A New Heaven and a New Earth (Isaiah 65:17–25)
2 WBS And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as 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.
3 WBS And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself will be with them, and be their God. BSB BSB: And 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. 5 WBS And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said to me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. 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 WBS And he said to me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him that is thirsty of the fountain of the water of life freely. 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 WBS He that overcometh shall inherit all 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 WBS But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and lewd men, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: 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 WBS And there came to me one of the seven angels, who had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 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 WBS And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy 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 WBS Having the glory of God: and her light was like to a stone most precious, even like a jasper-stone, clear as 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 WBS And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children 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 WBS On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west 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 WBS And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them the 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 WBS And he that talked with me, had a golden reed to measure the city, and its gates, and its wall. BSB BSB: The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
16 WBS And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the hight of it are 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 WBS And he measured the wall of it a hundred and forty four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. BSB BSB: And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using.
18 WBS And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like clear glass. BSB BSB: The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
19 WBS And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an 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 WBS The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprase; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an 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 WBS And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl; and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were 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 WBS And I saw no temple in it: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. BSB BSB: But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23 WBS And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God enlightened it, and the Lamb is the light of it. 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 WBS And the nations of them who are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth 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 WBS And the gates of it shall not be shut by day: for there shall be no night there. BSB BSB: Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
26 WBS 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 WBS And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie; but they who are written in the Lamb's book of life. 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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