²⁰ But when he had thought this over, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “^(A)Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for ^[a]the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

² And I saw ^(A)the holy city, ^(B)new Jerusalem, ^(C)coming down out of heaven from God, ^(D)prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

^9 (A)Then one of the seven angels who had the ^(B)seven bowls, ^[a]full of the ^(C)seven last plagues, came and spoke with me, saying, “^(D)Come here, I will show you the ^(E)bride, the wife of the Lamb.”