A New Heaven and a New Earth (Isaiah 65:17–25)
2 CPDV And I, John, saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband. BSB BSB: I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
5 CPDV And 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.” BSB BSB: And 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.”
6 CPDV And 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. BSB BSB: And 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.
7 CPDV Whoever prevails shall possess these things. And I will be his God, and he shall be my son. BSB BSB: The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.
8 CPDV But 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.” BSB BSB: But 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.”
The New Jerusalem 9 CPDV And 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.” BSB BSB: Then 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.”
10 CPDV And 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, BSB BSB: And 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,
11 CPDV having the glory of God. And its light was like that of a precious stone, even like that of the jasper stone or like crystal. BSB BSB: shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
12 CPDV And 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. BSB BSB: The 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.
13 CPDV On 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. BSB BSB: There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.
14 CPDV And the wall of the City had twelve foundations. And upon them were the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb. BSB BSB: The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 CPDV And he who was speaking with me was holding a golden measuring reed, in order to measure the City, and its gates and wall. BSB BSB: The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
16 CPDV And 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. BSB BSB: The 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 in length and width and height.
17 CPDV And he measured its wall as one hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, which is of an Angel. BSB BSB: And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.
18 CPDV And the structure of its wall was of jasper stone. Yet truly, the city itself was of pure gold, similar to pure glass. BSB BSB: The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
19 CPDV And 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, BSB BSB: The 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,
20 CPDV the 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. BSB BSB: the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
21 CPDV And 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. BSB BSB: And 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.
22 CPDV And I saw no temple in it. For the Lord God Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb. BSB BSB: But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23 CPDV And 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. BSB BSB: And 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.
24 CPDV And the nations shall walk by its light. And the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honor into it. BSB BSB: By its light the nations will walk, and into it the kings of the earth will bring their glory.
25 CPDV And its gates shall not be closed throughout the day, for there shall be no night in that place. BSB BSB: Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
26 CPDV And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. BSB BSB: And into the city will be brought the glory and honor of the nations.
27 CPDV There 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. BSB BSB: But 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.
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