NASB — Revelation 21 — KJV

The New Heaven and Earth

1 Then° I saw° aa new° heaven° and a new° earth°; for bthe first° heaven° and the first° earth° passed° away°, and there is no° longer° [any] sea°. 2 And I saw° athe holy° city°, bnew° Jerusalem°, ccoming° down° out of heaven° from God°, dmade° ready° as a bride° adorned° for her husband°. 3 And I heard° a loud° voice° from the throne°, saying°, “Behold°, athe tabernacle° of God° is among° men°, and He will Ibdwell° among° them, and they shall be His people°, and God° Himself° will be among° themII, 4 and He will awipe° away° every° tear° from their eyes°; and bthere will no° longer° be [any] death°; cthere will no° longer° be [any] mourning°, or° crying°, or° pain°; dthe first° things° have passed° away°.”

[1] aIs 65:17; 66:22; 2P 3:13 b2P 3:10; Rv 20:11
[2] aIs 52:1; Rv 11:2; 21:10; 22:19 bRv 3:12; 21:10 cHe 11:10, 16; Rv 21:10 dIs 61:10; Rv 19:7; 21:9; 22:17
[3] IOr tabernacle IIOne early ms reads, and be their God aLv 26:11f; Ezk 37:27; 48:35; He 8:2; Rv 7:15 bJn 14:23; 2Co 6:16
[4] aIs 25:8; Rv 7:17 b1Co 15:26; Rv 20:14 cIs 35:10; 51:11; 65:19 d2Co 5:17; He 12:27

5 ¶ And aHe who sits° on the throne° said°, “Behold°, I am bmaking° all° things° new°.” And He *said°, “Write°, for cthese° words° are faithful° and true°.” 6 Then° He said° to me, “IaIt is done°. I am the bAlpha° and the Omega°, the beginning° and the end°. cI will give° to the one who thirsts° from the spring° of the dwater° of life° without° cost°. 7 aHe who overcomes° will inherit° these° things°, and bI will be his God° and he will be My son°. 8 aBut for the cowardly° and Iunbelieving° and abominable° and murderers° and immoral° persons° and sorcerers° and idolaters° and all° liars°, their part° [will be] in bthe lake° that burns° with fire° and IIbrimstone°, which° is the csecond° death°.”

[5] aRv 4:9; 20:11 b2Co 5:17; He 12:27 cRv 19:9; 22:6
[6] ILit They are aRv 10:6; 16:17 bRv 1:8; 22:13 cIs 55:1; Jn 4:10; Rv 7:17; 22:17 dRv 7:17
[7] aRv 2:7 b2S 7:14; Ps 89:26f; 2Co 6:16, 18; Rv 21:3
[8] IOr untrustworthy III.e. burning sulphur a1Co 6:9; Ga 5:19-21; Rv 9:21; 21:27; 22:15 bRv 19:20 cRv 2:11

9aThen° one° of the seven° angels° who had° the bseven° bowls° Ifull° of the cseven° last° plagues° came° and spoke° with me, saying°, “aCome° here°, I will show° you the dbride°, the wife° of the Lamb°.”

[9] ILit who were full aRv 17:1 bRv 15:7 cRv 15:1 dRv 19:7; 21:2

The New Jerusalem

10 And ahe carried° me away° Ibin the Spirit° to a great° and high° mountain°, and showed° me cthe holy° city°, Jerusalem°, coming° down° out of heaven° from God°, 11 having° athe glory° of God°. Her Ibrilliance° was like° a very° costly° stone°, as a bstone° of ccrystal-clear° jasper°. 12 IIt had° a great° and high° wall°, Iawith twelve° bgates°, and at the gates° twelve° angels°; and names° [were] written° on them, which° are [the names] of the twelve° tribes° of the sons° of Israel°. 13 [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°. 14 And the wall° of the city° had° atwelve° foundation° stones°, and on them [were] the twelve° names° of the btwelve° apostles° of the Lamb°.

