Berean Standard Bible

Revelation 21

(Isaiah 65:17–25)

1ThenΚαὶKaiG2532I sawG3708a newκαινὸνkainonG2537heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andκαὶkaiG2532a newκαινήν.kainēnG2537earthγῆνgēnG1093,forγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413heavenοὐρανὸςouranosG3772andκαὶkaiG2532ἡhēG3588πρώτηprōtēG4413earthγῆgēG1093had passed awayἀπῆλθαν,apēlthanG565,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588seaθάλασσαthalassaG2281wasἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756moreἔτι.etiG2089.

2καὶkaiG2532I sawG3708theτὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588holyἁγίανhagianG40cityπόλινpolinG4172, thenewκαινὴνkainēnG2537JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,coming downκαταβαίνουσανkatabainousanG2597out ofἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772fromἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316,preparedἡτοιμασμένηνhētoimasmenēnG2090asὡςhōsG5613a brideνύμφηνnumphēnG3565adornedκεκοσμημένηνkekosmēmenēnG2885forτῷtōG3588herαὐτῆς.autēsG846husbandἀνδρὶandriG435.

3AndκαὶkaiG2532I heardἤκουσαēkousaG191a loudμεγάληςmegalēsG3173voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362sayingλεγούσης·legousēsG3004: “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,theἡhēG3588dwelling placeσκηνὴskēnēG4633τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316iswithμετὰmetaG3326τῶνtōnG3588manἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,andκαὶkaiG2532He will dwellσκηνώσειskēnōseiG4637withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶν.autōnG846καὶkaiG2532.TheyαὐτοὶautoiG846will beἔσονται,esontaiG1510HisαὐτοῦautouG846peopleλαοὶlaoiG2992,andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846will beἔσταιestaiG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846astheirαὐτῶνautōnG846Godθεός.theosG2316.

4καὶkaiG2532‘He will wipe awayἐξαλείψειexaleipseiG1813everyπᾶνpanG3956tearδάκρυονdakruonG1144fromἐκekG1537theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846τῶνtōnG3588eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788,’andκαὶkaiG2532there will beἔσταιestaiG1510noοὐκoukG3756moreἔτιetiG2089ὁhoG3588deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288orοὔτεouteG3777mourningπένθοςpenthosG3997orοὔτεouteG3777cryingκραυγή,kraugēG2906orοὔτεouteG3777painπόνοςponosG4192ἔσταιestaiG1510οὐκoukG3756ἔτι·etiG2089,forὅτιhotiG3754theτὰtaG3588former thingsπρῶταprōtaG4413have passed awayἀπῆλθαν.¶apēlthanG565.”

5AndΚαὶKaiG2532theὁhoG3588OneseatedκαθήμενοςkathēmenosG2521onἐπὶepiG1909theτῷtōG3588throneθρόνῳ·thronōG2362saidεἶπενeipenG2036, “BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,I makeποιῶpoiōG4160all thingsπάντα.pantaG3956newκαινὰkainaG2537.”ThenκαὶkaiG2532He saidλέγειlegeiG3004, “Write this downγράψονgrapsonG1125,forὅτιhotiG3754theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778οἱhoiG3588wordsλόγοιlogoiG3056areεἰσιν.eisinG1510faithfulπιστοὶpistoiG4103andκαὶkaiG2532trueἀληθινοίalēthinoiG228.”

6AndκαὶkaiG2532He toldεἶπένeipenG2036meG1473, “It is doneγέγοναν.gegonanG1096!IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theτὸtoG3588AlphaἄλφαalphaG1andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588Omegaὦ,ōG5598,theἡhēG3588BeginningἀρχὴarchēG746andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588Endτέλος.telosG5056.To theτῷtōG3588thirstyδιψῶντιdipsōntiG1372IG1473will giveδώσωdōsōG1325freelyδωρεάν.dōreanG1432fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588springπηγῆςpēgēsG4077of theτοῦtouG3588waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204τῆςtēsG3588of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222.

7TheὁhoG3588one whoovercomesνικῶνnikōnG3528will inheritκληρονομήσειklēronomēseiG2816all thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778,andκαὶkaiG2532I will beἔσομαιesomaiG1510hisαὐτῷautōG846Godθεός,theosG2316,andκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846will beἔσταιestaiG1510MyG1473sonυἱός.huiosG5207.

