Revelation 21
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Revelation 21:2-5

2And I sawG3708 1the holyG40 cityG4172, 2newG2537 JerusalemG2419, 3comingG2597 downG2597 out of heavenG3772 from GodG2316, 4madeG2090 readyG2090 as a brideG3565 adornedG2885 for her husbandG435. 3And I heardG191 a loudG3173 voiceG5456 from the throneG2362, sayingG3004, “BeholdG2400, 5the tabernacleG4633 of GodG2316 is amongG3326 menG444, and He will 67dwellG4637 amongG3326 them, and they shall be His peopleG2992, and GodG2316 HimselfG846 will be amongG3326 them8, 4and He will 9wipeG1813 awayG1813 everyG3956 tearG1144 from their eyesG3788; and 10there will noG3756 longerG2089 be any deathG2288; 11there will noG3756 longerG2089 be any mourningG3997, orG3777 cryingG2906, orG3777 painG4192; 12the firstG4413 thingsG4413 have passedG565 awayG565.”

5And 13He who sitsG2521 on the throneG2362 saidG3004, “BeholdG2400, I am 14makingG4160 allG3956 thingsG3956 newG2537.” And He saidG3004, “WriteG1125, for 15theseG3778 wordsG3056 are faithfulG4103 and trueG228.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Revelation 21:2 Is 52:1; Rev 11:2; 21:10; 22:19 ↩
  2. 2. Revelation 21:2 Rev 3:12; 21:10 ↩
  3. 3. Revelation 21:2 Heb 11:10, 16; Rev 21:10 ↩
  4. 4. Revelation 21:2 Is 61:10; Rev 19:7; 21:9; 22:17 ↩
  5. 5. Revelation 21:3 Lev 26:11f; Ezek 37:27; 48:35; Heb 8:2; Rev 7:15 ↩
  6. 6. Revelation 21:3 Or tabernacle ↩
  7. 7. Revelation 21:3 John 14:23; 2 Cor 6:16 ↩
  8. 8. Revelation 21:3 One early ms reads, and be their God ↩
  9. 9. Revelation 21:4 Is 25:8; Rev 7:17 ↩
  10. 10. Revelation 21:4 1 Cor 15:26; Rev 20:14 ↩
  11. 11. Revelation 21:4 Is 35:10; 51:11; 65:19 ↩
  12. 12. Revelation 21:4 2 Cor 5:17; Heb 12:27 ↩
  13. 13. Revelation 21:5 Rev 4:9; 20:11 ↩
  14. 14. Revelation 21:5 2 Cor 5:17; Heb 12:27 ↩
  15. 15. Revelation 21:5 Rev 19:9; 22:6 ↩

Commentaries on Revelation 21

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