[10] IOr in spirit aEzk 40:2; Rv 17:3 bRv 1:10 cRv 21:2
[11] ILit luminary aIs 60:1f; Ezk 43:2; Rv 15:8; 21:23; 22:5 bRv 4:3; 21:18, 19 cRv 4:6
[12] ILit having aEzk 48:31-34 bRv 21:15, 21, 25; 22:14
[14] aHe 11:10 bAc 1:26

15 ¶ The one who spoke° with me had° a Igold° measuring° arod° to measure° the city°, and its bgates° and its wall°. 16 The city° is laid° out as a square°, and its length° is as great° as the width°; and he measured° the city° with the Irod°, IIfifteen hundred miles°; its length° and width° and height° are equal°. 17 And he measured° its wall°, Iseventy-two yards°, [according to] ahuman° IImeasurements°, which° are [also] bangelic° [measurements]. 18 The material° of the wall° was ajasper°; and the city° was bpure° gold°, like° Iclear° cglass°. 19 aThe foundation° stones° of the city° wall° were adorned° with every° kind° of precious° stone°. The first° foundation° stone° was bjasper°; the second°, sapphire°; the third°, chalcedony°; the fourth°, cemerald°; 20 the fifth°, sardonyx°; the sixth°, asardius°; the seventh°, chrysolite°; the eighth°, beryl°; the ninth°, topaz°; the tenth°, chrysoprase°; the eleventh°, jacinth°; the twelfth°, amethyst°. 21 And the twelve° agates° were twelve° bpearls°; each° one° of the gates° was a single° pearl°. And the street° of the city° was cpure° gold°, like° transparent° dglass°.

[15] ILit measure, a gold reed aEzk 40:3; Rv 11:1 bRv 21:12, 21, 25
[16] ILit reed IILit twelve thousand stadia; a stadion was approx 600 ft
[17] ILit one hundred forty-four cubits IILit measure aDt 3:11; Rv 13:18 bRv 21:9
[18] ILit pure aRv 21:11 bRv 21:21 cRv 4:6
[19] aEx 28:17-20; Is 54:11f; Ezk 28:13 bRv 21:11 cRv 4:3
[20] aRv 4:3
[21] aRv 21:12, 15, 25 bRv 17:4 cRv 21:18 dRv 4:6

22 ¶ I saw° ano° Itemple° in it, for the bLord° God° the Almighty° and the cLamb° are its Itemple°. 23 And the city° ahas° no° need° of the sun° or° of the moon° to shine° on it, for bthe glory° of God° has illumined° it, and its lamp° [is] the cLamb°. 24 aThe nations° will walk° by its light°, and the bkings° of the earth° Iwill bring° their glory° into it. 25 In the daytime° (for athere will be no° night° there°) bits gates° cwill never° be closed°; 26 and athey will bring° the glory° and the honor° of the nations° into it; 27 and anothing° unclean°, and no°° one who practices° abomination° and lying°, shall ever°° come° into it, but only°° those° Iwhose names are bwritten° in the Lamb’s° book° of life°.

[22] IOr sanctuary aMt 24:2; Jn 4:21 bRv 1:8 cRv 5:6; 7:17; 14:4
[23] aIs 24:23; 60:19, 20; Rv 21:25; 22:5 bRv 21:11 cRv 5:6; 7:17; 14:4
[24] ILit bring aIs 60:3, 5 bPs 72:10f; Is 49:23; 60:16; Rv 21:26
[25] aZc 14:7; Rv 21:23; 22:5 bRv 21:12, 15 cIs 60:11
[26] aPs 72:10f; Is 49:23; 60:16
[27] ILit who have been aIs 52:1; Ezk 44:9; Zc 14:21; Rv 22:14f bRv 3:5


New American Standard Bible
Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995
by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved.
For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries
Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.

A new heaven and a new earth.

