New American Standard Bible 1995
Revelation 21:12-17
121It hadG2192 a greatG3173 and highG5308 wallG5038, 23with twelveG1427 4gatesG4440, and at the gatesG4440 twelveG1427 angelsG32; and namesG3686 were writtenG1924 on them, whichG3739 are the names of the twelveG1427 tribesG5443 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474. 13There were threeG5140 gatesG4440 on the eastG395 and threeG5140 gatesG4440 on the northG1005 and threeG5140 gatesG4440 on the southG3558 and threeG5140 gatesG4440 on the westG1424. 14And the wallG5038 of the cityG4172 hadG2192 5twelveG1427 foundationG2310 stonesG2310, and on them were the twelveG1427 namesG3686 of the 6twelveG1427 apostlesG652 of the LambG721.
15The one who spokeG2980 with me hadG2192 a 7goldG5552 measuringG2563 8rodG2563 to measureG3354 the cityG4172, and its 9gatesG4440 and its wallG5038. 16The cityG4172 is laidG2749 out as a squareG5068, and its lengthG3372 is as greatG3745 as the widthG4114; and he measuredG3354 the cityG4172 with the 10rodG2563, 11fifteen hundred milesG4712; its lengthG3372 and widthG4114 and heightG5311 are equalG2470. 17And he measuredG3354 its wallG5038, 12seventy-two yardsG4083, according to 13humanG444 14measurementsG3358, whichG3739 are also 15angelicG32 measurements.
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 ↩
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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