New American Standard Bible 2020
Revelation 21:11-18
11havingG2192 1the gloryG1391 of GodG2316. Her 2brillianceG5458 was likeG3664 a veryG5093 valuableG5093 stoneG3037, like a 3stoneG3037 of 4crystal-clearG2929 jasperG2393. 125It hadG2192 a greatG3173 and highG5308 wallG5038, 67with twelveG1427 8gatesG4440, and at the gatesG4440 twelveG1427 angelsG32; and namesG3686 were writtenG1924 onG1924 the gates, whichG3739 are the names of the twelveG1427 tribesG5443 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474. 13There were threeG5140 gatesG4440 on the eastG395, threeG5140 gatesG4440 on the northG1005, threeG5140 gatesG4440 on the southG3558, and threeG5140 gatesG4440 on the westG1424. 14And the wallG5038 of the cityG4172 hadG2192 9twelveG1427 foundationG2310 stonesG2310, and on them were the twelveG1427 namesG3686 of the 10twelveG1427 apostlesG652 of the LambG721.
15The one who spokeG2980 with me hadG2192 a 11goldG5552 measuringG2563 12rodG2563 to measureG3354 the cityG4172, its 13gatesG4440, and its wallG5038. 16The cityG4172 is laidG2749 outG2749 as a squareG5068, and its lengthG3372 is as greatG3745 as the widthG4114; and he measuredG3354 the cityG4172 with the 14rodG2563, 15twelve thousand stadiaG4712; its lengthG3372, widthG4114, and heightG5311 are equalG2470. 17And he measuredG3354 its wallG5038, 16144 cubitsG4083, by 17humanG444 18measurementsG3358, whichG3739 are also 19angelicG32 measurements. 18The materialG1746 of the wallG5038 was 20jasperG2393; and the cityG4172 was 21pureG2513 goldG5553, likeG3664 22clearG2513 23glassG5194.
Notes
- 1. Revelation 21:11 Is 60:1f; Ezek 43:2; Rev 15:8; 21:23; 22:5 ↩
- 2. Revelation 21:11 Or radiance ↩
- 3. Revelation 21:11 Rev 4:3; 21:18, 19 ↩
- 4. Revelation 21:11 Rev 4:6 ↩
- 5. Revelation 21:12 Lit having ↩
- 6. Revelation 21:12 Lit having ↩
- 7. Revelation 21:12 Ezek 48:31-34 ↩
- 8. Revelation 21:12 Rev 21:15, 21, 25; 22:14 ↩
- 9. Revelation 21:14 Heb 11:10 ↩
- 10. Revelation 21:14 Acts 1:26 ↩
- 11. Revelation 21:15 Lit measure, a gold reed ↩
- 12. Revelation 21:15 Ezek 40:3; Rev 11:1 ↩
- 13. Revelation 21:15 Rev 21:12, 21, 25 ↩
- 14. Revelation 21:16 Lit reed ↩
- 15. Revelation 21:16 Possibly about 1,380 miles or 2,220 km; a Roman stadion perhaps averaged 607 ft. or 185 m ↩
- 16. Revelation 21:17 Possibly about 216 ft. or 65 m; a cubit is about 18 in. or 45 cm ↩
- 17. Revelation 21:17 Deut 3:11; Rev 13:18 ↩
- 18. Revelation 21:17 Lit measure ↩
- 19. Revelation 21:17 Rev 21:9 ↩
- 20. Revelation 21:18 Rev 21:11 ↩
- 21. Revelation 21:18 Rev 21:21 ↩
- 22. Revelation 21:18 Lit pure ↩
- 23. Revelation 21:18 Rev 4:6 ↩
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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