New American Standard Bible 2020
Revelation 21:15-17
15The one who spokeG2980 with me hadG2192 a 1goldG5552 measuringG2563 2rodG2563 to measureG3354 the cityG4172, its 3gatesG4440, 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 4rodG2563, 5twelve thousand stadiaG4712; its lengthG3372, widthG4114, and heightG5311 are equalG2470.
17And he measuredG3354 its wallG5038, 6144 cubitsG4083, by 7humanG444 8measurementsG3358, whichG3739 are also 9angelicG32 measurements.
Notes
- 1. Revelation 21:15 Lit measure, a gold reed ↩
- 2. Revelation 21:15 Ezek 40:3; Rev 11:1 ↩
- 3. Revelation 21:15 Rev 21:12, 21, 25 ↩
- 4. Revelation 21:16 Lit reed ↩
- 5. Revelation 21:16 Possibly about 1,380 miles or 2,220 km; a Roman stadion perhaps averaged 607 ft. or 185 m ↩
- 6. Revelation 21:17 Possibly about 216 ft. or 65 m; a cubit is about 18 in. or 45 cm ↩
- 7. Revelation 21:17 Deut 3:11; Rev 13:18 ↩
- 8. Revelation 21:17 Lit measure ↩
- 9. 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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