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21 Then kai I saw a new kainos heaven ouranos and kai a new kainos earth , for gar the ho first prōtos heaven ouranos and kai the ho first prōtos earth had passed away aperchomai, and kai the ho sea thalassa was eimi no ou more eti. And kai I saw the ho holy hagios city polis, · ho the new kainos Jerusalem Ierousalēm, coming down katabainō out of ek · ho heaven ouranos from apo · ho God theos, made ready hetoimazō like hōs a bride nymphē adorned kosmeō for ho her autos husband anēr. And kai I heard akouō a loud megas voice phōnē from ek the ho throne thronos saying legō, “ Behold idou, the ho dwelling place skēnē of ho God theos is with meta · ho man anthrōpos, and kai he will dwell skēnoō with meta them autos. · kai They autos will be eimi his autos people laos, and kai God theos himself autos · ho will be eimi with meta them autos as their autos God theos. · kai He will wipe away exaleiphō every pas tear dakryon from ek · ho their autos eyes ophthalmos. · kai · ho Death thanatos will be eimi no ou more eti, mourning penthos and oute crying kraugē and oute pain ponos will be eimi no ou more eti, for hoti the ho former things prōtos have passed away aperchomai.” And kai the ho one seated kathēmai on epi the ho throne thronos said legō, “ Behold idou, I am making poieō all things pas new kainos.” And kai he said legō, “ Write graphō it down, for hoti these houtos · ho words logos are eimi trustworthy pistos and kai true alēthinos.” And kai he said legō to me egō, “ It is done ginomai! I egō am eimi the ho Alpha alpha and kai the ho Omega ō, the ho beginning archē and kai the ho end telos. To the ho one who thirsts dipsaō I egō will give permission didōmi to drink free of charge dōrean from ek the ho spring pēgē of the ho water hydōr of ho life zōē. The ho one who conquers nikaō will inherit klēronomeō these houtos blessings, and kai I will be eimi his autos God theos and kai he autos will be eimi my egō son hyios. But de as for the ho cowardly deilos, · kai the faithless apistos, · kai the detestable bdelyssomai, · kai those who commit murder phoneus, · kai the sexually immoral pornos, · kai those who practice the occult pharmakos, · kai idolaters eidōlolatrēs, and kai all pas · ho liars pseudēs · ho their autos place meros will be in en the ho lake limnē that ho burns kaiō with fire pyr and kai sulfur theion. That hos is eimi the ho second deuteros death thanatos.” · ho

Then kai came erchomai one heis of ek the ho seven hepta angels angelos who ho had echō the ho seven hepta bowls phialē · ho full gemō of the ho seven hepta final eschatos plagues plēgē, · ho and kai he spoke laleō with meta me egō, saying legō, “ Come deuro, I will show deiknymi you sy the ho Bride nymphē, the ho wife gynē of the ho Lamb arnion.” 10 And kai he carried apopherō me egō away in en the spirit pneuma up onto epi a great megas, lofty hypsēlos mountain oros, · kai and kai showed deiknymi me egō the ho holy hagios city polis · ho Jerusalem Ierousalēm coming down katabainō out of ek · ho heaven ouranos from apo · ho God theos. 11 It had echō the ho glory doxa of ho God theos; · ho its autos radiance phōstēr was like homoios that of a very precious timios jewel lithos, like hōs a jasper iaspis stone lithos, clear as crystal krystallizō. 12 It had echō a great megas, high hypsēlos wall teichos · kai with echō twelve dōdeka gates pylōn, · kai with twelve dōdeka angels angelos at epi the ho gates pylōn, and kai the names onoma · ho of the ho twelve dōdeka tribes phylē of the nation hyios of Israel Israēl were inscribed epigraphō on the gates. 13 There were three treis gates pylōn on apo the east anatolē, · kai three treis gates pylōn on apo the north borras, · kai three treis gates pylōn on apo the south notos, and kai three treis gates pylōn on apo the west dysmē. 14 · kai The ho wall teichos of the ho city polis had echō twelve dōdeka foundations themelios, and kai on epi them autos were the twelve dōdeka names onoma of the ho twelve dōdeka apostles apostolos of the ho Lamb arnion.

