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Revelation 21 (WEBP)

[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.
[2] I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
[3] I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people; and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
[4] He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more. The first things have passed away.”
[5] He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.”
[6] He said to me, “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.
[7] He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.
[8] But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, 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.”
[9] One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls which were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
[10] He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
[11] having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
[12] having a great and high wall with 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.
[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.
[14] The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve 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 walls.
[16] The city is square. Its length is as great as its width. He measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal.
[17] Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
[18] The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure 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,
[20] the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth 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.
[22] I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
[23] The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it and its lamp is the Lamb.
[24] The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.
[25] Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),
[26] and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.
[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.

Revelation 21:8a TR and NU omit “sinners”
Revelation 21:8b The word for “sorcerers” here also includes users of potions and drugs.
Revelation 21:16 12,012 stadia = 2,221 kilometers or 1,380 miles. TR reads 12,000 stadia instead of 12,012 stadia.
Revelation 21:17 144 cubits is about 65.8 meters or 216 feet
Revelation 21:19 or, lapis lazuli

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Revelation 21 (KJVS)

[1] 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] 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] 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 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] 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] 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] He that overcometh () shall inherit () all things ; and I will be () his God , and he shall be () my son .
[8] 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] 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] 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] Having () the glory of God : and her light [was] like unto a stone most precious , even like a jasper stone , clear as crystal ();
[12] 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 three gates ; on the north three gates ; on the south three gates ; and on the west three gates .
[14] And the wall of the city had () twelve foundations , and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb .
[15] And he that talked () with me had () a golden reed to measure () the city , and the gates thereof , and the wall thereof .
[16] 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] 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] And the building of the wall of it was () [of] jasper : and the city [was] pure gold , like unto clear glass .
[19] 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 , a topaz ; the tenth , a chrysoprasus ; the eleventh , a jacinth ; the twelfth , an amethyst .
[21] 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] And I saw () no temple therein : for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are () the temple of it .
[23] 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] 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] 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 honour of the nations into it .
[27] 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 .

Young’s Literal Translation

Revelation 21 (YLT)

[1] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] having the glory of God, and her light is like a stone most precious, as a jasper stone clear as crystal,
[12] 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] at the east three gates, at the north three gates, at the south three gates, at the west three gates;
[14] and the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
[15] And he who is speaking with me had a golden reed, that he may measure the city, and its gates, and its wall;
[16] 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] and he measured its wall, an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, that is, of the messenger;
[18] and the building of its wall was jasper, and the city is pure gold-like to pure glass;
[19] 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] 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] 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] And a sanctuary I did not see in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, is its sanctuary, and the Lamb,
[23] 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] 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] and its gates shall not at all be shut by day, for night shall not be there;
[26] and they shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations into it;
[27] 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.