Revelation 21:13
New International Version
There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west.

New Living Translation
There were three gates on each side—east, north, south, and west.

English Standard Version
on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.

Berean Standard Bible
There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.

Berean Literal Bible
On the east were three gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.

King James Bible
On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

New King James Version
three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.

New American Standard Bible
There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.

NASB 1995
There were three gates on the east and three gates on the north and three gates on the south and three gates on the west.

NASB 1977
There were three gates on the east and three gates on the north and three gates on the south and three gates on the west.

Legacy Standard Bible
There were three gates on the east and three gates on the north and three gates on the south and three gates on the west.

Amplified Bible
On the east side [there were] three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.

Christian Standard Bible
There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.

American Standard Version
on the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
From the East, three gates, from the North, three gates, and from the South, three gates, and from the West, three gates.

Contemporary English Version
Three of these gates were on the east, three were on the north, three more were on the south, and the other three were on the west.

Douay-Rheims Bible
On the east, three gates: and on the north, three gates: and on the south, three gates: and on the west, three gates.

English Revised Version
on the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.

Good News Translation
There were three gates on each side: three on the east, three on the south, three on the north, and three on the west.

International Standard Version
There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.

Literal Standard Version
at the east three gates, at the north three gates, at the south three gates, at the west three gates;

Majority Standard Bible
There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.

New American Bible
There were three gates facing east, three north, three south, and three west.

NET Bible
There are three gates on the east side, three gates on the north side, three gates on the south side and three gates on the west side.

New Revised Standard Version
on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.

New Heart English Bible
On the east were three gates; and on the north three gates; and on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

Webster's Bible Translation
On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

Weymouth New Testament
There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.

World English Bible
On the east were three gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.

Young's Literal Translation
at the east three gates, at the north three gates, at the south three gates, at the west three gates;

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Context
The New Jerusalem
12The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates. 13There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west. 14The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.…

Cross References
Ezekiel 48:31
the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi.

Revelation 21:12
The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.

Revelation 21:14
The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Ezekiel 48:31-34
And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi…

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Revelation 21
1. A new heaven and a new earth.
10. The heavenly Jerusalem, with a full description thereof.
23. She needs no sun, the glory of God being her light.
24. The kings of the earth bring their riches unto her.














Verse 13. - On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. The following are the dispositions of the tribes in the Old Testament: - Order in Numbers 2. East -

Judah.

Issachar.

Zebulun. North - . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[There were] three
τρεῖς (treis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5140: Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'.

gates
πυλῶνες (pylōnes)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4440: From pule; a gate-way, door-way of a building or city; by implication, a portal or vestibule.

on
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

[the] east,
ἀνατολῆς (anatolēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 395: From anatello; a rising of light, i.e. Dawn; by implication, the east.

three
τρεῖς (treis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5140: Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'.

on
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

[the] north,
βορρᾶ (borra)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 1005: The north wind, hence: the North. Of uncertain derivation; the north.

three
τρεῖς (treis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5140: Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'.

on
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

[the] south,
νότου (notou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3558: The south wind, the South. Of uncertain affinity; the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

three
τρεῖς (treis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5140: Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'.

on
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

[the] west.
δυσμῶν (dysmōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 1424: A setting (of the sun), hence: the West. From duno; the sun-set, i.e. the western region.


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