| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Then I saw "a new heaven and a new earth," for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. | 1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. |
| 2I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. | 2I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. |
| 3And 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. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. | 3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. |
| 4He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." | 4‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.” |
| 5He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true." | 5And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.” |
| 6He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. | 6And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life. |
| 7Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. | 7The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son. |
| 8But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death." | 8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.” |
| 9One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb." | 9Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” |
| 10And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. | 10And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, |
| 11It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. | 11shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal. |
| 12It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. | 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. | 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, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. | 14The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. |
| 15The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls. | 15The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls. |
| 16The 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 in length, and as wide and high as it is long. | 16The city lies foursquare, with its width the same as its length. And he measured the city with the rod, and all its dimensions were equal—12,000 stadia in length and width and height. |
| 17The angel measured the wall using human measurement, and it was 144 cubits thick. | 17And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using. |
| 18The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass. | 18The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass. |
| 19The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, | 19The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, |
| 20the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. | 20the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. |
| 21The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass. | 21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass. |
| 22I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. | 22But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. |
| 23The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. | 23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp. |
| 24The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it. | 24By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory. |
| 25On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there. | 25Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there. |
| 26The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it. | 26And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations. |
| 27Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life. | 27But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. |
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