Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
15 The one who was talking with me had a golden measuring-rod, so that he could measure the city, its gates, and its wall. 16 The city stands foursquare, with the same length and breadth. He measured the city with his rod: it was twelve thousand stadia (that is, fifteen hundred miles), with the length, the breadth and the height being equal. 17 Then he measured its wall, and it was one hundred and forty-four cubits in terms of human measurement (which was what the angel was using). 18 The material of which the wall is built is jasper, and the city itself is pure gold, like pure glass. 19 The foundations of the city wall are decorated with every kind of precious stone: the first foundation is 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 The twelve gates are twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The street of the city is pure gold, clear as glass.
God and the lamb are there
22 I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God the Almighty is its temple, together with the lamb.
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