15 And the one who spoke with me (A)had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls. 16 The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia.[a] Its length and width and height are equal. 17 He also measured its wall, 144 cubits[b] by (B)human measurement, which is also (C)an angel's measurement. 18 The wall was built of (D)jasper, while the city was pure gold, like (E)clear glass. 19 (F)The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and (G)the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

22 And (H)I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city (I)has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for (J)the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 By its light (K)will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth (L)will bring their glory into it, 25 and (M)its gates will never be shut by day—and (N)there will be no night there. 26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. 27 But (O)nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's (P)book of life.

The River of Life

22 Then the angel[c] showed me (Q)the river of (R)the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of (S)the street of the city; (T)also, on either side of the river, (U)the tree of life[d] with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were (V)for the healing of the nations. (W)No longer will there be anything accursed, but (X)the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and (Y)his servants will worship him. (Z)They will see his face, and (AA)his name will be on their foreheads. And (AB)night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp (AC)or sun, for (AD)the Lord God will be their light, and (AE)they will reign forever and ever.

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:16 About 1,380 miles; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters
  2. Revelation 21:17 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
  3. Revelation 22:1 Greek he
  4. Revelation 22:2 Or the Lamb. In the midst of the street of the city, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life

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