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World English Bible

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

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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.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Revelation 21 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () εἶδον () οὐρανὸν () καινὸν () καὶ () γῆν () καινήν· () ὁ () γὰρ () πρῶτος () οὐρανὸς () καὶ () ἡ () πρώτη () γῆ () ἀπῆλθον, () καὶ () ἡ () θάλασσα () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἔτι. ()
[2] Καὶ () τὴν () πόλιν () τὴν () ἁγίαν, () Ἱερουσαλὴμ () καινήν, () εἶδον () καταβαίνουσαν () ἐκ () τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () ἡτοιμασμένην () ὡς () νύμφην () κεκοσμημένην () τῷ () ἀνδρὶ () αὐτῆς. ()
[3] Καὶ () ἤκουσα () φωνῆς () μεγάλης () ἐκ () τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ, () λεγούσης, () Ἰδού, () ἡ () σκηνὴ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () μετὰ () τῶν () ἀνθρώπων, () καὶ () σκηνώσει () μετ’ () αὐτῶν, () καὶ () αὐτοὶ () λαὸς () αὐτοῦ () ἔσονται, () καὶ () αὐτὸς () ὁ () θεὸς () ἔσται () μετ’ () αὐτῶν· ()
[4] καὶ () ἐξαλείψει () πᾶν () δάκρυον () ἀπὸ () τῶν () ὀφθαλμῶν () αὐτῶν, () καὶ () ὁ () θάνατος () οὐκ () ἔσται () ἔτι· () οὔτε () πένθος, () οὔτε () κραυγή, () οὔτε () πόνος () οὐκ () ἔσται () ἔτι· () ὅτι () τὰ () πρῶτα () ἀπῆλθον. ()
[5] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () καθήμενος () ἐπὶ () τῷ () θρόνῳ, () Ἰδού, () πάντα () καινὰ () ποιῶ. () Καὶ () λέγει () μοι, () Γράψον· () ὅτι () οὗτοι () οἱ () λόγοι () ἀληθινοὶ () καὶ () πιστοί () εἰσιν. ()
[6] Καὶ () εἶπέν () μοι, () Γέγονα () τὸ () Ἄλφα () καὶ () τὸ () Ὦ, () ἡ () ἀρχὴ () καὶ () τὸ () τέλος. () Ἐγὼ () τῷ () διψῶντι () δώσω () ἐκ () τῆς () πηγῆς () τοῦ () ὕδατος () τῆς () ζωῆς () δωρεάν. ()
[7] Ὁ () νικῶν () κληρονομήσει () ταῦτα, () καὶ () ἔσομαι () αὐτῷ () θεός, () καὶ () αὐτὸς () ἔσται () μοι () υἱός. ()
[8] Τοῖς () δὲ () δειλοῖς () καὶ () ἀπίστοις () καὶ () ἁμαρτωλοῖς () καὶ () ἐβδελυγμένοις () καὶ () φονεῦσιν () καὶ () πόρνοις () καὶ () φαρμάκοις () καὶ () εἰδωλολάτραις, () καὶ () πᾶσιν () τοῖς () ψευδέσιν, () τὸ () μέρος () αὐτῶν () ἐν () τῇ () λίμνῃ () τῇ () καιομένῃ () πυρὶ () καὶ () θείῳ, () ὅ () ἐστιν () ὁ () θάνατος () ὁ () δεύτερος. ()
