Revelation 21 Parallel Bible

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	BISHOPS Bishops' Bible of 1568	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And I sawe a newe heauen & a new earth: for the first heauen & the first earth were vanisshed awaye, & there was no more sea.	Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.	Then 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.
2	And I Iohn sawe the holy citie newe Hierusalem come downe from God out of heauen, prepared as a bride garnisshed for her husbande.	And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.	I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
3	And I hearde a great voyce out of heauen, saying: Beholde, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he wyll dwell with them, and they shalbe his people, and God hym selfe shalbe with them, and be their God.	And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.	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. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.
4	And God shall wype away all teares from their eyes: and there shalbe no more death, neither sorowe, neither crying, neither shall there be any more payne, for the former thynges are gone.	He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”	He 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.”
5	And he that sate vpon the throne, said: Beholde, I make all thynges newe. And he sayde vnto me, write: for these wordes are faythfull and true.	And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”	He 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.”
6	And he sayde vnto me, it is done, I am Alpha and Omega, the begynnyng and the ende: I wyll geue to hym that is a thirst of the well of the water of lyfe freely.	And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment.	He 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.
7	He that ouercommeth, shall inherite all thynges, and I wyl be his God, and he shalbe my sonne.	The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.	Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.
8	But the fearefull and vnbeleuing, and the abhominable, and murtherers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, & all lyers, shall haue their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brymstone: which is the seconde death.	But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”	But 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.”
9	And there came vnto me one of the seuen angels whiche had the seuen vyals full of the seuen last plagues, and talked with me, saying: Come hyther, I wyll shewe thee the bryde, the lambes wyfe.	Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.”	One 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.”
10	And he caryed me away in the spirite to a great and an hye mountayne, and he shewed me the great citie holy Hierusalem, descendyng out of heauen fro God,	And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God,	And 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.
11	Hauing the glorie of God: and her shining was lyke vnto a stone most precious, euen lyke a Iasper, cleare as Cristall.	having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.	It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.
12	And had walles great and hye, & had 12 gates, and at the gates 12 angels, & names written, which are the names of the 12 tribes of Israel.	It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed—	It 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.
13	On the east syde three gates, and on the north syde three gates, and towards the south three gates, and fro the west three gates.	on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.	There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west.
14	And the wall of the citie had 12 foundations, and in them the 12 names of the lambes 12 Apostles.	And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.	The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15	And he that talked with me had a golden reede to measure the citie withall, and the gates thereof, and the wall therof.	And the one who spoke with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls.	The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls.
16	And the citie was buylt foure square, & the length was as large as ye breadth: and he measured the citie with the reede twelue thousande furlonges, and the length, and the breadth, and the heyght of it were equall.	The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia. Its length and width and height are equal.	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 in length, and as wide and high as it is long.
17	And he measured the wall thereof an hundreth and fourtie and foure cubites, by the measure of man, that is of the angell.	He also measured its wall, 144 cubits by human measurement, which is also an angel’s measurement.	The angel measured the wall using human measurement, and it was 144 cubits thick.
18	And the buylding of the wall of it was of Iasper, and the citie was pure golde lyke vnto cleare glasse.	The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, like clear glass.	The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.
19	And the foundations of the wall of the citie were garnisshed with all maner of precious stones. The first foundation was Iasper, the seconde Saphire, the third a Chalcedonie, the fourth an Emeralde,	The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,	The 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,
20	The fifth Sardonix, ye sixth Sardius, the seuenth Chrysolite, the eygth Beryl, the ninth a Topas, the tenth a Chrysoprasus, the eleueth a Iacinct, ye twelfth an Amatist.	the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.	the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
21	The 12 gates were 12 pearles, euery gate was of one pearle. and the streate of the citie was pure golde, as through shynyng glasse.	And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.	The 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.
22	And I sawe no temple therin: For the Lorde God almightie and the Lambe, are the temple of it.	And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb.	I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23	And the citie hath no neede of the sunne, neither of the moone to lighten it: For the glorie of God dyd lighten it, and the Lambe is the lyght of it.	And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.	The 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.
24	And the people which are saued, shall walke in the lyght of it: and the kynges of the earth shall bryng their glorie and honor vnto it.	By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it,	The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.
25	And the gates of it are not shut by day, for there shalbe no nyght.	and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there.	On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.
26	And they shall bring the glory and honor of the gentiles vnto it.	They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations.	The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.
27	And there shall enter into it none vncleane thyng, neither whatsoeuer worketh abhomination, or maketh lyes: but they only which are written in the lambes booke of lyfe.	But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.	Nothing 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.
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