Revelation 21
Amplified Bible
The New Heaven and Earth
21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away (vanished), and there is no longer any [a]sea.(A) 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, arrayed like a bride adorned for her husband;(B) 3 and then I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, “See! The tabernacle of God is among men, and He will live among them, and they will be His people, and God Himself will be with them [b][as their God,](C) 4 and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be death; there will no longer be sorrow and anguish, or crying, or pain; for the [c]former order of things has passed away.”(D)
5 And He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also He said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true [they are accurate, incorruptible, and trustworthy].”(E) 6 And He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the one who thirsts I will give [water] from the fountain of the water of life without cost.(F) 7 [d]He who overcomes [the world by adhering faithfully to Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior] will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son.(G) 8 But as for the cowards and unbelieving and abominable [who are devoid of character and personal integrity and practice or tolerate immorality], and murderers, and sorcerers [with intoxicating drugs], and idolaters and occultists [who practice and teach false religions], and all the liars [who knowingly deceive and twist truth], their part will be in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
The New Jerusalem
9 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven final plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a vast and lofty mountain, and showed me the holy (sanctified) city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,(H) 11 having God’s glory [filled with His radiant light]. The brilliance of it resembled a rare and very precious jewel, like [e]jasper, shining and clear as crystal. 12 It had a massive and high wall, with twelve [large] gates, and at the gates [were stationed] twelve angels; and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were written.(I) 13 On the east side [there were] three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb (Christ).
15 The one who was speaking with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, and its gates and its wall. 16 The city is laid out as a square, its length being the same as its width; and he measured the city with his rod—twelve thousand stadia (about 1,400 miles); its length and width and height are equal. 17 He measured its wall also—a hundred forty-four cubits (about 200 feet), according to man’s measurements, which are [also] angelic [measurements]. 18 The wall was built of jasper; and the city was pure gold, transparent like clear crystal.(J) 19 The foundation stones of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, [f]chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;(K) 20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite (yellow topaz); the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each separate gate was of one single pearl. And the street (broad way) of the city was pure gold, like transparent crystal.
22 I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all] and the Lamb are its temple. 23 And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon to give light to it, for the glory (splendor, radiance) of God has illumined it, and the Lamb is its lamp and light.(L) 24 The nations [the redeemed people from the earth] will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring into it their glory.(M) 25 By day (for there will be no night there) its gates will never be closed [in fear of evil];(N) 26 and they will bring the glory (splendor, majesty) and the honor of the nations into it; 27 and nothing that defiles or profanes or is unwashed will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices abominations [detestable, morally repugnant things] and lying, but only those [will be admitted] whose names have been written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.(O)
Footnotes
- Revelation 21:1 Whereas heaven is the abode of God, the sea often represents the abode of evil (see Dan 7:3; Mark 5:13; Rev 13:1).
- Revelation 21:3 So one early ms reads.
- Revelation 21:4 Lit first things.
- Revelation 21:7 I.e. this refers to those who overcome among the churches in Rev 2; 3 and to all people who believe in Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior.
- Revelation 21:11 See note 4:3.
- Revelation 21:19 The modern equivalents of this and some other gemstones are no longer known; descriptions given by ancient writers only partially correlate with the modern stones bearing the same names.
Revelation 21
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
21 Then kai I saw a new kainos heaven ouranos and kai a new kainos earth gē, for gar the ho first prōtos heaven ouranos and kai the ho first prōtos earth gē had passed away aperchomai, and kai the ho sea thalassa was eimi no ou more eti. 2 And kai I saw the ho holy hagios city polis, · ho the new kainos Jerusalem Ierousalēm, coming down katabainō out of ek · ho heaven ouranos from apo · ho God theos, made ready hetoimazō like hōs a bride nymphē adorned kosmeō for ho her autos husband anēr. 3 And kai I heard akouō a loud megas voice phōnē from ek the ho throne thronos saying legō, “ Behold idou, the ho dwelling place skēnē of ho God theos is with meta · ho man anthrōpos, and kai he will dwell skēnoō with meta them autos. · kai They autos will be eimi his autos people laos, and kai God theos himself autos · ho will be eimi with meta them autos as their autos God theos. 4 · kai He will wipe away exaleiphō every pas tear dakryon from ek · ho their autos eyes ophthalmos. · kai · ho Death thanatos will be eimi no ou more eti, mourning penthos and oute crying kraugē and oute pain ponos will be eimi no ou more eti, for hoti the ho former things prōtos have passed away aperchomai.” 