[9] Καὶ () ἦλθεν () εἷς () ἐκ () τῶν () ἑπτὰ () ἀγγέλων () τῶν () ἐχόντων () τὰς () ἑπτὰ () φιάλας () γεμούσας () τῶν () ἑπτὰ () πληγῶν () τῶν () ἐσχάτων, () καὶ () ἐλάλησεν () μετ’ () ἐμοῦ, () λέγων, () Δεῦρο, () δείξω () σοι () τὴν () γυναῖκα () τὴν () νύμφην () τοῦ () ἀρνίου. ()
[10] Καὶ () ἀπήνεγκέν () με () ἐν () πνεύματι () ἐπ’ () ὄρος () μέγα () καὶ () ὑψηλόν, () καὶ () ἔδειξέν () μοι () τὴν () πόλιν () τὴν () μεγάλην, () τὴν () ἁγίαν () Ἱερουσαλήμ, () καταβαίνουσαν () ἐκ () τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ () ἀπὸ () τοῦ () θεοῦ, ()
[11] ἔχουσαν () τὴν () δόξαν () τοῦ () θεοῦ· () ὁ () φωστὴρ () αὐτῆς () ὅμοιος () λίθῳ () τιμιωτάτῳ, () ὡς () λίθῳ () ἰάσπιδι () κρυσταλλίζοντι· ()
[12] ἔχουσα () τεῖχος () μέγα () καὶ () ὑψηλόν, () ἔχουσα () πυλῶνας () δώδεκα, () καὶ () ἐπὶ () τοῖς () πυλῶσιν () ἀγγέλους () δώδεκα, () καὶ () ὀνόματα () ἐπιγεγραμμένα, () ἅ () ἐστιν () ὀνόματα () τῶν () δώδεκα () φυλῶν () τῶν () υἱῶν () Ἰσραήλ. ()
[13] Ἀπὸ () ἀνατολῶν, () πυλῶνες () τρεῖς· () καὶ () ἀπὸ () βορρᾶ, () πυλῶνες () τρεῖς· () καὶ () ἀπὸ () νότου, () πυλῶνες () τρεῖς· () καὶ () ἀπὸ () δυσμῶν, () πυλῶνες () τρεῖς. ()
[14] Καὶ () τὸ () τεῖχος () τῆς () πόλεως () ἔχον () θεμελίους () δώδεκα, () καὶ () ἐπ’ () αὐτῶν () δώδεκα () ὀνόματα () τῶν () δώδεκα () ἀποστόλων () τοῦ () ἀρνίου. ()
[15] Καὶ () ὁ () λαλῶν () μετ’ () ἐμοῦ () εἶχεν () μέτρον () κάλαμον () χρυσοῦν, () ἵνα () μετρήσῃ () τὴν () πόλιν, () καὶ () τοὺς () πυλῶνας () αὐτῆς, () καὶ () τὸ () τεῖχος () αὐτῆς. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἡ () πόλις () τετράγωνος () κεῖται, () καὶ () τὸ () μῆκος () αὐτῆς () ὅσον () τὸ () πλάτος. () Καὶ () ἐμέτρησεν () τὴν () πόλιν () τῷ () καλάμῳ () ἐπὶ () σταδίους () δώδεκα () χιλιάδων· () δώδεκα () τὸ () μῆκος () καὶ () τὸ () πλάτος () καὶ () τὸ () ὕψος () αὐτῆς () ἴσα () ἐστίν. ()
[17] Καὶ () ἐμέτρησεν () τὸ () τεῖχος () αὐτῆς () ἑκατὸν () τεσσαράκοντα () τεσσάρων () πηχῶν, () μέτρον () ἀνθρώπου, () ὅ () ἐστιν () ἀγγέλου. ()
[18] Καὶ () ἦν () ἡ () ἐνδόμησις () τοῦ () τείχους () αὐτῆς () ἴασπις· () καὶ () ἡ () πόλις () χρυσίον () καθαρόν, () ὅμοιον () ὑέλῳ () καθαρῷ. ()
