)the Word ^(B)became flesh and ^(C)dwelt among us, ^(D)and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son^[a] from the Father, full of ^(E)grace and ^(F)truth.

⁵ And ^(A)night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp ^(B)or sun, for ^(C)the Lord God will be their light, and ^(D)they will reign forever and ever.