1 T hen I saw a new sky (heaven) and a new earth, for the former sky and the former earth had passed away (vanished), and there no longer existed any sea.

¶ And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

2 A nd I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, all arrayed like a bride beautified and adorned for her husband;

And I, John, saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven, prepared of God as a bride adorned for her husband.

3 T hen I heard a mighty voice from the throne and I perceived its distinct words, saying, See! The abode of God is with men, and He will live (encamp, tent) among them; and they shall be His people, and God shall personally be with them and be their God.

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold the tabernacle of God with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them and be their God.

4 G od will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, neither shall there be anguish (sorrow and mourning) nor grief nor pain any more, for the old conditions and the former order of things have passed away.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and death shall be no more neither shall there be any more sorrow nor crying nor pain; for the former things are passed away.

5 A nd He Who is seated on the throne said, See! I make all things new. Also He said, Record this, for these sayings are faithful (accurate, incorruptible, and trustworthy) and true (genuine).

And he that was seated upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are faithful and true.

6 A nd He said to me, It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without price from the fountain (springs) of the water of Life.

And he said unto me, It is done. I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is thirsty of the fountain of the water of life freely.

7 H e who is victorious shall inherit all these things, and I will be God to him and he shall be My son.

He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

8 B ut as for the cowards and the ignoble and the contemptible and the cravenly lacking in courage and the cowardly submissive, and as for the unbelieving and faithless, and as for the depraved and defiled with abominations, and as for murderers and the lewd and adulterous and the practicers of magic arts and the idolaters (those who give supreme devotion to anyone or anything other than God) and all liars (those who knowingly convey untruth by word or deed)— their part in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone. This is the second death.

But the fearful and unbelieving and the abominable and murderers and fornicators and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

9 T hen one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven final plagues (afflictions, calamities) came and spoke to me. He said, Come with me! I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.

¶ And there came unto me one of the seven angels who had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues and talked with me, saying, Come here, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb’s wife.

10 T hen in the Spirit He conveyed me away to a vast and lofty mountain and exhibited to me the holy (hallowed, consecrated) city of Jerusalem descending out of heaven from God,

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 the heaven from and with God,

11 C lothed in God’s glory. The luster of it resembled a rare and most precious jewel, like jasper, shining clear as crystal.

having the clarity of God; and her light was like unto a most precious stone, even like a jasper stone, shining like crystal.

12 I t had a massive and high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were written:

And it had a wall great and high, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel:

13 O n the east side three gates, on the north side three gates, on the south side three gates, and on the west side three gates.

On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

14 A nd the wall of the city had twelve foundation, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

15 A nd he who spoke to me had a golden measuring reed (rod) to measure the city and its gates and its wall.

And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city and its gates and its wall.

16 T he city lies in a square, its length being the same as its width. And he measured the city with his reed—12, 000 stadia (about 1, 500 miles); its length and width and height are the same.

And the city lies foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth; and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs; and the length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

17 H e measured its wall also—144 cubits (about 72 yards) by a man’s measure '> of a cubit from his elbow to his third fingertip], which is of the angel.

And he measured its wall, a hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

18 T he wall was built of jasper, while the city pure gold, clear and transparent like glass.

And the material of its wall was jasper; but the city was of pure gold, like unto clean glass.

19 T he foundation of the wall of the city were ornamented with all of the precious stones. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony (or white agate), the fourth emerald,

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, emerald;

20 T he fifth onyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

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

21 A nd the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each separate gate being built of one solid pearl. And the main street (the broadway) of the city was of gold as pure and translucent as glass.

And the twelve gates are twelve pearls; in each one, one; each gate was of one pearl; and the street of the city was pure gold, as shining glass.

22 I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Omnipotent and the Lamb are its temple.

And I saw no temple in her; for the Lord God Almighty is her temple, and the Lamb.

23 A nd the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon to give light to it, for the splendor and radiance (glory) of God illuminate it, and the Lamb is its lamp.

And the city had no need of the sun neither of the moon to shine in her, for the clarity of God has illuminated it, and the Lamb is its lamp.

24 T he nations shall walk by its light and the rulers and leaders of the earth shall bring into it their glory.

And the Gentiles that have been saved shall walk in the light of her; and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honour into her.

25 A nd its gates shall never be closed by day, and there shall be no night there.

And her gates shall never be shut by day; for there shall be no night there.

26 T hey shall bring the glory (the splendor and majesty) and the honor of the nations into it.

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

27 B ut nothing that defiles or profanes or is unwashed shall ever enter it, nor anyone who commits abominations (unclean, detestable, morally repugnant things) or practices falsehood, but only those whose names are recorded in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

And there shall in no wise enter into it anything unclean or that works abomination or makes a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.