(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.”

The New Jerusalem

10 And (F)he carried me away [b](G)in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me (H)the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having (I)the glory of God. Her [c]brilliance was like a very costly stone, as a (J)stone of (K)crystal-clear jasper. 12 [d]It had a great and high wall, [e](L)with twelve (M)gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names were written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east and three gates on the north and three gates on the south and three gates on the west. 14 And the wall of the city had (N)twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the (O)twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 The one who spoke with me had a [f]gold measuring (P)rod to measure the city, and its (Q)gates and its wall. 16 The city is laid out as a square, and its length is as great as the width; and he measured the city with the [g]rod, [h]fifteen hundred miles; its length and width and height are equal. 17 And he measured its wall, [i]seventy-two yards, according to (R)human [j]measurements, which are also (S)angelic measurements. 18 The material of the wall was (T)jasper; and the city was (U)pure gold, like [k]clear (V)glass. 19 (W)The foundation stones of the city wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was (X)jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, (Y)emerald; 20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, (Z)sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. 21 And the twelve (AA)gates were twelve (AB)pearls; each one of the gates was a single pearl. And the street of the city was (AC)pure gold, like transparent (AD)glass.

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:9 Lit who were full
  2. Revelation 21:10 Or in spirit
  3. Revelation 21:11 Lit luminary
  4. Revelation 21:12 Lit having
  5. Revelation 21:12 Lit having
  6. Revelation 21:15 Lit measure, a gold reed
  7. Revelation 21:16 Lit reed
  8. Revelation 21:16 Lit twelve thousand stadia; a stadion was approx 600 ft
  9. Revelation 21:17 Lit one hundred forty-four cubits
  10. Revelation 21:17 Lit measure
  11. Revelation 21:18 Lit pure