21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

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21 The twelve gates(A) were twelve pearls,(B) each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.(C)

22 I did not see a temple(D) in the city, because the Lord God Almighty(E) and the Lamb(F) are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God(G) gives it light,(H) and the Lamb(I) is its lamp.

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21 The twelve gates were twelve (A)pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. (B)And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

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22 (C)But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23 (D)The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine [a]in it, for the [b]glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:23 NU, M omit in it
  2. Revelation 21:23 M very glory