Revelation of John 21

¹I saw the new heaven and the new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and the sea is no more.

²And I, John, saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.

³And I heard a great voice from the throne, saying: “Behold the tabernacle of God with men. And he will dwell with them, and they will be his people. And God himself will be their God with them.

⁴And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. And death shall be no more. And neither mourning, nor crying out, nor grief shall be anymore. For the first things have passed away.”

⁵And the One who was sitting upon the throne, said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And he said to me, “Write, for these words are entirely faithful and true.”

⁶And he said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To those who thirst, I will give freely from the fountain of the water of life.

⁷Whoever prevails shall possess these things. And I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

⁸But the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and drug users, and idolaters, and all liars, these shall be a part of the pool burning with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.”

⁹And one of the seven Angels, those holding the bowls filled with the seven last afflictions, approached and spoke with me, saying: “Come, and I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”

¹⁰And he took me up in spirit to a great and high mountain. And he showed me the Holy City Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

¹¹having the glory of God. And its light was like that of a precious stone, even like that of the jasper stone or like crystal.

¹²And it had a wall, great and high, having twelve gates. And at the gates were twelve Angels. And names were written upon them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.

¹³On the East were three gates, and on the North were three gates, and on the South were three gates, and on the West were three gates.

¹⁴And the wall of the City had twelve foundations. And upon them were the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

¹⁵And he who was speaking with me was holding a golden measuring reed, in order to measure the City, and its gates and wall.

¹⁶And the city is laid out as a square, and so its length is as great as the width. And he measured the city with the golden reed for twelve thousand stadia, and its length and height and breadth were equal.

¹⁷And he measured its wall as one hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, which is of an Angel.

¹⁸And the structure of its wall was of jasper stone. Yet truly, the city itself was of pure gold, similar to pure glass.

¹⁹And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was of jasper, the second was of sapphire, the third was of chalcedony, the fourth was of emerald,

²⁰the fifth was of sardonyx, the sixth was of sardius, the seventh was of chrysolite, the eighth was of beryl, the ninth was of topaz, the tenth was of chrysoprasus, the eleventh was of jacinth, the twelfth was of amethyst.

²¹And the twelve gates are twelve pearls, one for each, so that each gate was made from a single pearl. And the main street of the city was of pure gold, similar to transparent glass.

²²And I saw no temple in it. For the Lord God Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb.

²³And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine in it. For the glory of God has illuminated it, and the Lamb is its lamp.

²⁴And the nations shall walk by its light. And the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honor into it.

²⁵And its gates shall not be closed throughout the day, for there shall be no night in that place.

²⁶And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.

²⁷There shall not enter into it anything defiled, nor anything causing an abomination, nor anything false, but only those who have been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb.

Revelation of John 21

¹I saw a new heaven and a new earth. For the first heaven and the first earth was gone: and the sea is now no more.

²And I, John, 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 great voice from the throne, saying: Behold the tabernacle of God with men: and he will dwell with them. And they shall be his people: and God himself with them shall be their God.

⁴And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes: and death shall be no more. Nor mourning, nor crying, nor sorrow shall be any more, for the former things are passed away.

⁵And he that sat on the throne, said: Behold, I make all things new. And he said to me: Write. For these words are most faithful and true.

⁶And he said to me: It is done. I am Alpha and Omega: the Beginning and the End. To him that thirsteth, I will give of the fountain of the water of life, freely.

⁷He that shall overcome shall possess these things. And I will be his God: and he shall be my son.

⁸But the fearful and unbelieving and the abominable and murderers and whoremongers and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, they shall have their portion in the pool burning with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

⁹And there came one of the seven angels, who had the vials full of the seven last plagues, and spoke with me, saying: Come and I will shew thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb.

¹⁰And he took me up in spirit to a great and high mountain: and he shewed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

¹¹Having the glory of God, and the light thereof was like to a precious stone, as to the jasper stone even as crystal.

¹²And it had a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and in the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.

¹³On the east, three gates: and on the north, three gates: and on the south, three gates: and on the west, three gates.

¹⁴And the wall of the city had twelve foundations: And in them, the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb,

¹⁵And he that spoke with me had a measure of a reed of gold, to measure the city and the gates thereof and the wall.

¹⁶And the city lieth in a four-square: and the length thereof is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city with the golden reed for twelve thousand furlongs: and the length and the height and the breadth thereof are equal.

¹⁷And he measured the wall thereof an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, which is of an angel.

¹⁸And the building of the wall thereof was of jasper stone: but the city itself pure gold like to clear glass.

¹⁹And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper: the second, sapphire: the third; a chalcedony: the fourth, an emerald:

²⁰The fifth, sardonyx: the sixth, sardius: the seventh, chrysolite: the eighth, beryl: the ninth, a topaz: the tenth, a chrysoprasus: the eleventh, a jacinth: the twelfth, an amethyst.

²¹And the twelve gates are twelve pearls, one to each: and every several gate was of one several pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, as it were, transparent glass.

²²And I saw no temple therein. For the Lord God Almighty is the temple thereof, and the Lamb.

²³And the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine in it. For the glory of God hath enlightened it: and the Lamb is the lamp thereof.

²⁴And the nations shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honour into it.

²⁵And the gates thereof shall not be shut by day: for there shall be no night there.

²⁶And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.

²⁷There shall not enter into it any thing defiled or that worketh abomination or maketh a lie: but they that are written in the book of life of the Lamb.