15AND IF ANYONE NOT WAS FOUND IN THE BOOK <THE> OF LIFE WRITTEN, HE WAS CAST INTO THE LAKE <THE> OF FIRE. 15And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
1AND I SAW A HEAVEN NEW AND AN EARTH NEW. <THE> FOR THE FIRST HEAVEN AND THE FIRST EARTH HAD PASSED AWAY, AND THE SEA NOT IS ANY LONGER. A New Heaven and a New Earth (Isaiah 65:17–25) 1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth,*NoteCloseSee Isaiah 65:17 and Isaiah 66:22 (see also LXX). for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
2AND I MYSELF JOHN THE CITY <THE> HOLY JERUSALEM NEW I SAW COMING DOWN OUT OF <THE> HEAVEN FROM <THE> GOD PREPARED AS A BRIDE ADORNED FOR THE HUSBAND OF HER. 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 VOICE GREAT FROM THE THRONE SAYING: BEHOLD THE TABERNACLE <THE> OF GOD [IS] WITH <THE> MEN, AND HE WILL TABERNACLE WITH THEM. AND THEY THEMSELVES PEOPLES OF HIM WILL BE, AND HIMSELF <THE> GOD WITH THEM WILL BE [AS] 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.*NoteCloseSBL, NE, WH, and BYZ God Himself will be with them.
4AND HE WILL WIPE AWAY THE GOD EVERY TEAR FROM THE EYES OF THEM, AND <THE> DEATH NOT WILL BE ANY LONGER NOR MOURNING NOR CRYING NOR PAIN NOT THEY WILL BE ANY LONGER; BECAUSE THE FORMER THINGS HAVE PASSED AWAY. 4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’*NoteCloseIsaiah 25:8. and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain for the former things have passed away. ”
5AND SAID THE [ONE] SITTING ON THE THRONE; BEHOLD NEW I MAKE ALL THINGS. AND HE SAYS TO ME: DO WRITE [THIS] BECAUSE THESE THE WORDS FAITHFUL AND TRUE ARE. 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. ”
6AND HE SAID TO ME; IT HAS BEEN DONE! I MYSELF AM THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA, THE BEGINNING AND THE END. I MYSELF TO THE [ONE] THIRSTING I WILL GIVE OF THE SPRING OF THE WATER <THE> OF LIFE FREELY. 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.
7THE [ONE] OVERCOMING HE WILL INHERIT THESE [THINGS], AND I WILL BE TO HIM GOD, AND HE HIMSELF WILL BE MY <THE> SON. 7The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
8<THE> BUT TO [THE] COWARDLY AND TO [THE] UNBELIEVING AND TO SINNERS AND HAVING MADE THEMSELVES ABOMINABLE AND TO MURDERERS AND TO THE SEXUALLY IMMORAL AND TO SORCERERS AND TO IDOLATERS AND TO ALL <THE> LIARS, THE PORTION OF THEM [IS] IN THE LAKE WHICH IS BURNING WITH FIRE AND WITH BRIMSTONE, WHICH IS THE DEATH <THE> SECOND. 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. ”
9AND CAME TO ME ONE OF THE SEVEN ANGELS WHO ARE HAVING THE SEVEN BOWLS WHICH ARE BEING FULL OF THE SEVEN PLAGUES <THE> LAST AND SPOKE WITH ME SAYING; COME HERE, I WILL SHOW YOU THE BRIDE THE WIFE OF THE LAMB. The New Jerusalem 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 AWAY ME IN [THE] SPIRIT TO A MOUNTAIN GREAT AND HIGH AND HE SHOWED ME THE CITY <THE> GREAT <THE> HOLY JERUSALEM DESCENDING OUT OF <THE> HEAVEN FROM <THE> 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,
11HAVING THE GLORY <THE> OF GOD. AND THE RADIANCE OF IT [WAS] LIKE AS A STONE MOST PRECIOUS LIKE AS A STONE JASPER BEING CLEAR AS CRYSTAL 11shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
12HAVING THEN A WALL GREAT AND HIGH, HAVING GATES TWELVE AND AT THE GATES ANGELS TWELVE, AND NAMES INSCRIBED, WHICH ARE THE NAMES OF THE TWELVE TRIBES OF THE OF [THE] SONS 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.
