New American Standard Bible 2020
Revelation 21:12-20
121It hadG2192 a greatG3173 and highG5308 wallG5038, 23with twelveG1427 4gatesG4440, 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 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, its 9gatesG4440, 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 10rodG2563, 11twelve thousand stadiaG4712; its lengthG3372, widthG4114, and heightG5311 are equalG2470. 17And he measuredG3354 its wallG5038, 12144 cubitsG4083, by 13humanG444 14measurementsG3358, whichG3739 are also 15angelicG32 measurements. 18The materialG1746 of the wallG5038 was 16jasperG2393; and the cityG4172 was 17pureG2513 goldG5553, likeG3664 18clearG2513 19glassG5194. 1920The foundationG2310 stonesG2310 of the cityG4172 wallG5038 were decoratedG2885 with everyG3956 kindG3956 of preciousG5093 stoneG3037. The firstG4413 foundationG2310 stoneG2310 was 21jasperG2393; the secondG1208, sapphireG4552; the thirdG5154, chalcedonyG5472; the fourthG5067, 22emeraldG4665; 20the fifthG3991, sardonyxG4557; the sixthG1623, 23sardiusG4556; the seventhG1442, chrysoliteG5555; the eighthG3590, berylG969; the ninthG1729, topazG5116; the tenthG1182, chrysopraseG5556; the eleventhG1734, jacinthG5192; the twelfthG1428, amethystG271.
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 Possibly about 1,380 miles or 2,220 km; a Roman stadion perhaps averaged 607 ft. or 185 m ↩
- 12. Revelation 21:17 Possibly about 216 ft. or 65 m; a cubit is about 18 in. or 45 cm ↩
- 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 ↩
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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