¹⁴ Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and ^(A)on them were the ^[a]names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. ¹⁵ And he who talked with me ^(B)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 (C)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 ^(D)pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. ^(E)And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

The Glory of the New Jerusalem

^22 (F)But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. ^23 (G)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 (H)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 (I)Its gates shall not be shut at all by day ^(J)(there shall be no night there). ^26 (K)And they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into ^[g]it. ²⁷ But ^(L)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 ^(M)Book of Life.

Jesus Heals Blind Bartimaeus^(A)

^46 (B)Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. ⁴⁷ And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, ^(C)Son of David, ^(D)have mercy on me!”

⁴⁸ Then many warned him to be quiet; but he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁹ So Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called.

Then they called the blind man, saying to him, “Be of good cheer. Rise, He is calling you.”

⁵⁰ And throwing aside his garment, he rose and came to Jesus.

⁵¹ So Jesus answered and said to him, “What do you want Me to do for you?”

The blind man said to Him, ^[a]“Rabboni, that I may receive my sight.”

⁵² Then Jesus said to him, “Go your way; ^(E)your faith has ^[b]made you well.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.

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An Exuberant Declaration of Faith

A Psalm of David.

^3 (A)Then God said, ^(B)“Let there be ^(C)light”; and there was light.

³⁹ And Jesus said, ^(A)“For judgment I have come into this world, ^(B)that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may be made blind.”

⁴ whose minds ^(A)the god of this age ^(B)has blinded, who do not believe, lest ^(C)the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, ^(D)who is the image of God, should shine on them.