1 ¶ Andº I sawºª a newº heavenº andº a newº earth:º forº the² firstº heavenº andº the² firstº earthº were passed away;ºª andº there wasºª noº moreº sea.º 2 Andº Iº Johnº sawºª the² holyº city,º newº Jerusalem,º coming downºª fromº Godº out ofº heaven,º preparedºª asº a brideº adornedºª for her¹² husband.º 3 Andº I heardºª a greatº voiceº out ofº heavenº saying,ºª Behold,ºª the² tabernacleº of Godº [is] withº men,º andº he will dwellºª withº them,º andº theyº shall beºª his¹² people,º andº Godº himself¹² shall beºª withº them,º [and be] their¹² God.º 4 Andº Godº shall wipe awayºª allº tearsº fromº their¹² eyes;º andº there shall beºª noº moreº death,º neitherº sorrow,º norº crying,º neitherº¹ shall there beºª² any moreº pain:º forº the² former thingsº are passed away.ºª 5 Andº he that satºª uponº the² throneº said,ºª Behold,ºª I makeºª all thingsº new.º Andº he saidºª unto me,º Write:ºª forº theseº wordsº areºª trueº andº faithful.º 6 Andº he saidºª unto me,º It is done.ºª Iº amºª² Alphaº andº² Omega,º the² beginningº andº the² end.º Iº will giveºª unto him that is athirstºª ofº the² fountainº of the² waterº of lifeº freely.º 7 He that overcomethºª shall inheritºª all things;º andº I will beºª his¹² God,º andº heº shall beºª myº son.º 8 Butº the fearful,º andº unbelieving,º andº the abominable,ºª andº murderers,º andº whoremongers,º andº sorcerers,º andº idolaters,º andº allº liars,º shall have their¹² partº inº the² lakeº which¹ burnethºª with fireº andº brimstone:º which isºª the secondº death.º 9 Andº there cameºª untoº meº one² of¹ the² sevenº angelsº which¹ hadºª the² sevenº vialsº fullºª of the² sevenº lastº plagues,º andº talkedºª withº me,º saying,ºª Come hither,ºª I will shewºª theeº the² bride,º the² Lamb'sº wife.º

[1] Is 27:1; 57:20; 65:17; 66:22; Dn 7:3; 2P 3:13; Rv 13:1; 20:11; 21:5.
[2] Ps 45:9; 48:1; 87:3; Is 1:21; 52:1; 54:5; 61:10; 62:4; Jr 31:23; Jn 3:29; 2Co 11:2; Ga 4:25; Ep 5:25, 30; He 11:10; 12:22; 13:14; Rv 1:1, 4, 9; 3:12; 19:7; 21:10.
[3] Gn 17:7; Lv 26:11; 1K 8:27; 2Ch 6:18; Is 12:6; Jr 31:33; 32:38; Ezk 37:27; 43:7; Zc 8:8; 13:9; Jn 1:14; 14:23; 2Co 6:16, 18; He 8:10; 11:16; Rv 7:15; 10:4, 8; 12:10; 21:7.
[4] Ps 144:4; Is 25:8; 30:19; 35:10; 60:20; 61:3; 65:18; Jr 31:13; Ho 13:14; Mt 24:35; 1Co 7:31; 15:26, 54; 2Co 6:17; He 2:14; 2P 3:10; 1Jn 2:17; Rv 7:17; 20:14; 21:1; 22:3.
[5] Is 42:9; 43:19; 2Co 5:17; Rv 1:11, 19; 4:2, 9; 5:1; 19:9; 20:11.
[6] Ps 36:9; Is 12:3; 55:1; Jr 2:13; Ho 14:4; Jol 3:18; Jn 4:10, 14; 7:37; Ro 3:24; 8:32; 1Co 2:12; 3:5, 12, 21; 1Jn 5:4; Rv 1:8, 11, 17; 7:17; 16:17; 22:13, 17.
[7] 1S 2:8; Pv 3:35; Is 65:9; Zc 8:8; Mt 19:29; 25:34; Mk 10:17; Ro 8:15; 1Co 3:21; He 8:10; 1P 1:3; 3:9; 1Jn 3:1; Rv 2:11, 17, 25; 21:3.
[8] Dt 20:8; Jg 7:3; Pv 19:5, 9; Is 9:15; 51:12; 57:11; Mal 3:5; Mt 8:26; 10:28; Lk 12:4; Jn 8:44; 12:42; 1Co 6:9; 10:20; Ga 5:19; Ep 5:5; 2Th 2:9; 1Ti 1:9; 4:2; He 12:24; 13:4; 1P 3:14; 1Jn 2:22; 3:15; 5:4, 10; Rv 2:2; 19:20; 20:14; 22:15.
[9] Rv 15:1; 16:1; 19:7; 21:2.

