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Revelation 21
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea exists no more.
1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were gone; and there was no more sea.
2And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven fromGod, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
2And I saw the holy town, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, like a bride made beautiful for her husband.
3And I heard a loud voice out of the heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle ofGod [is] with men, and he shall tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, andGod himself shall be with them, theirGod.
3And there came to my ears a great voice out of the high seat, saying, See, the Tent of God is with men, and he will make his living-place with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them, and be their God.
4And he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall not exist any more, nor grief, nor cry, nor distress shall exist any more, for the former things have passed away.
4And he will put an end to all their weeping; and there will be no more death, or sorrow, or crying, or pain; for the first things have come to an end.
5And he that sat on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he says [to me], Write, for these words are true and faithful.
5And he who is seated on the high seat said, See, I make all things new. And he said, Put it in the book; for these words are certain and true.
6And he said to me, It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsts of the fountain of the water of life freely.
6And he said to me, It is done. I am the First and the Last, the start and the end. I will freely give of the fountain of the water of life to him who is in need.
7He that overcomes shall inherit these things, and I will be to himGod, and he shall be to me son.
7He who overcomes will have these things for his heritage; and I will be his God, and he will be my son.
8But to the fearful and unbelieving, [and sinners], and those who make themselves abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part [is] in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.
8But those who are full of fear and without faith, the unclean and takers of life, those who do the sins of the flesh, and those who make use of evil powers or who give worship to images, and all those who are false, will have their part in the sea of ever-burning fire which is the second death.
9And there came one of the seven angels which had had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues, and spoke with me, saying, Come here, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
9And one of the seven angels who had the seven vessels in which were the seven last punishments, came and said to me, Come here, and see the bride, the Lamb's wife.
10And he carried me away in [the] Spirit, [and set me] on a great and high mountain, and shewed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven fromGod,
10And he took me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and let me see the holy town Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
11having the glory ofGod. Her shining [was] like a most precious stone, as a crystal-like jasper stone;
11Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone of great price, a jasper stone, clear as glass:
12having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, which are those of the twelve tribes of [the] sons of Israel.
12She had a wall great and high, with twelve doors, and at the doors twelve angels; and names on them, 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.
13And on the east were three doors; and on the north three doors; and on the south three doors; and on the west three doors.
14And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
14And the wall of the town had twelve bases, and on them the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
15And he that spoke with me had a golden reed [as] a measure, that he might measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.
15And he who was talking with me had a gold measuring-rod to take the measure of the town, and of its doors, and its wall.
16And the city lies four-square, and its length [is] as much as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed — twelve thousand stadia: the length and the breadth and height of it are equal.
16And the town is square, as wide as it is long; and he took the measure of the town with the rod, one thousand and five hundred miles: it is equally long and wide and high.
17And he measured its wall, a hundred [and] forty-four cubits, [a] man's measure, that is, [the] angel's.
17And he took the measure of its wall, one hundred and forty-four cubits, after the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
18And the building of its wall [was] jasper; and the city pure gold, like pure glass:
18And the building of its wall was of jasper, and the town was clear gold, clear as glass.
19the foundations of the wall of the city [were] adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation, jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
19The bases of the wall of the town had ornaments of all sorts of beautiful stones. The first base 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, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.
20The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.
21And the twelve gates, twelve pearls; each one of the gates, respectively, was of one pearl; and the street of the city pure gold, as transparent glass.
21And the twelve doors were twelve pearls; every door was made of one pearl; and the street of the town was clear gold, as clear as glass.
22And I saw no temple in it; for the LordGod Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb.
22And I saw no Temple there; because the Lord God, the Ruler of all, and the Lamb are its Temple.
23And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon, that they should shine for it; for the glory ofGod has enlightened it, and the lamp thereof [is] the Lamb.
23And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.
24And the nations shall walk by its light; and the kings of the earth bring their glory to it.
24And the nations will go in its light: and the kings of the earth will take their glory into it.
25And its gates shall not be shut at all by day, for night shall not be there.
25And the doors of it will never be shut by day (for there is no night there):