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1 I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and earth had disappeared, and the sea was gone. 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 Then I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, dressed like a bride ready for her husband. 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 I heard a loud voice from the throne say, |God lives with humans! God will make his home with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be 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 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There won't be any more death. There won't be any grief, crying, or pain, because the first things have disappeared.| 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 The one sitting on the throne said, |I am making everything new.| He said, |Write this: 'These words are faithful 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 He said to me, |It has happened! I am the A and the Z, the beginning and the end. I will give a drink from the fountain filled with the water of life to anyone who is thirsty. It won't cost anything. 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 Everyone who wins the victory will inherit these things. I will be their God, and they will be my children. 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 cowardly, unfaithful, and detestable people, murderers, sexual sinners, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars will find themselves in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second 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 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the last seven plagues came to me and said, |Come! I will show you the bride, the wife of the lamb.| 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 He carried me by his power away to a large, high mountain. He showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven. 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 It had the glory of God. Its light was like a valuable gem, like gray quartz, as clear as crystal. 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 It had a large, high wall with 12 gates. Twelve angels were at the gates. The names of the 12 tribes of Israel were written on the gates. 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 There were three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west. 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 The wall of the city had 12 foundations. The 12 names of the 12 apostles of the lamb were written on them. 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 The angel who was talking to me had a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. 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 The city was square. It was as wide as it was long. He measured the city with the stick. It was 12,000 stadia long. Its length, width, and height were the same. 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 He measured its wall. According to human measurement, which the angel was using, it was 144 cubits. 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 Its wall was made of gray quartz. The city was made of pure gold, as clear as glass. 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 The foundations of the city wall were beautifully decorated with all kinds of gems: The first foundation was gray quartz, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, 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 onyx, the sixth red quartz, the seventh yellow quartz, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth green quartz, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. 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 pearls. Each gate was made of one pearl. The street of the city was made of pure gold, as clear as glass. 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 I did not see any temple in it, because the Lord God Almighty and the lamb are its temple. 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 The city doesn't need any sun or moon to give it light because the glory of God gave it light. The lamb was its lamp. 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 The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into 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 Its gates will be open all day. They will never close because there won't be any night there. 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 They will bring the glory and wealth of the nations into the holy city. 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 Nothing unclean, no one who does anything detestable, and no liars will ever enter it. Only those whose names are written in the lamb's Book of Life will enter it. 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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