8ButδὲdeG1161τοῖςtoisG3588to the cowardlyδειλοῖςdeiloisG1169andκαὶkaiG2532unbelievingἀπίστοιςapistoisG571andκαὶkaiG2532abominableἐβδελυγμένοιςebdelugmenoisG948andκαὶkaiG2532murderersφονεῦσινphoneusinG5406andκαὶkaiG2532sexually immoralπόρνοιςpornoisG4205andκαὶkaiG2532sorcerersφαρμάκοιςpharmakoisG5333andκαὶkaiG2532idolatersεἰδωλολάτραιςeidōlolatraisG1496andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσινpasinG3956τοῖςtoisG3588liarsψευδέσιν,pseudesinG5571,theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὸtoG3588placeμέροςmerosG3313will beinἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588lakeλίμνῃlimnēG3041thatτῇtēaG3588burnsκαιομένῃkaiomenēG2545with fireπυρὶpuriG4442andκαὶkaiG2532sulfurθείῳ,theiōG2303.ThisὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510theὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588secondδεύτερος.¶deuterosG1208deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288.”

The New Jerusalem

9ThenΚαὶKaiG2532oneεἷςheisG1520ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32τῶνtōnG3588withἐχόντωνechontōnG2192theτὰςtasG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033bowlsφιάλαςphialasG5357τῶνtōnG3588fullγεμόντωνgemontōnG1073of theτῶνtōnG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033τῶνtōnG3588finalἐσχάτωνeschatōnG2078plaguesπληγῶνplēgōnG4127cameἦλθενēlthenG2064andκαὶkaiG2532saidἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980toμετ᾽met᾽G3326meἐμοῦemouG1473λέγων·legōnG3004, “Comeδεῦρο,deuroG1204,I will showδείξωdeixōG1166youσοιsoiG4771theτὴνtēnG3588brideνύμφηνnumphēnG3565,theτὴνtēnG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135of theτοῦtouG3588Lambἀρνίου.arniouG721.”

10AndκαὶkaiG2532he carried me awayἀπήνεγκένapēnegkenG667 G1473inἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151toἐπὶepiG1909a mountainὄροςorosG3735greatμέγαmegaG3173andκαὶkaiG2532highὑψηλὸνhupsēlonG5308,andκαὶkaiG2532showedἔδειξένedeixenG1166meG1473theτὴνtēnG3588τὴνtēnG3588holyἁγίανhagianG40cityπόλινpolinG4172ofJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419coming downκαταβαίνουσανkatabainousanG2597out ofἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772fromἀπὸapoG575τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

11shining withἔχουσανechousanG2192theτὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.ItsαὐτῆςautēsG846ὁhoG3588radianceφωστὴρphōstērG5458waslikeὅμοιοςhomoiosG3664a most preciousτιμιωτάτῳtimiōtatōG5093jewelλίθῳlithōG3037,likeὡςhōsG5613a jasperλίθῳ ἰάσπιδιlithō iaspidiG2393 G3037,as clear as crystalκρυσταλλίζοντιkrustallizontiG2929.

12The cityhadἔχουσαechousaG2192a greatμέγαmegaG3173andκαὶkaiG2532highὑψηλόν,hupsēlonG5308wallτεῖχοςteichosG5038withἔχουσαechousaG2192twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427gatesπυλῶναςpulōnasG4440inscribedκαὶ ἐπιγεγραμμένα,kai epigegrammenaG2532 G1924ὀνόματαonomataG3686ἅhaG3739ἐστινestinG1510with theτοῖςtoisG3588namesὀνόματαonomataG3686of theτὰtaG3588twelveδώδεκα,dōdekaG1427tribesφυλῶνphulōnG5443υἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474,andκαὶkaiG2532twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32atἐπὶepiG1909theτῶνtōnG3588gatesπυλῶσινpulōsinG4440.

13There werethreeτρεῖς,treisG5140gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440onἀπὸapoG575theeastἀνατολῆςanatolēsG395καὶkaiG2532,threeτρεῖς,treisG5140πυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440onἀπὸapoG575thenorthβορρᾶborraG1005καὶkaiG2532,threeτρεῖς,treisG5140πυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440onἀπὸapoG575thesouthνότουnotouG3558,andκαὶkaiG2532threeτρεῖς.treisG5140πυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440onἀπὸapoG575thewestδυσμῶνdusmōnG1424.

