Revelation 21:9-22:6

English Standard Version

The New Jerusalem

⁹ Then came ^(A)one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of ^(B)the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you ^(C)the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” ¹⁰ And ^(D)he carried me away in the Spirit to ^(E)a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, ^11 (F)having the glory of God, ^(G)its radiance ^(H)like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. ¹² It had a great, high wall, ^(I)with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed— 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 ^(J)foundations, and ^(K)on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

¹⁵ And the one who spoke with me ^(L)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 ^(M)human measurement, which is also ^(N)an angel's measurement. ¹⁸ The wall was built of ^(O)jasper, while the city was pure gold, like ^(P)clear glass. ^19 (Q)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 ^(R)the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

²² And ^(S)I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. ²³ And the city ^(T)has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for ^(U)the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. ²⁴ By its light ^(V)will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth ^(W)will bring their glory into it, ²⁵ and ^(X)its gates will never be shut by day—and ^(Y)there will be no night there. ²⁶ They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. ²⁷ But ^(Z)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 ^(AA)book of life.

The River of Life

22 Then the angel^[c] showed me ^(AB)the river of ^(AC)the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb ² through the middle of ^(AD)the street of the city; ^(AE)also, on either side of the river, ^(AF)the tree of life^[d] with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were ^(AG)for the healing of the nations. ^3 (AH)No longer will there be anything accursed, but ^(AI)the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and ^(AJ)his servants will worship him. ^4 (AK)They will see his face, and ^(AL)his name will be on their foreheads. ⁵ And ^(AM)night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp ^(AN)or sun, for ^(AO)the Lord God will be their light, and ^(AP)they will reign forever and ever.

Jesus Is Coming

⁶ And he said to me, ^(AQ)“These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of ^(AR)the spirits of the prophets, ^(AS)has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”