The heavenly Jerusalem, with a full description thereof.

10 Andº he carried¹ª me¹ awayºª² inº the spiritº toº a greatº andº highº mountain,º andº shewedºª meº that greatº city,º the² holyº Jerusalem,º descendingºª out ofº heavenº fromº God,º 11 Havingºª the² gloryº of God:º andº her¹² lightº [was] like¹ unto² a stoneº most precious,º even likeº a jasperº stone,º clear as crystal;ºª 12 Andº hadºª a wallº greatº andº high,º [and] hadºª twelveº gates,º andº atº the² gatesº twelveº angels,º andº namesº written thereon,ºª whichº areºª [the names] of the² twelveº tribesº of the² childrenº of Israel:º 13 Onº the eastº threeº gates;º onº the northº threeº gates;º onº the southº threeº gates;º and¹ onº the westº threeº gates.º 14 Andº the² wallº of the² cityº hadºª twelveº foundations,º andº inº themº the namesº of the² twelveº apostlesº of the² Lamb.º 15 Andº he that talkedºª withº meº hadºª a goldenº reedº toº measureºª the² city,º andº the² gatesº thereof,º andº the² wallº thereof.º 16 Andº the² cityº liethºª foursquare,º andº the² lengthº¹² isºª as largeº asº¹ the² breadth:º andº he measuredºª the² cityº with the² reed,º¹ twelveº thousand¹²² furlongs.º The² lengthº andº the² breadthº andº the² heightº of itº areºª equal.º 17 Andº he measuredºª the² wallº thereof,º an hundred¹ [and] forty¹ [and] fourº²² cubits,º [according to] the measureº of a man,º that is,¹ª² of the angel.º 18 Andº the² buildingº of the² wallº of itº wasºª [of] jasper:º andº the² cityº [was] pureº gold,º like¹ unto² clearº glass.º 19 Andº the² foundationsº of the² wallº of the² cityº [were] garnished² with¹ª all manner² of¹ preciousº stones.º The² firstº foundationº [was] jasper;º the² second,º sapphire;º the² third,º a chalcedony;º the² fourth,º an emerald;º 20 The² fifth,º sardonyx;º the² sixth,º sardius;º the² seventh,º chrysolite;º the² eighth,º beryl;º the² ninth,º a topaz;º the² tenth,º a chrysoprasus;º the² eleventh,º a jacinth;º the² twelfth,º an amethyst.º 21 Andº the² twelveº gatesº [were] twelveº pearls;º every¹¹ severalº²² gateº wasºª ofº oneº pearl:º andº the² streetº of the² cityº [was] pureº gold,º as it wereº transparentº glass.º 22 Andº I sawºª noº templeº therein:ºº forº the² Lordº Godº Almightyº andº the² Lambº areºª the templeº of it.º