[19] Οἱ () θεμέλιοι () τοῦ () τείχους () τῆς () πόλεως () παντὶ () λίθῳ () τιμίῳ () κεκοσμημένοι. () Ὁ () θεμέλιος () ὁ () πρῶτος, () ἴασπις· () ὁ () δεύτερος, () σάπφειρος· () ὁ () τρίτος, () χαλκηδών· () ὁ () τέταρτος, () σμάραγδος· ()
[20] ὁ () πέμπτος, () σαρδόνυξ· () ὁ () ἕκτος, () σάρδιον· () ὁ () ἕβδομος, () χρυσόλιθος· () ὁ () ὄγδοος, () βήρυλλος· () ὁ () ἔνατος, () τοπάζιον· () ὁ () δέκατος, () χρυσόπρασος· () ὁ () ἑνδέκατος, () ὑάκινθος· () ὁ () δωδέκατος, () ἀμέθυσος. ()
[21] Καὶ () οἱ () δώδεκα () πυλῶνες, () δώδεκα () μαργαρῖται· () ἀνὰ () εἷς () ἕκαστος () τῶν () πυλώνων () ἦν () ἐξ () ἑνὸς () μαργαρίτου· () καὶ () ἡ () πλατεῖα () τῆς () πόλεως () χρυσίον () καθαρόν, () ὡς () ὕελος () διαυγής. ()
[22] Καὶ () ναὸν () οὐκ () εἶδον () ἐν () αὐτῇ· () ὁ () γὰρ () κύριος () ὁ () θεὸς () ὁ () παντοκράτωρ () ναὸς () αὐτῆς () ἐστίν, () καὶ () τὸ () ἀρνίον. ()
[23] Καὶ () ἡ () πόλις () οὐ () χρείαν () ἔχει () τοῦ () ἡλίου, () οὐδὲ () τῆς () σελήνης, () ἵνα () φαίνωσιν () αὐτῇ· () ἡ () γὰρ () δόξα () τοῦ () θεοῦ () ἐφώτισεν () αὐτήν, () καὶ () ὁ () λύχνος () αὐτῆς () τὸ () ἀρνίον. ()
[24] Καὶ () περιπατήσουσιν () τὰ () ἔθνη () διὰ () τοῦ () φωτὸς () αὐτῆς· () καὶ () οἱ () βασιλεῖς () τῆς () γῆς () φέρουσιν () αὐτῷ () δόξαν () καὶ () τιμὴν () τῶν () ἐθνῶν () εἰς () αὐτήν. ()
[25] Καὶ () οἱ () πυλῶνες () αὐτῆς () οὐ () μὴ () κλεισθῶσιν () ἡμέρας () νὺξ () γὰρ () οὐκ () ἔσται () ἐκεῖ ()
[26] καὶ () οἴσουσιν () τὴν () δόξαν () καὶ () τὴν () τιμὴν () τῶν () ἐθνῶν () εἰς () αὐτήν· ()
[27] καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () εἰσέλθῃ () εἰς () αὐτὴν () πᾶν () κοινόν, () καὶ () ποιοῦν () βδέλυγμα () καὶ () ψεῦδος· () εἰ () μὴ () οἱ () γεγραμμένοι () ἐν () τῷ () βιβλίῳ () τῆς () ζωῆς () τοῦ () ἀρνίου. ()

Revelation 21:1a B ἀπῆλθον ⇒ παρῆλθεν
Revelation 21:1b N ἀπῆλθον ⇒ ἀπῆλθαν
Revelation 21:2 B ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ⇒ ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ
Revelation 21:3a N οὐρανοῦ ⇒ θρόνου
Revelation 21:3b N λαὸς ⇒ λαοὶ
Revelation 21:3c B ἔσται μετ’ αὐτῶν ⇒ μετ’ αὐτῶν ἔσται
Revelation 21:3d N ἔσται μετ’ αὐτῶν ⇒ μετ’ αὐτῶν ἔσται [αὐτῶν θεός]
Revelation 21:4a B ἐξαλείψει ⇒ ἐξαλείψει ἀπ’ αὐτῶν
Revelation 21:4b N ἀπὸ ⇒ ἐκ
