Revelation 21

King James Version (KJV)

1 Ref And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

2 Ref And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 Ref And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

4 Ref And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

5 Ref And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

6 Ref And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

7 Ref He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

8 Ref But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

9 Ref And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.

10 Ref And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

11 Ref Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

12 Ref And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

13 Ref On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

14 Ref And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 Ref And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

16 Ref And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

17 Ref And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

18 Ref And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

19 Ref And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

20 Ref The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

21 Ref And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

22 Ref And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

23 Ref And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

24 Ref And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

25 Ref And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

26 Ref And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

27 Ref And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

1 Ref And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.

2 Ref And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven of God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 Ref And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, `and be' their God:

4 Ref and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

5 Ref And he that sitteth on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he saith, Write: for these words are faithful and true.

6 Ref And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

7 Ref He that overcometh shall inherit these things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

8 Ref But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part `shall be' in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

9 Ref And there came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were laden with the seven last plagues; and he spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.

10 Ref And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

11 Ref having the glory of God: her light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal:

12 Ref having a wall great and high; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written thereon, which are `the names' of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

13 Ref on the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

14 Ref And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 Ref And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

16 Ref And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal.

17 Ref And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty and four cubits, `according to' the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

18 Ref And the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure glass.

19 Ref The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

20 Ref the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.

21 Ref And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the several gates was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

22 Ref And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple thereof.

23 Ref And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof `is' the Lamb.

24 Ref And the nations shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it.

25 Ref And the gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there):

26 Ref and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it:

27 Ref and there shall in no wise enter into it anything unclean, or he that maketh an abomination and a lie: but only they that are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth did pass away, and the sea is not any more;

2 Ref and I, John, saw the holy city -- new Jerusalem -- coming down from God out of the heaven, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband;

3 Ref and I heard a great voice out of the heaven, saying, `Lo, the tabernacle of God `is' with men, and He will tabernacle with them, and they shall be His peoples, and God Himself shall be with them -- their God,

4 Ref and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.'

5 Ref And He who is sitting upon the throne said, `Lo, new I make all things; and He saith to me, `Write, because these words are true and stedfast;'

6 Ref and He said to me, `It hath been done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End; I, to him who is thirsting, will give of the fountain of the water of the life freely;

7 Ref he who is overcoming shall inherit all things, and I will be to him -- a God, and he shall be to me -- the son,

8 Ref and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part `is' in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

9 Ref And there came unto me one of the seven messengers, who have the seven vials that are full of the seven last plagues, and he spake with me, saying, `Come, I will shew thee the bride of the Lamb -- the wife,'

10 Ref and he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and did shew to me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God,

11 Ref having the glory of God, and her light `is' like a stone most precious, as a jasper stone clear as crystal,

12 Ref having also a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve messengers, and names written thereon, which are `those' of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel,

13 Ref at the east three gates, at the north three gates, at the south three gates, at the west three gates;

14 Ref and the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 Ref And he who is speaking with me had a golden reed, that he may measure the city, and its gates, and its wall;

16 Ref and the city lieth square, and the length of it is as great as the breadth; and he did measure the city with the reed -- furlongs twelve thousand; the length, and the breadth, and the height, of it are equal;

17 Ref and he measured its wall, an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, that is, of the messenger;

18 Ref and the building of its wall was jasper, and the city `is' pure gold -- like to pure glass;

19 Ref and the foundations of the wall of the city with every precious stone have been adorned; the first foundation jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

20 Ref the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.

21 Ref And the twelve gates `are' twelve pearls, each several one of the gates was of one pearl; and the broad-place of the city `is' pure gold -- as transparent glass.

22 Ref And a sanctuary I did not see in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, is its sanctuary, and the Lamb,

23 Ref and the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp of it `is' the Lamb;

24 Ref and the nations of the saved in its light shall walk, and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it,

25 Ref and its gates shall not at all be shut by day, for night shall not be there;

26 Ref and they shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations into it;

27 Ref and there may not at all enter into it any thing defiling and doing abomination, and a lie, but -- those written in the scroll of the life of the Lamb.

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