Revelation 21:13-15
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 There were three gates facing east, three north, three south, and three west.(A) 14 The wall of the city had twelve courses of stones as its foundation, on which were inscribed the twelve names of the twelve apostles[a] of the Lamb.(B)
15 [b]The one who spoke to me held a gold measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
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- 21:14 Courses of stones…apostles: literally, “twelve foundations”; cf. Eph 2:19–20.
- 21:15–17 The city is shaped like a gigantic cube, a symbol of perfection (cf. 1 Kgs 6:19–20). The measurements of the city and its wall are multiples of the symbolic number twelve; see note on Rev 7:4–9.
启示录 21:13-15
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
13 东边有三门，北边有三门，南边有三门，西边有三门。 14 城墙有十二根基，根基上有羔羊十二使徒的名字。 15 对我说话的，拿着金苇子当尺，要量那城和城门、城墙。
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Revelation 21:13-15
King James Version
13 On the east 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 foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
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