Revelation 21:22

Revelation 21:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
• New International Version (NIV)I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

Context of Revelation 21:22

20the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. 21The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. But I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. 23The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. 24And the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.

Revelation 21:22 word by word

καὶ ναὸν οὐκ εἶδον ἐν αὐτῇ· ὁ γὰρ κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ ναὸς αὐτῆς ἐστιν καὶ τὸ ἀρνίον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• I sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• noοὐou · noG3756
• templeναόςnaos · templeG3485
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thereinαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• Almightyπαντοκράτωρpantokratōr · almightyG3841
• the Lambἀρνίονarnion · lambG721
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for Revelation 21:22

• Revelation 21:4And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”
• 1 Kings 8:27“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!
• 2 Chronicles 2:6But who is able to build Him a temple, since heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Him? Who am I then, that I should build Him a temple, except to burn sacrifice before Him?
• 2 Chronicles 6:18“But will God indeed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!
• Isaiah 66:1Thus says the Lord: “Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest?
• John 4:23But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him.
• Revelation 1:8“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
• Revelation 4:8The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying: “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!”
• Revelation 11:17saying: “We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, The One who is and who was and who is to come, Because You have taken Your great power and reigned.
• Revelation 15:3They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the saints!
• Revelation 16:7And I heard another from the altar saying, “Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are Your judgments.”
• Revelation 19:15Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
• John 2:19Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
• John 10:30I and My Father are one.”
• Colossians 1:19For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell,
• Colossians 2:9For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;

Commentaries on Revelation 21:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22I saw no temple - There was no need of a temple where God and the Lamb were manifestly present.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22And I saw no temple therein - No structure reared expressly for the worship of God; no particular place where he was adored. It was all temple - nothing but a temple. It was not like Jerusalem, where there was but one house reared expressly for divine worship, and to which the inhabitants repaired to praise God; it was all one great temple reared in honor of his name, and where worship ascended from every part of it. With this explanation, this passage…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-27Verses 22-27 Perfect and direct communion with God, will more than supply the place of gospel institutions. And what words can more full express the union and co-equality of the Son with the Father, in the Godhead? What a dismal world would this be, if it were not for the light of the sun! What is there in heaven that supplies its place? The glory of God lightens that city, and the Lamb is the Light thereof. God in Christ will be an everlasting Fountain…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22I saw no temple: This seems to conflict with earlier visions (Revelation 11:19; 14:15–17). However, each vision in Revelation symbolically represents God's presence. There is no need for a temple in heaven because God is with his people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. no temple ... God ... the temple--As God now dwells in the spiritual Church, His "temple" (Greek, "naos," "shrine"; 1Co 3:17; 6:19), so the Church when perfected shall dwell in Him as her "temple" (naos: the same Greek). As the Church was "His sanctuary," so He is to be their sanctuary. Means of grace shall cease when the end of grace is come. Church ordinances shall give place to the God of ordinances. Uninterrupted, immediate, direct, communion with…Read the comment

Topics related to Revelation 21:22

• Church
• God Continued...
• Heaven
• Jerusalem
• Jesus Continued
• Lamb of God
• Readings, Select

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Jacinth
• Sanctuary
• Tabernacle
• Unbelieving
• Altar
• Citizenship
• Fire
• Heavens, New (and Earth, New)

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