[10] 1K 18:12; 2K 2:16; Ezk 3:14; 8:3; 11:1, 24; 40:1; 48:15; Ac 8:39; 2Co 12:2; Rv 1:10; 4:2; 17:3; 21:2.
[11] Jb 28:17; Is 4:5; 60:1, 19; Ezk 1:22, 26; 28:13, 16; 48:35; Rv 4:6; 21:18, 19, 22; 22:1, 5.
[12] Nu 2:2; Ezr 9:9; Ne 12:27; Ps 51:18; 122:7; Is 54:12; 60:18; Ezk 48:31; Mt 18:10; Lk 15:10; 16:22; Ac 26:7; He 1:14; Rv 7:4; 21:17, 21, 25.
[13] Ezk 48:31.
[14] Is 54:11; Mt 10:2; 16:18; 1Co 3:10; Ga 2:9; Ep 2:20; 3:5; 4:11; He 11:10; Jde 1:17; Rv 18:20; 21:19.
[15] Ex 40:3; Ezk 41:1; Zc 2:1; Rv 11:1.
[16] Ezk 48:8, 17, 20, 35.
[17] Rv 7:4; 14:3.
[18] Rv 21:11, 19, 21.
[19] Ex 28:17; 29:10; Jb 28:16; Pv 3:15; Is 54:11.
[21] 1K 6:20; Is 60:17; Mt 13:45; Rv 17:4; 18:16; 21:11, 12, 18; 22:2.
[22] 1K 8:27; 2Ch 2:6; 6:18; Is 66:1; Jn 2:19; 4:23; 10:30; Col 1:19; 2:9; He 9:1; Rv 1:8; 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7, 14; 19:15; 21:4.

She neededth no sun, the glory of God is her light.

23 Andº the² cityº hadºª noº needº of the² sun,º neitherº of the² moon,º toº shineºª inº it:º forº the² gloryº of Godº did lightenºª it,º andº the² Lambº [is] the² lightº thereof.º

[23] Is 2:10, 19, 21; 24:23; 60:19; Hab 3:3; Mt 16:27; Mk 8:38; Lk 2:32; Jn 1:4, 9, 14, 18; 5:23; 17:24; Ac 22:11; Rv 18:1; 21:11; 22:5.

The kings of the earth bring their riches unto her.

24 Andº the² nationsº of them which are savedºª shall walkºª inº the² lightº of it:º andº the² kingsº of the² earthº do bringºª their¹² gloryº andº honourº intoº it.º 25 Andº the² gatesº of itº shall¹ª not¹ª be shut¹ª at allº² by day:º forº there shall beºª noº nightº there.º 26 Andº they shall bringºª the² gloryº andº honourº of the² nationsº intoº it.º 27 Andº there shall¹ª in no wiseº enterºª intoº itº any thingº that defileth,ºª neitherº [whatsoever] workethºª abomination,º orº [maketh] a lie:º but¹ they which are writtenºª inº the² Lamb'sº bookº of life.º

[24] Dt 32:43; Ps 22:27; 72:10; Is 2:2, 5; 52:15; 55:5, 10; 60:3, 13; 66:11, 12, 18; Jr 4:2; Zc 2:11; 8:22; Ro 15:10, 16, 26; Rv 22:2.
[25] Is 60:11, 20; Zc 14:7; Rv 22:5.
[26] Rv 21:24.
[27] Lv 13:46; Nu 5:3; 12:15; Ps 101:8; Is 35:8; 52:1; 60:21; Jol 3:17; Mt 13:41; 1Co 6:9; Ga 5:19; Ep 5:5; Php 4:3; He 12:14; Rv 3:5; 13:8; 17:4; 20:12, 15; 21:8; 22:14.


KJV 1769 King James Bible Authorized Version (Student's Edition)
©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved.
For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries
Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map
©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved.
For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.asp].

Revelation 21 Top of NASB New American Standard Bible KJV King James Version Red-Letter Strong's Concordance Numbers Cross References & Footnotes


 ChatBible.com  |  Lexicon & Concordance  |  1611Bible.com 
 Download  |  Contact  |  About  | Become a fan.