New American Standard Bible 1995
Revelation 21:12-27
121It had a great and high wall, 23with twelve 4gates, 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. 13There were three gates on the east and three gates on the north and three gates on the south and three gates on the west. 14And the wall of the city had 5twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the 6twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15The one who spoke with me had a 7gold measuring 8rod to measure the city, and its 9gates and its wall. 16The city is laid out as a square, and its length is as great as the width; and he measured the city with the 10rod, 11fifteen hundred miles; its length and width and height are equal. 17And he measured its wall, 12seventy-two yards, according to 13human 14measurements, which are also 15angelic measurements. 18The material of the wall was 16jasper; and the city was 17pure gold, like 18clear 19glass. 1920The foundation stones of the city wall were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was 21jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, 22emerald; 20the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, 23sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. 21And the twelve 24gates were twelve 25pearls; each one of the gates was a single pearl. And the street of the city was 26pure gold, like transparent 27glass.
22I saw 28no 29temple in it, for the 30Lord God the Almighty and the 31Lamb are its 32temple. 23And the city 33has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for 34the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the 35Lamb. 2436The nations will walk by its light, and the 37kings of the earth 38will bring their glory into it. 25In the daytime (for 39there will be no night there) 40its gates 41will never be closed; 26and 42they will bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it; 27and 43nothing unclean, and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it, but only those 44whose names are 45written in the Lamb’s book of life.
Notes
- 1. Revelation 21:12 Lit having ↩
- 2. Revelation 21:12 Lit having ↩
- 3. Revelation 21:12 Ezek 48:31-34 ↩
- 4. Revelation 21:12 Rev 21:15, 21, 25; 22:14 ↩
- 5. Revelation 21:14 Heb 11:10 ↩
- 6. Revelation 21:14 Acts 1:26 ↩
- 7. Revelation 21:15 Lit measure, a gold reed ↩
- 8. Revelation 21:15 Ezek 40:3; Rev 11:1 ↩
- 9. Revelation 21:15 Rev 21:12, 21, 25 ↩
- 10. Revelation 21:16 Lit reed ↩
- 11. Revelation 21:16 Lit twelve thousand stadia; a stadion was approx 600 ft ↩
- 12. Revelation 21:17 Lit one hundred forty-four cubits ↩
- 13. Revelation 21:17 Deut 3:11; Rev 13:18 ↩
- 14. Revelation 21:17 Lit measure ↩
- 15. Revelation 21:17 Rev 21:9 ↩
- 16. Revelation 21:18 Rev 21:11 ↩
- 17. Revelation 21:18 Rev 21:21 ↩
- 18. Revelation 21:18 Lit pure ↩
- 19. Revelation 21:18 Rev 4:6 ↩
- 20. Revelation 21:19 Ex 28:17-20; Is 54:11f; Ezek 28:13 ↩
- 21. Revelation 21:19 Rev 21:11 ↩
- 22. Revelation 21:19 Rev 4:3 ↩
- 23. Revelation 21:20 Rev 4:3 ↩
- 24. Revelation 21:21 Rev 21:12, 15, 25 ↩
- 25. Revelation 21:21 Rev 17:4 ↩
- 26. Revelation 21:21 Rev 21:18 ↩
- 27. Revelation 21:21 Rev 4:6 ↩
- 28. Revelation 21:22 Matt 24:2; John 4:21 ↩
- 29. Revelation 21:22 Or sanctuary ↩
- 30. Revelation 21:22 Rev 1:8 ↩
- 31. Revelation 21:22 Rev 5:6; 7:17; 14:4 ↩
- 32. Revelation 21:22 Or sanctuary ↩
- 33. Revelation 21:23 Is 24:23; 60:19, 20; Rev 21:25; 22:5 ↩
- 34. Revelation 21:23 Rev 21:11 ↩
- 35. Revelation 21:23 Rev 5:6; 7:17; 14:4 ↩
- 36. Revelation 21:24 Is 60:3, 5 ↩
- 37. Revelation 21:24 Ps 72:10f; Is 49:23; 60:16; Rev 21:26 ↩
- 38. Revelation 21:24 Lit bring ↩
- 39. Revelation 21:25 Zech 14:7; Rev 21:23; 22:5 ↩
- 40. Revelation 21:25 Rev 21:12, 15 ↩
- 41. Revelation 21:25 Is 60:11 ↩
- 42. Revelation 21:26 Ps 72:10f; Is 49:23; 60:16 ↩
- 43. Revelation 21:27 Is 52:1; Ezek 44:9; Zech 14:21; Rev 22:14f ↩
- 44. Revelation 21:27 Lit who have been ↩
- 45. Revelation 21:27 Rev 3:5 ↩
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
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