Revised Version 1895

Revelation 21

1AndG2532IG2532sawG3708aG1510newκαινὸνkainonG2537heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772andG2532aG1510newκαινήν.kainēnG2537earthγῆνgēnG1093:forγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413heavenοὐρανὸςouranosG3772andG2532theἡhēG3588firstπρώτηprōtēG4413earthγῆgēG1093areG1510passedG565awayἀπῆλθαν,apēlthanG565;andG2532theἡhēG3588seaθάλασσαthalassaG2281isG1510noοὐκoukG3756moreἔτι.etiG2089.

2AndG2532IG2532sawG3708theG3588holyἁγίανhagianG40cityπόλινpolinG4172,newκαινὴνkainēnG2537JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,comingG2597downκαταβαίνουσανkatabainousanG2597outG1537ofG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772fromG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316,madeG2090readyG2090asὡςhōsG5613abrideνύμφηνnumphēnG3565adornedκεκοσμημένηνkekosmēmenēnG2885forG575herαὐτῆς.autēsG846husbandἀνδρὶandriG435.

3AndG2532IG2532heardἤκουσαēkousaG191aG1510greatμεγάληςmegalēsG3173voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456outG1537ofG1537theG3588throneθρόνουthronouG2362sayingλεγούσης·legousēsG3004,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,theG3588tabernacleσκηνὴskēnēG4633ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316isἔσονται,esontaiG1510withμετὰmetaG3326menG444,andG2532heG2532shallG444dwellσκηνώσειskēnōseiG4637withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶν.autōnG846,andG2532theyαὐτοὶautoiG846shallG444beἔσταιestaiG1510hisαὐτοῦautouG846peoplesλαοὶlaoiG2992,andG2532GodθεὸςtheosG2316himselfαὐτὸςautosG846shallG444beG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andG2532beG1510theirαὐτῶνautōnG846Godθεός.theosG2316:

4andG2532heG2532shallG2532wipeἐξαλείψειexaleipseiG1813awayἀπῆλθαν.¶apēlthanG565everyG3956tearδάκρυονdakruonG1144fromἐκekG1537theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōnG3788;andG2532deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288shallG2532beἔσταιestaiG1510noG3756moreἔτιetiG2089;neitherοὔτεouteG3777shallG2532thereG1510beἔσταιestaiG1510mourningπένθοςpenthosG3997,norοὔτεouteG3777cryingκραυγή,kraugēG2906,norοὔτεouteG3777painπόνοςponosG4192,anyG3956moreἔτι·etiG2089:theG3956firstπρῶταprōtaG4413thingsG3956areG1510passedG565awayG565.

5AndG2532heG2532thatG3754sittethonἐπὶepiG1909theG3956throneθρόνῳ·thronōG2362saidλέγειlegeiG3004,BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,IG2532makeποιῶpoiōG4160allG3956thingsG3778newκαινὰkainaG2537.AndG2532heG2532saith,WriteγράψονgrapsonG1125:forG3754theseG3778wordsλόγοιlogoiG3056areεἰσιν.eisinG1510faithfulπιστοὶpistoiG4103andG2532trueἀληθινοίalēthinoiG228.

6AndG2532heG2532saidG3004untomeG1325,TheyG846arecomeG1096toG3004passG1096.IἐγώegōG1473amG1096theG3588AlphaandG2532theG3588Omegaὦ,ōG5598,theG3588beginningἀρχὴarchēG746andG2532theG3588endτέλος.telosG5056.IἐγὼegōG1473willG2532giveδώσωdōsōG1325untohimG846thatG3004is athirstofG1537theG3588fountainπηγῆςpēgēsG4077ofG1537theG3588waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204ofG1537lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222freelyδωρεάν.dōreanG1432.

7HeG2532thatG3778overcomethshallG3778inheritκληρονομήσειklēronomēseiG2816theseG3778thingsταῦτα,tautaG3778;andG2532IG1473willG2316beἔσομαιesomaiG1510hisG846Godθεός,theosG2316,andG2532heG2532shallG3778beἔσταιestaiG1510myG2316sonυἱός.huiosG5207.

8ButδὲdeG1161forG1722theG3956fearful,andG2532unbelievingἀπίστοιςapistoisG571,andG2532abominableἐβδελυγμένοιςebdelugmenoisG948,andG2532murderersφονεῦσινphoneusinG5406,andG2532fornicatorsπόρνοιςpornoisG4205,andG2532sorcerersφαρμάκοιςpharmakoisG5333,andG2532idolatersεἰδωλολάτραιςeidōlolatraisG1496,andG2532allG3956liarsψευδέσιν,pseudesinG5571,theirαὐτῶνautōnG846partμέροςmerosG3313shallG2532beG1510inG1722theG3956lakeλίμνῃlimnēG3041thatG3739burnethwithG1722fireπυρὶpuriG4442andG2532brimstoneθείῳ,theiōG2303;whichG3739isG1510theG3956secondδεύτερος.¶deuterosG1208deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288.

