Revised Literal Translation
Revelation 21:2-27
AndG2532 IG1473 JohnG2491 sawG3708 the holyG40 cityG3588G4172, newG2537 JerusalemG2419, coming downG2597 fromG575 GodG3588G2316 out ofG1537 heavenG3588G3772, preparedG2090 asG5613 a brideG3565 adornedG2885 for herG846 husbandG3588G435.
3AndG2532 I heardG191 a greatG3173 voiceG5456 out ofG1537 heavenG3588G3772 sayingG3004, BeholdG3708, the tabernacleG3588G4633 of GodG3588G2316 is withG3326 menG3588G444, andG2532 he will dwellG4637 withG3326 themG846, andG2532 theyG846 shall beG1510 hisG846 peopleG2992, andG2532 GodG3588G2316 himselfG846 shall beG1510 withG3326 themG846, and be theirG846 GodG2316. 4AndG2532 GodG3588G2316 shall wipe awayG1813 allG3956 tearsG1144 fromG575 theirG846 eyesG3588G3788; andG2532 there shall beG1510 noG3756 moreG2089 deathG3588G2288, neitherG3777 sorrowG3997, norG3777 cryingG2906, neitherG3777 shall there beG1510 any moreG2089 painG4192: forG3754 the former thingsG3588G4413 are passed awayG565. 5AndG2532 heG3588 that satG2521 uponG1909 the throneG3588G2362 saidG3004, BeholdG3708, I makeG4160 all thingsG3956 newG2537. AndG2532 he saidG3004 unto meG1473, WriteG1125: forG3754 theseG3778 wordsG3588G3056 areG1510 trueG228 andG2532 faithfulG4103. 6AndG2532 he saidG3004 unto meG1473, It is doneG1096. IG1473 amG1510 AlphaG1 andG2532 OmegaG5598, the beginningG3588G746 andG2532 the endG3588G5056. IG1473 will giveG1325 unto him that is athirstG1372 ofG1537 the fountainG3588G4077 of the waterG3588G5204 of lifeG3588G2222 freelyG1432. 7HeG3588 that overcomethG3528 shall inheritG2816 all thingsG3956; andG2532 I will beG1510 hisG846 GodG2316, andG2532 heG846 shall beG1510 myG1473 sonG3588G5207. 8
ButG1161 the fearfulG1169, andG2532 unbelievingG571, andG2532 the abominableG948, andG2532 murderersG5406, andG2532 whoremongersG4205, andG2532 sorcerersG5332, andG2532 idolatersG1496, andG2532 allG3956 liarsG5571, shall have theirG846 partG3588G3313 inG1722 the lakeG3588G3041 whichG3588 burnethG2545 with fireG4442 andG2532 brimstoneG2303: whichG3739 isG1510 the secondG1208 deathG2288.
9AndG2532 there cameG2064 untoG4314 meG1473 oneG1520 of theG3588G32 sevenG2033 angelsG3588G32 which hadG3588G2192 theG3588G5357 sevenG2033 vialsG3588G5357 fullG3588G1073 of theG3588G4127 sevenG2033 lastG3588G2078 plaguesG3588G4127, andG2532 talkedG2980 withG3326 meG1473, sayingG3004, Come hitherG1204, I will shewG1166 theeG4771 the brideG3588G3565, the Lamb’sG3588G721 wifeG3588G1135. 10AndG2532 he carriedG667 meG1473 awayG667 inG1722 the spiritG4151 toG1909 a greatG3173 andG2532 highG5308 mountainG3735, andG2532 shewedG1166 meG1473 that greatG3173 cityG3588G4172, the holyG40 JerusalemG2419, descendingG2597 out ofG1537 heavenG3588G3772 fromG575 GodG3588G2316, 11HavingG2192 the gloryG3588G1391 of GodG3588G2316: andG2532 herG846 lightG3588G5458 was like untoG3664 a stoneG3037 most preciousG5093, even likeG5613 a jasperG2393 stoneG3037, clear as crystalG2929; 12AndG5037 hadG2192 a wallG5038 greatG3173 andG2532 highG5308, and hadG2192 twelveG1427 gatesG4440, andG2532 atG1909 the gatesG3588G4440 twelveG1427 angelsG32, andG2532 namesG3686 written thereonG1924, whichG3739 areG1510 the names of the twelveG1427 tribesG5443 of the childrenG3588G5207 of IsraelG2474: 13OnG575 the eastG395 threeG5140 gatesG4440; onG575 the northG1005 threeG5140 gatesG4440; onG575 the southG3558 threeG5140 gatesG4440; andG2532 onG575 the westG1424 threeG5140 gatesG4440. 