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One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the wife, the Lamb’s bride.” 10 He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 12 having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. 13 On the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb. 15 He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls. 16 The city is square, and its length is as great as its width. He measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand twelve stadia.[a] Its length, width, and height are equal. 17 Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits,[b] by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. 18 The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass. 19 The foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire;[c] 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 pearls. Each one of the gates was made of one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. 22 I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple. 23 The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24 The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. 25 Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there), 26 and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter. 27 There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

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  1. 21:16 12,012 stadia = or 2,221 kilometers or 1,380 miles. TR reads 12,000 stadia instead of 12,012 stadia.
  2. 21:17 144 cubits is about 65.8 meters or 216 feet
  3. 21:19 or, lapis lazuli

And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb. 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God: her [a]light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal: 12 having a wall great and high; having twelve [b]gates, and at the [c]gates twelve angels; and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 13 on the east were three [d]gates; and on the north three [e]gates; and on the south three [f]gates; and on the west [g]three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the [h]gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal. 17 And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel. 18 And the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure glass. 19 The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, [i]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, [j]jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. 21 And the twelve [k]gates were twelve pearls; each one of the several [l]gates was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, [m]as it were transparent glass. 22 And I saw no [n]temple therein: for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are the [o]temple thereof. 23 And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, [p]and the lamp thereof is the Lamb. 24 And the nations shall walk [q]amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it. 25 And the [r]gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there): 26 and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it: 27 and there shall in no wise enter into it anything [s]unclean, or he that [t]maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they that are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

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  1. Revelation 21:11 Greek luminary.
  2. Revelation 21:12 Greek portals.
  3. Revelation 21:12 Greek portals.
  4. Revelation 21:13 Greek portals.
  5. Revelation 21:13 Greek portals.
  6. Revelation 21:13 Greek portals.
  7. Revelation 21:13 Greek portals.
  8. Revelation 21:15 Greek portals.
  9. Revelation 21:19 Or, lapis lazuli
  10. Revelation 21:20 Or, sapphire
  11. Revelation 21:21 Greek portals.
  12. Revelation 21:21 Greek portals.
  13. Revelation 21:21 Or, transparent as glass
  14. Revelation 21:22 Or, sanctuary
  15. Revelation 21:22 Or, sanctuary
  16. Revelation 21:23 Or, and the Lamb, the lamp thereof
  17. Revelation 21:24 Or, by
  18. Revelation 21:25 Greek portals.
  19. Revelation 21:27 Greek common.
  20. Revelation 21:27 Or, doeth