9AndG2532thereG2033cameG2064oneεἷςheisG1520ofG1537theG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32whoG3588hadtheG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033bowlsφιάλαςphialasG5357,whoG3588were ladenwithG3326theG3588sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033lastἐσχάτωνeschatōnG2078plaguesπληγῶνplēgōnG4127;andG2532heG2532spakewithG3326meG3004,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,ComeG2064hither,IἐμοῦemouG1473willG2532shew theetheG3588brideνύμφηνnumphēnG3565,theG3588wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135ofG1537theG3588Lambἀρνίου.arniouG721.

10AndG2532heG2532carriedG667meG1473awayἀπήνεγκένapēnegkenG667inἐνenG1722theG3588SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151toἐπὶepiG1909amountainὄροςorosG3735greatμέγαmegaG3173andG2532highὑψηλὸνhupsēlonG5308,andG2532shewedmeG1473theG3588holyἁγίανhagianG40cityπόλινpolinG4172JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,comingG2597downG2597outG1537ofG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772fromἀπὸapoG575Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

11havingἔχουσανechousanG2192theG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofG2316Godθεοῦ.theouG2316:herG846light waslikeG5613unto astoneλίθῳlithōG3037mostpreciousτιμιωτάτῳtimiōtatōG5093,asG5613itG846were ajasperἰάσπιδιiaspidiG2393stoneλίθῳlithōG3037, clearasG5613crystal:

12havingἔχουσαechousaG2192awallτεῖχοςteichosG5038greatμέγαmegaG3173andκαὶkaiG2532highὑψηλόν,hupsēlonG5308;havingἔχουσαechousaG2192twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427gatesπυλῶναςpulōnasG4440,andκαὶkaiG2532attheG3588gatesπυλῶσινpulōsinG4440twelveδώδεκα,dōdekaG1427angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32;andκαὶkaiG2532namesὀνόματαonomataG3686writtenἐπιγεγραμμένα,epigegrammenaG1924thereon,whichἅhaG3739areἐστινestinG1510theG3588namesὀνόματαonomataG3686ofG5207theG3588twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427tribesφυλῶνphulōnG5443ofG5207theG3588childrenofG5207IsraelἸσραήλ·IsraēlG2474:

13onἀπὸapoG575theG2532eastἀνατολῆςanatolēsG395werethreeτρεῖς,treisG5140gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440;andG2532onἀπὸapoG575theG2532northβορρᾶborraG1005threeτρεῖς,treisG5140gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440;andG2532onἀπὸapoG575theG2532southνότουnotouG3558threeτρεῖς,treisG5140gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440;andG2532onἀπὸapoG575theG2532westδυσμῶνdusmōnG1424threeτρεῖς.treisG5140gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440.

14AndκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588wallτεῖχοςteichosG5038ofG1909theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172hadtwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427foundationsθεμελίουςthemeliousG2310,andκαὶkaiG2532onG1909themαὐτῶνautōnG846twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427namesὀνόματαonomataG3686ofG1909theτῶνtōnG3588twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652ofG1909theτοῦtouG3588Lambἀρνίου.¶arniouG721.

15AndG2532heG2532thatG2443spakewithμετ᾽met᾽G3326meἐμοῦemouG1473hadforG2443ameasureμετρήσῃmetrēsēG3354agoldenχρυσοῦνchrusounG5552reedκάλαμονkalamonG2563toG2443measureG3354theG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172,andG2532theG3588gatesπυλῶναςpulōnasG4440thereof,andG2532theG3588wallτεῖχοςteichosG5038thereof.

16AndκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588cityπόλιςpolisG4172lieth foursquare,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588lengthμῆκοςmēkosG3372thereofisG1510asG3745greatG3745asG3745theτὸtoG3588breadthπλάτος.platosG4114:andκαὶkaiG2532heκαὶkaiG2532measuredἐμέτρησενemetrēsenG3354theτὴνtēnG3588cityπόλινpolinG4172withἐπὶepiG1909theτῷtōG3588reedκαλάμῳkalamōG2563,twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427thousandχιλιάδωνchiliadōnG5505furlongs:theτὸtoG3588lengthμῆκοςmēkosG3372andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588breadthπλάτοςplatosG4114andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588heightὕψοςhupsosG5311thereofareG1510equalἴσαisaG2470.

17AndG2532heG2532measuredG3354theG3588wallτεῖχοςteichosG5038thereof,aG1510hundredἑκατὸνhekatonG1540andG2532fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakontaG5062andG2532fourτεσσάρωνtessarōnG5064cubitsπηχῶν,pēchōnG4083, accordingtoG2532theG3588measureG3354ofG444aG1510manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,thatὅhoG3739isG1510,ofG444anG1510angelἀγγέλου.angelouG32.

18AndκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588buildingofG4172theτοῦtouG3588wallτείχουςteichousG5038thereof wasjasperἴασπις,iaspisG2393:andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588cityπόλιςpolisG4172waspureκαθαρὸνkatharonG2513goldχρυσίονchrusionG5553,likeὅμοιονhomoionG3664untopureκαθαρῷ.katharōG2513glassὑάλῳhu'alōG5194.