13ON [THE] EAST [WERE] GATES THREE, AND ON [THE] NORTH GATES THREE, AND ON [THE] SOUTH GATES THREE, AND ON [THE] WEST GATES THREE. 13There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.
14AND THE WALL OF THE CITY HAD FOUNDATIONS TWELVE AND ON THEM TWELVE 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.
15AND THE [ONE] SPEAKING WITH ME HE HAD A MEASURING REED GOLDEN SO THAT HE MAY MEASURE THE CITY AND THE GATES OF IT AND THE WALL OF IT. 15The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
16AND THE CITY FOURSQUARE LIES, AND THE LENGTH OF IT SO GREAT IS [THE] SAME AS ALSO THE WIDTH. AND HE MEASURED THE CITY WITH THE REED AT STADIA TWELVE THOUSAND TWELVE [WAS] THE LENGTH AND THE BREADTH AND THE HEIGHT OF IT EQUAL ARE. 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*NoteClose12,000 stadia is approximately 1,380 miles or 2,220 kilometers. in length and width and height.
17AND HE MEASURED THE WALL OF IT ONE HUNDRED FORTY FOUR CUBITS, [THE] MEASURE OF MAN THAT IS OF THE ANGEL. 17And he measured its wall to be 144. cubits,*NoteClose144 cubits is approximately 216 feet or 65.8 meters. The measure could indicate either height or thickness. by the human measure the angel was using.
18AND WAS THE STRUCTURE OF THE WALL OF IT [WAS] JASPER, AND THE CITY GOLD PURE LIKE AS GLASS CLEAR. 18The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
19AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE WALL OF THE CITY WITH EVERY STONE PRECIOUS ADORNED. THE FOUNDATION <THE> FIRST JASPER, THE SECOND SAPPHIRE, THE THIRD CHALCEDONY, 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 SARDONYX, THE SIXTH SARDIUS, THE SEVENTH CHRYSOLITE, THE EIGHTH BERYL, THE NINTH TOPAZ, THE TENTH CHRYSOPRASE, THE ELEVENTH JACINTH, 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.
21AND THE TWELVE GATES [WERE] TWELVE PEARLS. EACH ONE EACH OF THE GATES WAS OF ONE PEARL. AND THE STREET OF THE CITY GOLD PURE AS GLASS TRANSLUCENT. 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.
22AND TEMPLE NOT I SAW IN IT; <THE> FOR THE LORD <THE> GOD <THE> ALMIGHTY TEMPLE OF IT IS AND THE LAMB. 22But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23AND THE CITY NO NEED HAS OF THE SUN NOR OF THE MOON THAT THEY MAY SHINE IN IN IT; THE FOR GLORY <THE> OF GOD ENLIGHTENED IT, AND THE LAMP OF IT [IS] THE LAMB. 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.
24AND WILL WALK THE NATIONS THOSE BEING SAVED THROUGH THE LIGHT OF IT AND THE KINGS OF THE EARTH BRING THE GLORY AND THE HONOR OF THEM INTO IT. 24By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.*NoteCloseBYZ and TR include and honor.
25AND THE GATES OF IT CERTAINLY NOT MAY BE SHUT BY DAY; NIGHT FOR NOT WILL BE THERE. 25Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
26AND THEY WILL BRING THE GLORY AND THE HONOR OF THE NATIONS INTO IT. 26And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.
27AND CERTAINLY NOT MAY ENTER INTO IT ANYTHING UNSANCTIFIED AND THE [ONE] PRACTICING ABOMINATION AND A LIE ONLY EXCEPT THOSE WRITTEN IN THE BOOK <THE> OF LIFE OF THE LAMB. 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.