14καὶkaiG2532TheτὸtoG3588wallτεῖχοςteichosG5038of theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172hadἔχωνechōnG2192twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427foundationsθεμελίουςthemeliousG2310καὶkaiG2532bearingἐπ᾽ αὐτῶνep᾽ autōnG1909 G846theδώδεκαdōdekaG1427namesὀνόματαonomataG3686of theτῶνtōnG3588twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652of theτοῦtouG3588Lambἀρνίου.¶arniouG721.

15ΚαὶKaiG2532TheὁhoG3588angel whospokeλαλῶνlalōnG2980withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meἐμοῦemouG1473hadεἶχενeichenG2192a goldenχρυσοῦνchrusounG5552measuringμέτρονmetronG3358rodκάλαμονkalamonG2563toἵναinaG2443measureμετρήσῃmetrēsēG3354theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172andκαὶkaiG2532itsαὐτῆςautēsG846τοὺςtousG3588gatesπυλῶναςpulōnasG4440andκαὶkaiG2532αὐτῆς.autēsG846τὸtoG3588wallsτεῖχοςteichosG5038.

16καὶkaiG2532TheἡhēG3588cityπόλιςpolisG4172liesκεῖται,keitaiG2749foursquareτετράγωνοςtetragōnosG5068,withκαὶkaiG2532καὶkaiG2532itsτὸtoG3588widthπλάτος.platosG4114the same asὅσονhosonG3745itsαὐτῆςautēsG846τὸtoG3588lengthμῆκοςmēkosG3372.AndκαὶkaiG2532he measuredἐμέτρησενemetrēsenG3354theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172with theτῷtōG3588rodκαλάμῳkalamōG2563, and all its dimensionswereἐστίν.estinG1510equalἴσαisaG2470—12,000δώδεκα χιλιάδωνdōdeka chiliadōnG1427 G5505ἐπὶepiG1909stadiaσταδίωνstadiōnG4712inτὸtoG3588lengthμῆκοςmēkosG3372andκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588widthπλάτοςplatosG4114andκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588heightὕψοςhupsosG5311αὐτῆςautēsG846.

17AndκαὶkaiG2532he measuredἐμέτρησενemetrēsenG3354itsαὐτῆςautēsG846τὸtoG3588wallτεῖχοςteichosG5038to be144ἑκατὸν τεσσεράκοντα τεσσάρωνhekaton tesserakonta tessarōnG1540 G5062 G5064cubitsπηχῶν,pēchōnG4083,by the humanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444measureμέτρονmetronG3358ὅhoG3739the angelἀγγέλου.angelouG32wasἐστινestinG1510using.

18καὶkaiG2532αὐτῆςautēsG846TheἡhēG3588wallτείχουςteichousG5038τοῦtouG3588was made ofἐνδώμησιςendōmēsisG1739jasperἴασπις,iaspisG2393,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588cityπόλιςpolisG4172itselfof pureκαθαρὸνkatharonG2513goldχρυσίονchrusionG5553,asὅμοιονhomoionG3664pure asκαθαρῷ.katharōG2513glassὑάλῳhu'alōG5194.

19TheοἱhoiG3588foundationsθεμέλιοιthemelioiG2310of theτοῦtouG3588τῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172wallsτείχουςteichousG5038were adornedκεκοσμημένοι.kekosmēmenoiG2885with every kind ofπαντὶpantiG3956preciousτιμίῳtimiōG5093stoneλίθῳlithōG3037:TheὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413foundationθεμέλιοςthemeliosG2310wasjasperἴασπις,iaspisG2393,theὁhoG3588secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208sapphireσάπφιρος,sapphirosG4552,theὁhoG3588thirdτρίτοςtritosG5154chalcedonyχαλκηδών,chalkēdōnG5472,theὁhoG3588fourthτέταρτοςtetartosG5067emeraldσμάραγδος,smaragdosG4665,

20theὁhoG3588fifthπέμπτοςpemptosG3991sardonyxσαρδόνυξ,sardonuxG4557,theὁhoG3588sixthἕκτοςhektosG1623carnelianσάρδιον,sardionG4556,theὁhoG3588seventhἕβδομοςhebdomosG1442chrysoliteχρυσόλιθος,chrusolithosG5555,theὁhoG3588eighthὄγδοοςogdoosG3590berylβήρυλλος,bērullosG969,theὁhoG3588ninthἔνατοςenatosG1766topazτοπάζιον,topazionG5116,theὁhoG3588tenthδέκατοςdekatosG1182chrysopraseχρυσόπρασος,chrusoprasosG5556,theὁhoG3588eleventhἑνδέκατοςhendekatosG1734jacinthὑάκινθος,hu'akinthosG5192, andtheὁhoG3588twelfthδωδέκατοςdōdekatosG1428amethystἀμέθυστος.amethustosG271.

21AndκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440weretwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427pearlsμαργαρῖται.margaritaiG3135, witheachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538εἷςheisG1520τῶνtōnG3588gateπυλώνωνpulōnōnG4440consistingἀνὰ ἦνana ēnG303 G1510ofἐξexG1537a singleἑνὸςhenosG1520pearlμαργαρίτου.¶margaritouG3135ΚαὶKaiG2532.TheἡhēG3588main streetG4113of theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172waspureκαθαρὸνkatharonG2513goldχρυσίονchrusionG5553,asὡςhōsG5613clearG1306as glassὕαλοςhu'alosG5194.

22ButκαὶkaiG2532I sawG3708noοὐκoukG3756templeναὸνnaonG3485inἐνenG1722the cityαὐτῇ·autēaG846,becauseγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316ὁhoG3588AlmightyπαντοκράτωρpantokratōrG3841andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588Lambἀρνίον.arnionG721areἐστινestinG1510itsαὐτῆςautēsG846templeναὸςnaosG3485.

23AndκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588cityπόλιςpolisG4172hasἔχειecheiG2192noοὐouG3756needχρείανchreianG5532ofτοῦtouG3588sunἡλίουhēliouG2246orοὐδὲoudeG3761τῆςtēsG3588moonσελήνηςselēnēsG4582toἵναinaG2443shineφαίνωσινphainōsinG5316on itαὐτῇ·autēaG846,becauseγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588gloryδόξαdoxaG1391τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316illuminatesἐφώτισενephōtisenG5461the cityαὐτήν,autēnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588Lambἀρνίον.arnionG721isitsαὐτῆςautēsG846τὸtoG3588lampλύχνοςluchnosG3088.

24καὶkaiG2532ByδιὰdiaG1223itsαὐτῆς,autēsG846τὰtaG3588lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457theτοῦtouG3588nationsἔθνηethnēG1484will walkπεριπατήσουσινperipatēsousinG4043,andκαὶkaiG2532intoεἰςeisG1519itαὐτῶνautōnG846theοἱhoiG3588kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093will bringφέρουσινpherousinG5342theirαὐτήν.autēnG846τὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391.

25καὶkaiG2532ItsαὐτῆςautēsG846οἱhoiG3588gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440will never be shutοὐ μὴ κλεισθῶσινou mē kleisthōsinG3756 G3361 G2808at the end of the dayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250,becauseγὰρgarG1063there will beἔσταιestaiG1510noοὐκoukG3756nightνὺξnuxG3571thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563.

26AndκαὶkaiG2532intoεἰςeisG1519the cityαὐτήν.autēnG846will be broughtοἴσουσινoisousinG5342theτὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092of theτῶνtōnG3588nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484.

27ButκαὶkaiG2532nothingοὐ μὴ πᾶνou mē panG3756 G3361 G3956uncleanκοινὸνkoinonG2839will ever enterεἰσέλθῃ εἰςeiselthē eisG1525 G1519itαὐτὴνautēnG846, norκαὶkaiG2532anyone whoὁhoG3588practicesποιῶνpoiōnG4160an abominationβδέλυγμαbdelugmaG946orκαὶkaiG2532a lieψεῦδοςpseudosG5579,but onlyεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361those whoseοἱhoiG3588namesare writtenγεγραμμένοιgegrammenoiG1125inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588Lamb’sἀρνίου.¶arniouG721τῆςtēsG3588BookβιβλίῳbibliōG975τοῦtouG3588of LifeζωῆςzōēsG2222.

(Isaiah 65:17–25)

The New Jerusalem

Commentaries on Revelation 21