Font Size
Revelation 21:12-27
New King James Version
Revelation 21:12-27
New King James Version
12 Also she had a great and high wall with (A)twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 13 (B)three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.
14 Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and (C)on them were the [a]names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 And he who talked with me (D)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 (E)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 (F)pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. (G)And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
The Glory of the New Jerusalem
22 (H)But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 (I)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 (J)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 (K)Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (L)(there shall be no night there). 26 (M)And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into [g]it. 27 But (N)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 (O)Book of Life.
Footnotes
- Revelation 21:14 NU, M twelve names
- Revelation 21:16 Lit. stadia, about 1,380 miles in all
- Revelation 21:23 NU, M omit in it
- Revelation 21:23 M very glory
- Revelation 21:24 NU, M omit of those who are saved
- Revelation 21:24 M of the nations to Him
- Revelation 21:26 M adds that they may enter in.
- Revelation 21:27 NU, M profane, nor one who causes
Revelation 21:12-27
New International Version
Revelation 21:12-27
New International Version
12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates,(A) and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.(B) 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west. 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations,(C) and on them were the names of the twelve apostles(D) of the Lamb.
15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod(E) of gold to measure the city, its gates(F) and its walls. 16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[a] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. 17 The angel measured the wall using human(G) measurement, and it was 144 cubits[b] thick.[c] 18 The wall was made of jasper,(H) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.(I) 19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.(J) The first foundation was jasper,(K) the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby,(L) the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[d] 21 The twelve gates(M) were twelve pearls,(N) each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.(O)
22 I did not see a temple(P) in the city, because the Lord God Almighty(Q) and the Lamb(R) are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God(S) gives it light,(T) and the Lamb(U) is its lamp. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.(V) 25 On no day will its gates(W) ever be shut,(X) for there will be no night there.(Y) 26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.(Z) 27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful,(AA) but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.(AB)
Footnotes
- Revelation 21:16 That is, about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometers
- Revelation 21:17 That is, about 200 feet or about 65 meters
- Revelation 21:17 Or high
- Revelation 21:20 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.
New King James Version (NKJV) 
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.