Revelation 21
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Revelation 21:2-27

2AndG2532 IG2532 sawG3708 theG3588 holyG40 cityG4172, newG2537 JerusalemG2419, comingG2597 downG2597 outG1537 ofG1537 heavenG3772 fromG575 GodG2316, madeG2090 readyG2090 asG5613 a brideG3565 adornedG2885 forG575 herG846 husbandG435. 3AndG2532 IG2532 heardG191 aG1510 greatG3173 voiceG5456 outG1537 ofG1537 theG3588 throneG2362 sayingG3004, BeholdG2400, theG3588 tabernacleG4633 ofG1537 GodG2316 isG1510 withG3326 menG444, andG2532 heG2532 shallG444 dwellG4637 withG3326 themG846, andG2532 theyG846 shallG444 beG1510 hisG846 peoplesG2992, andG2532 GodG2316 himselfG846 shallG444 beG1510 withG3326 themG846, andG2532 beG1510 theirG846 GodG2316: 4andG2532 heG2532 shallG2532 wipeG1813 awayG565 everyG3956 tearG1144 fromG1537 theirG846 eyesG3788; andG2532 deathG2288 shallG2532 beG1510 noG3756 moreG2089; neitherG3777 shallG2532 thereG1510 beG1510 mourningG3997, norG3777 cryingG2906, norG3777 painG4192, anyG3956 moreG2089: theG3956 firstG4413 thingsG3956 areG1510 passedG565 awayG565. 5AndG2532 heG2532 thatG3754 sitteth onG1909 theG3956 throneG2362 saidG3004, BeholdG2400, IG2532 makeG4160 allG3956 thingsG3778 newG2537. AndG2532 heG2532 saith, WriteG1125: forG3754 theseG3778 wordsG3056 areG1510 faithfulG4103 andG2532 trueG228. 6AndG2532 heG2532 saidG3004 unto meG1325, TheyG846 are comeG1096 toG3004 passG1096. IG1473 amG1096 theG3588 Alpha andG2532 theG3588 OmegaG5598, theG3588 beginningG746 andG2532 theG3588 endG5056. IG1473 willG2532 giveG1325 unto himG846 thatG3004 is athirst ofG1537 theG3588 fountainG4077 ofG1537 theG3588 waterG5204 ofG1537 lifeG2222 freelyG1432. 7HeG2532 thatG3778 overcometh shallG3778 inheritG2816 theseG3778 thingsG3778; andG2532 IG1473 willG2316 beG1510 hisG846 GodG2316, andG2532 heG2532 shallG3778 beG1510 myG2316 sonG5207. 8ButG1161 forG1722 theG3956 fearful, andG2532 unbelievingG571, andG2532 abominableG948, andG2532 murderersG5406, andG2532 fornicatorsG4205, andG2532 sorcerersG5333, andG2532 idolatersG1496, andG2532 allG3956 liarsG5571, theirG846 partG3313 shallG2532 beG1510 inG1722 theG3956 lakeG3041 thatG3739 burneth withG1722 fireG4442 andG2532 brimstoneG2303; whichG3739 isG1510 theG3956 secondG1208 deathG2288. 9AndG2532 thereG2033 cameG2064 oneG1520 ofG1537 theG3588 sevenG2033 angelsG32 whoG3588 had theG3588 sevenG2033 bowlsG5357, whoG3588 were laden withG3326 theG3588 sevenG2033 lastG2078 plaguesG4127; andG2532 heG2532 spake withG3326 meG3004, sayingG3004, ComeG2064 hither, IG1473 willG2532 shew thee theG3588 brideG3565, theG3588 wifeG1135 ofG1537 theG3588 LambG721. 10AndG2532 heG2532 carriedG667 meG1473 awayG667 inG1722 theG3588 SpiritG4151 toG1909 a mountainG3735 greatG3173 andG2532 highG5308, andG2532 shewed meG1473 theG3588 holyG40 cityG4172 JerusalemG2419, comingG2597 downG2597 outG1537 ofG1537 heavenG3772 fromG575 GodG2316, 11havingG2192 theG3588 gloryG1391 ofG2316 GodG2316: herG846 light was likeG5613 unto a stoneG3037 most preciousG5093, asG5613 itG846 were a jasperG2393 stoneG3037, clear asG5613 crystal: 12havingG2192 a wallG5038 greatG3173 andG2532 highG5308; havingG2192 twelveG1427 gatesG4440, andG2532 at theG3588 gatesG4440 twelveG1427 angelsG32; andG2532 namesG3686 writtenG1924 thereon, whichG3739 areG1510 theG3588 namesG3686 ofG5207 theG3588 twelveG1427 tribesG5443 ofG5207 theG3588 children ofG5207 IsraelG2474: 13onG575 theG2532 eastG395 were threeG5140 gatesG4440; andG2532 onG575 theG2532 northG1005 threeG5140 gatesG4440; andG2532 onG575 theG2532 southG3558 threeG5140 gatesG4440; andG2532 onG575 theG2532 westG1424 threeG5140 gatesG4440. 