Revelation 21:25

Revelation 21:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
• New International Version (NIV)On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there).

Context of Revelation 21:25

23Also, the city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it. God's bright glory gives light to the city. The Lamb is the lamp that gives it light. 24People from all the world's nations will live in the city's light. The earth's rulers will bring all their valuable things into it. Nobody will ever shut the city's gates at the end of the day. It will always be day and there will be no night there. 26People from all the world's nations will bring their beautiful and valuable things into the city. 27But nothing that is bad or unclean will ever go in there. Nobody who does anything that God hates will go into the city. Nobody who tells lies will go in. Only those people with their names written in the Lamb's book of life can go in there.

Revelation 21:25 word by word

καὶ οἱ πυλῶνες αὐτῆς οὐ μὴ κλεισθῶσιν ἡμέρας· νὺξ γὰρ οὐκ ἔσται ἐκεῖ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the gatesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the gatesπυλώνpulōn · gateG4440
• of itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• shallκλείωkleiō · to shutG2808
• notοὐou · noG3756
• at allμήmē · notG3361
• by dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• there shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563

Cross-references for Revelation 21:25

• Isaiah 60:11The gates of your city will always be open. People will never close them, during the day or during the night. Then other nations will bring their riches to you, and their kings will lead them.
• Revelation 22:5There will be no more night, so nobody will need a lamp to make light. They will not need light from the sun, because the Lord God will shine on them. They will rule as kings for ever.
• Isaiah 60:20Your sun will never go down again and your moon will never disappear. That is because the Lord will be the light that shines on you for ever. Then your sad days will come to an end.
• Zechariah 14:7It will be a day like no other day. There will be no night. When it is evening, there will still be light. Only the Lord himself will know that day.

Commentaries on Revelation 21:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25The gates of it shall not be shut at all - The Christian Church shall ever stand open to receive sinners of all sorts, degrees, and nations. There shall be no night there - No more idolatry, no intellectual darkness; the Scriptures shall be everywhere read, the pure word everywhere preached, and the Spirit of God shall shine and work in every heart.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day - It shall be constantly open, allowing free ingress and egress to all who reside there. The language is derived from Isaiah 60:11. See the notes on that place. Applied to the future state of the blessed, it would seem to mean, that while this will be their permanent abode, yet that the dwellers there will not be prisoners. The universe will be open to them. They will be permitted to go forth and visit…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-27Verses 22-27 Perfect and direct communion with God, will more than supply the place of gospel institutions. And what words can more full express the union and co-equality of the Son with the Father, in the Godhead? What a dismal world would this be, if it were not for the light of the sun! What is there in heaven that supplies its place? The glory of God lightens that city, and the Lamb is the Light thereof. God in Christ will be an everlasting Fountain…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25the nations: God’s promise to Abraham comes true (Genesis 12:3; see Isaiah 2:3). In Revelation, the kings of the world often represent God’s enemies (Revelation 6:15; 17:18; 18:3, 9). Now that these enemies are destroyed (Revelation 16:9, 11; 19:1–2, 19–21), the image is of God’s glory shown in those who have repented (Revelation 14:6–7; compare 11:13) and walk with God (5:9; 15:4). The gates that are never closed contrast with ancient times when closed…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. not be shut ... by day--therefore shall never be shut: for it shall always be day. Gates are usually shut by night: but in it shall be no night. There shall be continual free ingress into it, so as that all which is blessed and glorious may continually be brought into it. So in the millennial type.Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 21:25

• Church
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• Heaven
• Jerusalem
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Commentaries on Revelation 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings