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Revelation 21:15-17
Christian Standard Bible
Revelation 21:15-17
Christian Standard Bible
15 The one who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod(A) to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.(B) 16 The city is laid out in a square; its length and width are the same. He measured the city with the rod at 12,000 stadia.[a] Its length, width, and height are equal. 17 Then he measured its wall, 144 cubits according to human measurement, which the angel used.
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- 21:16 A stadion (sg) = about 600 feet; 12,000 stadia = 1,400 miles.
Revelation 21:15-17
New International Version
Revelation 21:15-17
New International Version
15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod(A) of gold to measure the city, its gates(B) 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(C) measurement, and it was 144 cubits[b] thick.[c]
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
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