19TheG3956foundationsθεμέλιοιthemelioiG2310ofG4172theG3956wallτείχουςteichousG5038ofG4172theG3956cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172wereadornedκεκοσμημένοι.kekosmēmenoiG2885withG3956allG3956mannerofG4172preciousτιμίῳtimiōG5093stonesλίθῳlithōG3037.TheG3956firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413foundationθεμέλιοςthemeliosG2310wasjasperἴασπις,iaspisG2393;theG3956secondδεύτεροςdeuterosG1208,sapphireσάπφιρος,sapphirosG4552;theG3956thirdτρίτοςtritosG5154,chalcedonyχαλκηδών,chalkēdōnG5472;theG3956fourth,emeraldσμάραγδος,smaragdosG4665;

20theὁhoG3588fifthπέμπτοςpemptosG3991,sardonyxσαρδόνυξ,sardonuxG4557;theὁhoG3588sixthἕκτοςhektosG1623,sardiusσάρδιον,sardionG4556;theὁhoG3588seventhἕβδομοςhebdomosG1442,chrysoliteχρυσόλιθος,chrusolithosG5555;theὁhoG3588eighthὄγδοοςogdoosG3590,berylβήρυλλος,bērullosG969;theὁhoG3588ninth,topazτοπάζιον,topazionG5116;theὁhoG3588tenthδέκατοςdekatosG1182,chrysopraseχρυσόπρασος,chrusoprasosG5556;theὁhoG3588eleventhἑνδέκατοςhendekatosG1734,jacinthὑάκινθος,hu'akinthosG5192;theὁhoG3588twelfthδωδέκατοςdōdekatosG1428,amethystἀμέθυστος.amethustosG271.

21AndκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440wereG1510twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427pearlsμαργαρῖται.margaritaiG3135;eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538oneεἷςheisG1520ofG1537theτῶνtōnG3588severalgatesπυλώνωνpulōnōnG4440wasG1510ofG1537oneἑνὸςhenosG1520pearlμαργαρίτου.¶margaritouG3135:andΚαὶKaiG2532theἡhēG3588streetG4113ofG1537theτῆςtēsG3588cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172wasG1510pureκαθαρὸνkatharonG2513goldχρυσίονchrusionG5553,asὡςhōsG5613itG1510wereG1510transparentG2513glassὕαλοςhu'alosG5194.

22AndG2532IG2532sawG3708noοὐκoukG3756templeναὸνnaonG3485therein:forγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962GodθεὸςtheosG2316theὁhoG3588AlmightyπαντοκράτωρpantokratōrG3841,andG2532theὁhoG3588Lambἀρνίον.arnionG721,areἐστινestinG1510theτὸtoG3588templeναὸςnaosG3485thereof.

23AndκαὶkaiG2532theG3588cityπόλιςpolisG4172hathnoG3756needχρείανchreianG5532ofG2316theG3588sunἡλίουhēliouG2246,neitherG3756ofG2316theG3588moonσελήνηςselēnēsG4582,toἵναinaG2443shineφαίνωσινphainōsinG5316uponG1391itG846:forγὰρgarG1063theG3588gloryδόξαdoxaG1391ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316didἔχειecheiG2192lightenitG846,andκαὶkaiG2532theG3588lampλύχνοςluchnosG3088thereof istheG3588Lambἀρνίον.arnionG721.

24AndG2532theG3588nationsἔθνηethnēG1484shallG2532walkπεριπατήσουσινperipatēsousinG4043amidsttheG3588lightφωτὸςphōtosG5457thereof:andG2532theG3588kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935ofδιὰdiaG1223theG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093doG2532bringφέρουσινpherousinG5342theirG846gloryδόξανdoxanG1391intoεἰςeisG1519itG846.

25AndG2532theοἱhoiG3588gatesπυλῶνεςpulōnesG4440thereofshallG2532inG2532noοὐouG3756wisebeἔσταιestaiG1510shutκλεισθῶσινkleisthōsinG2808byG2250dayἡμέρας·hēmerasG2250(forγὰρgarG1063thereG1563shallG2532beG1510noοὐκoukG3756nightνὺξnuxG3571thereG1563):

26andG2532theyG846shallG2532bringοἴσουσινoisousinG5342theτὴνtēnG3588gloryδόξανdoxanG1391andG2532theτὴνtēnG3588honourofG1391theτῶνtōnG3588nationsἐθνῶνethnōnG1484intoεἰςeisG1519itG846:

27andG2532thereG1722shallG2532inG1722noοὐouG3756wiseenterεἰσέλθῃeiselthēG1525intoεἰςeisG1519itG846anythingG3956uncleanκοινὸνkoinonG2839,orG2532heG2532thatG3956makethanG2532abominationβδέλυγμαbdelugmaG946andG2532alieψεῦδοςpseudosG5579:butG2532onlyεἰeiG1487theyG846whichG3588arewrittenγεγραμμένοιgegrammenoiG1125inG1722theG3956Lamb’sbookβιβλίῳbibliōG975ofG3956lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222.

Commentaries on Revelation 21

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