Revelation 21:9-21

New American Standard Bible 1995

^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.”

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.