15 · kai The ho one who spoke laleō with meta me egō had echō a golden chrysous measuring metron rod kalamos with which to hina measure metreō the ho city polis, · kai · ho its autos gates pylōn and kai · ho its autos wall teichos. 16 · kai The ho city polis was laid out keimai as a square tetragōnos, · kai · ho its autos length mēkos the same as hosos its ho width platos. · kai He measured metreō the ho city polis with the ho measuring rod kalamos at epi twelve dōdeka thousand chilias stadia stadion, · ho its autos length mēkos, · kai · ho width platos, and kai · ho height hypsos being eimi equal isos. 17 He also kai measured metreō · ho its autos wall teichos, one hundred hekaton and forty-four tesserakonta tessares cubits pēchus by human anthrōpos measurement metron, which hos is eimi also an angel’ s angelos measurement. 18 · kai The ho · ho city’ s autos wall teichos was made of endōmēsis jasper iaspis and kai the ho city polis was pure katharos gold chrysion, as pure katharos as homoios glass hyalos. 19 The ho foundations themelios of the ho wall teichos of the ho city polis were adorned kosmeō with every kind of pas precious timios stone lithos: · ho the ho first prōtos was jasper iaspis, the ho second deuteros sapphire sapphiros, the ho third tritos agate chalkēdōn, the ho fourth tetartos emerald smaragdos, 20 the ho fifth pemptos onyx sardonyx, the ho sixth hektos carnelian sardion, the ho seventh hebdomos chrysolite chrysolithos, the ho eighth ogdoos beryl bēryllos, the ho ninth enatos topaz topazion, the ho tenth dekatos chrysoprase chrysoprasos, the ho eleventh hendekatos jacinth hyakinthos, the ho twelfth dōdekatos amethyst amethustos. 21 · kai The ho twelve dōdeka gates pylōn were twelve dōdeka pearls margaritēs, each ana heis of the ho gates pylōn was made eimi of ek a single heis pearl margaritēs. And kai the ho main street platys of the ho city polis was pure katharos gold chrysion, like hōs transparent diaugēs glass hyalos.

22 · kai I saw no ou temple naos in en the city autos, for gar the ho Lord kyrios · ho God theos · ho Almighty pantokratōr is eimi its autos temple naos, and kai the ho Lamb arnion. 23 And kai the ho city polis has echō no ou need chreia of ho sun hēlios or oude · ho moon selēnē to hina shine phainō on it autos, for gar the ho glory doxa of ho God theos floods it autos with light phōtizō, and kai · ho its autos lamp lychnos is the ho Lamb arnion. 24 · kai The ho nations ethnos will walk peripateō by dia · ho its autos light phōs and kai the ho kings basileus of the ho earth will bring pherō · ho their autos splendor doxa into eis it autos. 25 · kai On hēmera no day hēmera will · ho its autos gates pylōn ever ou be closed kleiō, since gar there will be eimi no ou night nyx there ekei. 26 And kai they will bring pherō the ho splendor doxa and kai · ho wealth timē of the ho nations ethnos into eis it autos. 27 But kai nothing pas that is unclean koinos · kai no ou one ho who practices poieō idolatry bdelygma or kai falsehood pseudos will eiserchomai ever enter eiserchomai it autos, but only ei those ho whose names are written graphō in en the ho Lamb’ s arnion Book biblion of ho Life zōē. · ho

A New Heaven and a New Earth

21 Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,”[a](A) for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away,(B) and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City,(C) the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,(D) prepared as a bride(E) beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.(F) They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.(G) ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.(H) There will be no more death’[b](I) or mourning or crying or pain,(J) for the old order of things has passed away.”(K)

He who was seated on the throne(L) said, “I am making everything new!”(M) Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”(N)

He said to me: “It is done.(O) I am the Alpha and the Omega,(P) the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost(Q) from the spring of the water of life.(R) Those who are victorious(S) will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.(T) But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars(U)—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur.(V) This is the second death.”(W)

The New Jerusalem, the Bride of the Lamb

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues(X) came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride,(Y) the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away(Z) in the Spirit(AA) to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.(AB) 11 It shone with the glory of God,(AC) and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper,(AD) clear as crystal.(AE) 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates,(AF) and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.(AG) 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west. 14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations,(AH) and on them were the names of the twelve apostles(AI) of the Lamb.

15 The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod(AJ) of gold to measure the city, its gates(AK) and its walls. 16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[c] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. 17 The angel measured the wall using human(AL) measurement, and it was 144 cubits[d] thick.[e] 18 The wall was made of jasper,(AM) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.(AN) 19 The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.(AO) The first foundation was jasper,(AP) the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 20 the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby,(AQ) the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.[f] 21 The twelve gates(AR) were twelve pearls,(AS) each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.(AT)

22 I did not see a temple(AU) in the city, because the Lord God Almighty(AV) and the Lamb(AW) are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God(AX) gives it light,(AY) and the Lamb(AZ) is its lamp. 24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.(BA) 25 On no day will its gates(BB) ever be shut,(BC) for there will be no night there.(BD) 26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.(BE) 27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful,(BF) but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.(BG)

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 21:1 Isaiah 65:17
  2. Revelation 21:4 Isaiah 25:8
  3. Revelation 21:16 That is, about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometers
  4. Revelation 21:17 That is, about 200 feet or about 65 meters
  5. Revelation 21:17 Or high
  6. Revelation 21:20 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.