Revelation 21:4c N ὅτι ⇒ [ὅτι]
Revelation 21:4d B ἀπῆλθον ⇒ ἀπῆλθεν
Revelation 21:4e N ἀπῆλθον ⇒ ἀπῆλθαν
Revelation 21:5a B πάντα καινὰ ποιῶ ⇒ καινὰ ποιῶ πάντα
Revelation 21:5b N πάντα καινὰ ποιῶ ⇒ καινὰ ποιῶ πάντα
Revelation 21:5c N μοι ⇒ -
Revelation 21:5d B ἀληθινοὶ καὶ πιστοί ⇒ πιστοὶ καὶ ἀληθινοὶ τοῦ θεοῦ
Revelation 21:5e N ἀληθινοὶ καὶ πιστοί ⇒ πιστοὶ καὶ ἀληθινοί
Revelation 21:6a N Γέγονα ⇒ Γέγοναν. Ἐγώ [εἰμι]
Revelation 21:6b B Γέγονα τὸ ⇒ Γέγονα ἐγὼ τὸ
Revelation 21:6c B ἡ ἀρχὴ καὶ τὸ τέλος ⇒ ἀρχὴ καὶ τέλος = KAI\ H( A)RXH\ KAI\ TO\ TE/LOS
Revelation 21:6d B δώσω ⇒ δώσω αὐτῷ
Revelation 21:7 B κληρονομήσει ⇒ δώσω αὐτῷ
Revelation 21:8 N ἁμαρτωλοῖς καὶ ⇒ -
Revelation 21:9a N γεμούσας ⇒ τῶν γεμόντων
Revelation 21:9b N γυναῖκα τὴν νύμφην ⇒ νύμφην τὴν γυναῖκα
Revelation 21:10a N ἐπ’ ⇒ ἐπὶ
Revelation 21:10b B τὴν μεγάλην ⇒ -
Revelation 21:10c N τὴν μεγάλην ⇒ -
Revelation 21:11 B κρυσταλλίζοντι ⇒ κρυσταλίζοντι
Revelation 21:12a B ἐστιν ὀνόματα ⇒ ἐστιν
Revelation 21:12b N ἐστιν ὀνόματα ⇒ ἐστιν [τὰ ὀνόματα]
Revelation 21:12c B τῶν υἱῶν ⇒ υἱῶν
Revelation 21:12d N τῶν υἱῶν ⇒ υἱῶν
Revelation 21:13 N ἀνατολῶν ⇒ ἀνατολῆς
Revelation 21:14 N ἔχον ⇒ ἔχων
Revelation 21:15 B καὶ τὸ τεῖχος αὐτῆς ⇒ -
Revelation 21:16a N ὅσον ⇒ ὅσον [καὶ]
Revelation 21:16b B σταδίους δώδεκα ⇒ σταδίους δεκαδύο
Revelation 21:16c N σταδίους ⇒ σταδίων
Revelation 21:16d B δώδεκα τὸ ⇒ τὸ
Revelation 21:16e N δώδεκα τὸ ⇒ τὸ
Revelation 21:17a B ἐμέτρησεν ⇒ -
Revelation 21:17b B ἑκατὸν τεσσαράκοντα τεσσάρων ⇒ _ΡΜΔ
Revelation 21:17c N τεσσαράκοντα ⇒ τεσσεράκοντα
Revelation 21:18a N ἦν ⇒ -
Revelation 21:18b N ἐνδόμησις ⇒ ἐνδώμησις
Revelation 21:18c B ὑέλῳ ⇒ ὑάλῳ
Revelation 21:18d N ὑέλῳ ⇒ ὑάλῳ
Revelation 21:19a B Οἱ ⇒ Καὶ οἱ
Revelation 21:19b N σάπφειρος ⇒ σάπφιρος
Revelation 21:20a B σάρδιον ⇒ σάρδιος
Revelation 21:20b N ἀμέθυσος ⇒ ἀμέθυστος
Revelation 21:21 N ὕελος ⇒ ὕαλος
Revelation 21:24a B αὐτῷ δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν τῶν ἐθνῶν ⇒ τὴν δόξαν [καὶ τὴν τιμὴν] αὐτῶν
Revelation 21:24b N αὐτῷ δόξαν καὶ τιμὴν τῶν ἐθνῶν ⇒ τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶν
Revelation 21:26 B αὐτήν ⇒ αὐτὴν ἵνα εἰσέλθωσιν
Revelation 21:27a B ποιοῦν ⇒ ὁ ποιῶν
Revelation 21:27b N ποιοῦν ⇒ [ὁ] ποιῶν