14AndG2532 the wallG3588G5038 of the cityG3588G4172 hadG2192 twelveG1427 foundationsG2310, andG2532 inG1722 themG846 the namesG3686 of theG3588G652 twelveG1427 apostlesG3588G652 of the LambG3588G721. 15AndG2532 heG3588 that talkedG2980 withG3326 meG1473 hadG2192 a goldenG5552 reedG2563 toG2443 measureG3354 the cityG3588G4172, andG2532 the gatesG3588G4440 thereofG846, andG2532 the wallG3588G5038 thereofG846. 16AndG2532 the cityG3588G4172 liethG2749 foursquareG5068, andG2532 the lengthG3588G3372 isG1510 as largeG5118 asG3745 the breadthG3588G4114: andG2532 he measuredG3354 the cityG3588G4172 with the reedG3588G2563, twelveG1427 thousandG5505 furlongsG4712. The lengthG3588G3372 andG2532 the breadthG3588G4114 andG2532 the heightG3588G5311 of itG846 areG1510 equalG2470. 17AndG2532 he measuredG3354 the wallG3588G5038 thereofG846, an hundredG1540 and fortyG5062 and fourG5064 cubitsG4083, according to the measureG3358 of a manG444, thatG3739 isG1510, of the angelG32. 18AndG2532 the buildingG3588G1739 of the wallG3588G5038 of itG846 wasG1510 of jasperG2393: andG2532 the cityG3588G4172 was pureG2513 goldG5553, like untoG3664 clearG2513 glassG5194. 19AndG2532 the foundationsG3588G2310 of the wallG3588G5038 of the cityG3588G4172 were garnishedG2885 with all mannerG3956 of preciousG5093 stonesG3037. TheG3588G2310 firstG3588G4413 foundationG3588G2310 was jasperG2393; the secondG3588G1208, sapphireG4552; the thirdG3588G5154, a chalcedonyG5472; the fourthG3588G5067, an emeraldG4665; 20The fifthG3588G3991, sardonyxG4557; the sixthG3588G1623, sardiusG4556; the seventhG3588G1442, chrysoliteG5555; the eighthG3588G3590, berylG969; the ninthG3588G1766, a topazG5116; the tenthG3588G1182, a chrysoprasusG5556; the eleventhG3588G1734, a jacinthG5192; the twelfthG3588G1428, an amethystG271. 21AndG2532 the twelveG1427 gatesG4440 were twelveG1427 pearlsG3135; everyG1538 severalG303 gateG3588G4440 wasG1510 ofG1537 oneG1520 pearlG3135: andG2532 the streetG3588G4113 of the cityG3588G4172 was pureG2513 goldG5553, as it wereG5613 transparentG1307 glassG5194. 22AndG2532 I sawG3708 noG3756 templeG3485 thereinG846: forG1063 the LordG2962 GodG3588G2316 AlmightyG3588G3841 andG2532 the LambG3588G721 areG1510 the templeG3485 of itG846. 23AndG2532 the cityG3588G4172 hadG2192 noG3756 needG5532 of the sunG3588G2246, neitherG3761 of the moonG3588G4582, toG2443 shineG5316 inG1722 itG846: forG1063 the gloryG1391 of GodG3588G2316 did lightenG5461 itG846, andG2532 the LambG3588G721 is the lightG3588G3088 thereofG846. 24AndG2532 the nationsG3588G1484 of themG3588 which are savedG4982 shall walkG4043 inG1722 the lightG3588G5457 of itG846: andG2532 the kingsG3588G935 of the earthG3588G1093 do bringG5342 theirG846 gloryG3588G1391 andG2532 honourG3588G5092 intoG1519 itG846. 25AndG2532 the gatesG3588G4440 of itG846 shallG2808 notG3756 be shutG2808 at allG3361 by dayG2250: forG1063 there shall beG1510 noG3756 nightG3571 thereG1563. 26AndG2532 they shall bringG5342 the gloryG3588G1391 andG2532 honourG3588G5092 of the nationsG3588G1484 intoG1519 itG846. 27AndG2532 there shallG1525 in no wiseG3756 enterG1525 intoG1519 itG846 any thingG3956 that defilethG2840, neitherG2532 whatsoever workethG4160 abominationG946, orG2532 maketh a lieG5579: butG1487 theyG3588 which are writtenG1125 inG1722 the Lamb’sG3588G721 bookG3588G975 of lifeG3588G2222.
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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