5 And kai the ho one seated kathēmai on epi the ho throne thronos said legō, “ Behold idou, I am making poieō all things pas new kainos.” And kai he said legō, “ Write graphō it down, for hoti these houtos · ho words logos are eimi trustworthy pistos and kai true alēthinos.” 6 And kai he said legō to me egō, “ It is done ginomai! I egō am eimi the ho Alpha alpha and kai the ho Omega ō, the ho beginning archē and kai the ho end telos. To the ho one who thirsts dipsaō I egō will give permission didōmi to drink free of charge dōrean from ek the ho spring pēgē of the ho water hydōr of ho life zōē. 7 The ho one who conquers nikaō will inherit klēronomeō these houtos blessings, and kai I will be eimi his autos God theos and kai he autos will be eimi my egō son hyios. 8 But de as for the ho cowardly deilos, · kai the faithless apistos, · kai the detestable bdelyssomai, · kai those who commit murder phoneus, · kai the sexually immoral pornos, · kai those who practice the occult pharmakos, · kai idolaters eidōlolatrēs, and kai all pas · ho liars pseudēs— · ho their autos place meros will be in en the ho lake limnē that ho burns kaiō with fire pyr and kai sulfur theion. That hos is eimi the ho second deuteros death thanatos.” · ho
9 Then kai came erchomai one heis of ek the ho seven hepta angels angelos who ho had echō the ho seven hepta bowls phialē · ho full gemō of the ho seven hepta final eschatos plagues plēgē, · ho and kai he spoke laleō with meta me egō, saying legō, “ Come deuro, I will show deiknymi you sy the ho Bride nymphē, the ho wife gynē of the ho Lamb arnion.” 10 And kai he carried apopherō me egō away in en the spirit pneuma up onto epi a great megas, lofty hypsēlos mountain oros, · kai and kai showed deiknymi me egō the ho holy hagios city polis · ho Jerusalem Ierousalēm coming down katabainō out of ek · ho heaven ouranos from apo · ho God theos. 11 It had echō the ho glory doxa of ho God theos; · ho its autos radiance phōstēr was like homoios that of a very precious timios jewel lithos, like hōs a jasper iaspis stone lithos, clear as crystal krystallizō. 12 It had echō a great megas, high hypsēlos wall teichos · kai with echō twelve dōdeka gates pylōn, · kai with twelve dōdeka angels angelos at epi the ho gates pylōn, and kai the names onoma · ho of the ho twelve dōdeka tribes phylē of the nation hyios of Israel Israēl were inscribed epigraphō on the gates. 13 There were three treis gates pylōn on apo the east anatolē, · kai three treis gates pylōn on apo the north borras, · kai three treis gates pylōn on apo the south notos, and kai three treis gates pylōn on apo the west dysmē. 14 · kai The ho wall teichos of the ho city polis had echō twelve dōdeka foundations themelios, and kai on epi them autos were the twelve dōdeka names onoma of the ho twelve dōdeka apostles apostolos of the ho Lamb arnion.
15 · kai The ho one who spoke laleō with meta me egō had echō a golden chrysous measuring metron rod kalamos with which to hina measure metreō the ho city polis, · kai · ho its autos gates pylōn and kai · ho its autos wall teichos. 16 · kai The ho city polis was laid out keimai as a square tetragōnos, · kai · ho its autos length mēkos the same as hosos its ho width platos. · kai He measured metreō the ho city polis with the ho measuring rod kalamos at epi twelve dōdeka thousand chilias stadia stadion, · ho its autos length mēkos, · kai · ho width platos, and kai · ho height hypsos being eimi equal isos. 17 He also kai measured metreō · ho its autos wall teichos, one hundred hekaton and forty-four tesserakonta tessares cubits pēchus by human anthrōpos measurement metron, which hos is eimi also an angel’ s angelos measurement. 18 · kai The ho · ho city’ s autos wall teichos was made of endōmēsis jasper iaspis and kai the ho city polis was pure katharos gold chrysion, as pure katharos as homoios glass hyalos. 19 The ho foundations themelios of the ho wall teichos of the ho city polis were adorned kosmeō with every kind of pas precious timios stone lithos: · ho the ho first prōtos was jasper iaspis, the ho second deuteros sapphire sapphiros, the ho third tritos agate chalkēdōn, the ho fourth tetartos emerald smaragdos, 20 the ho fifth pemptos onyx sardonyx, the ho sixth hektos carnelian sardion, the ho seventh hebdomos chrysolite chrysolithos, the ho eighth ogdoos beryl bēryllos, the ho ninth enatos topaz topazion, the ho tenth dekatos chrysoprase chrysoprasos, the ho eleventh hendekatos jacinth hyakinthos, the ho twelfth dōdekatos amethyst amethustos. 21 · kai The ho twelve dōdeka gates pylōn were twelve dōdeka pearls margaritēs, each ana heis of the ho gates pylōn was made eimi of ek a single heis pearl margaritēs. And kai the ho main street platys of the ho city polis was pure katharos gold chrysion, like hōs transparent diaugēs glass hyalos.
22 · kai I saw no ou temple naos in en the city autos, for gar the ho Lord kyrios · ho God theos · ho Almighty pantokratōr is eimi its autos temple naos, and kai the ho Lamb arnion. 23 And kai the ho city polis has echō no ou need chreia of ho sun hēlios or oude · ho moon selēnē to hina shine phainō on it autos, for gar the ho glory doxa of ho God theos floods it autos with light phōtizō, and kai · ho its autos lamp lychnos is the ho Lamb arnion. 24 · kai The ho nations ethnos will walk peripateō by dia · ho its autos light phōs and kai the ho kings basileus of the ho earth gē will bring pherō · ho their autos splendor doxa into eis it autos. 25 · kai On hēmera no day hēmera will · ho its autos gates pylōn ever ou be closed kleiō, since gar there will be eimi no ou night nyx there ekei. 26 And kai they will bring pherō the ho splendor doxa and kai · ho wealth timē of the ho nations ethnos into eis it autos. 27 But kai nothing pas that is unclean koinos— · kai no ou one ho who practices poieō idolatry bdelygma or kai falsehood pseudos— will eiserchomai ever enter eiserchomai it autos, but only ei those ho whose names are written graphō in en the ho Lamb’ s arnion Book biblion of ho Life zōē. · ho
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