< Revelation 21 >

1 I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more.
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 I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
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 I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Look, the tabernacle of God is with humans, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.
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 And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, nor will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the first things have passed away."
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 He who sits on the throne said, "Look, I am making all things new." He said, "Write, for these words are faithful and true."
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words (logos) are true and faithful.
6 He said to me, "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.
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 thirsty of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7 He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.
He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
8 But for the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death." (Limnē Pyr g3041 g4442)
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 burns with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. (Limnē Pyr g3041 g4442)
9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, full of the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, "Come here. I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."
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 here, I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife.
10 He carried me away in the Ruach to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
And he carried me away in the spirit (pneuma) to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it was a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12 having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
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 On the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.
14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve emissaries of the Lamb.
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 He who spoke with me had for a measure, a golden reed, to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
16 The city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as its breadth. He measured the city with the reed, one thousand three hundred eighty miles. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.
And the city lies 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 Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by human measurement, that is, of an angel.
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 The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
19 The foundations of the city's wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
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 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; and the twelfth, amethyst.
The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, ruby; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
21 The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each one of the gates was made of one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
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 I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
23 The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
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 The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring their splendor into it.
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 Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),
And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26 and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.
And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
27 There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defiles, neither whatsoever works abomination, or makes a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

< Revelation 21 >