14AndG2532 theG3588 wallG5038 ofG1909 theG3588 cityG4172 had twelveG1427 foundationsG2310, andG2532 onG1909 themG846 twelveG1427 namesG3686 ofG1909 theG3588 twelveG1427 apostlesG652 ofG1909 theG3588 LambG721. 15AndG2532 heG2532 thatG2443 spake withG3326 meG1473 had forG2443 a measureG3354 a goldenG5552 reedG2563 toG2443 measureG3354 theG3588 cityG4172, andG2532 theG3588 gatesG4440 thereof, andG2532 theG3588 wallG5038 thereof. 16AndG2532 theG3588 cityG4172 lieth foursquare, andG2532 theG3588 lengthG3372 thereof isG1510 asG3745 greatG3745 asG3745 theG3588 breadthG4114: andG2532 heG2532 measuredG3354 theG3588 cityG4172 withG1909 theG3588 reedG2563, twelveG1427 thousandG5505 furlongs: theG3588 lengthG3372 andG2532 theG3588 breadthG4114 andG2532 theG3588 heightG5311 thereof areG1510 equalG2470. 17AndG2532 heG2532 measuredG3354 theG3588 wallG5038 thereof, aG1510 hundredG1540 andG2532 fortyG5062 andG2532 fourG5064 cubitsG4083, according toG2532 theG3588 measureG3354 ofG444 aG1510 manG444, thatG3739 isG1510, ofG444 anG1510 angelG32. 18AndG2532 theG3588 building ofG4172 theG3588 wallG5038 thereof was jasperG2393: andG2532 theG3588 cityG4172 was pureG2513 goldG5553, likeG3664 unto pureG2513 glassG5194. 19TheG3956 foundationsG2310 ofG4172 theG3956 wallG5038 ofG4172 theG3956 cityG4172 were adornedG2885 withG3956 allG3956 manner ofG4172 preciousG5093 stonesG3037. TheG3956 firstG4413 foundationG2310 was jasperG2393; theG3956 secondG1208, sapphireG4552; theG3956 thirdG5154, chalcedonyG5472; theG3956 fourth, emeraldG4665; 20theG3588 fifthG3991, sardonyxG4557; theG3588 sixthG1623, sardiusG4556; theG3588 seventhG1442, chrysoliteG5555; theG3588 eighthG3590, berylG969; theG3588 ninth, topazG5116; theG3588 tenthG1182, chrysopraseG5556; theG3588 eleventhG1734, jacinthG5192; theG3588 twelfthG1428, amethystG271. 21AndG2532 theG3588 twelveG1427 gatesG4440 wereG1510 twelveG1427 pearlsG3135; eachG1538 oneG1520 ofG1537 theG3588 several gatesG4440 wasG1510 ofG1537 oneG1520 pearlG3135: andG2532 theG3588 streetG4113 ofG1537 theG3588 cityG4172 wasG1510 pureG2513 goldG5553, asG5613 itG1510 wereG1510 transparentG2513 glassG5194. 22AndG2532 IG2532 sawG3708 noG3756 templeG3485 therein: forG1063 theG3588 LordG2962 GodG2316 theG3588 AlmightyG3841, andG2532 theG3588 LambG721, areG1510 theG3588 templeG3485 thereof. 23AndG2532 theG3588 cityG4172 hath noG3756 needG5532 ofG2316 theG3588 sunG2246, neitherG3756 ofG2316 theG3588 moonG4582, toG2443 shineG5316 uponG1391 itG846: forG1063 theG3588 gloryG1391 ofG2316 GodG2316 didG2192 lighten itG846, andG2532 theG3588 lampG3088 thereof is theG3588 LambG721. 24AndG2532 theG3588 nationsG1484 shallG2532 walkG4043 amidst theG3588 lightG5457 thereof: andG2532 theG3588 kingsG935 ofG1223 theG3588 earthG1093 doG2532 bringG5342 theirG846 gloryG1391 intoG1519 itG846. 25AndG2532 theG3588 gatesG4440 thereof shallG2532 inG2532 noG3756 wise beG1510 shutG2808 byG2250 dayG2250 (forG1063 thereG1563 shallG2532 beG1510 noG3756 nightG3571 thereG1563): 26andG2532 theyG846 shallG2532 bringG5342 theG3588 gloryG1391 andG2532 theG3588 honour ofG1391 theG3588 nationsG1484 intoG1519 itG846: 27andG2532 thereG1722 shallG2532 inG1722 noG3756 wise enterG1525 intoG1519 itG846 anythingG3956 uncleanG2839, orG2532 heG2532 thatG3956 maketh anG2532 abominationG946 andG2532 a lieG5579: butG2532 onlyG1487 theyG846 whichG3588 are writtenG1125 inG1722 theG3956 Lamb’s bookG975 ofG3956 lifeG2222.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain