1 ¶ 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.

I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more.

2 A nd 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.

I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.

3 A nd 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.

I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people, and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.

4 A nd 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.

He will wipe away from them every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. The first things have passed away.”

5 A nd 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.

He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.”

6 A nd 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.

He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.

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

He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.

8 B ut 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.

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

9 ¶ 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.

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls, who were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the wife, the Lamb’s bride.”

10 A nd 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,

He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,

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

having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

12 A nd 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:

having a great and high wall; having 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.

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

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

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

The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

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

He who spoke with me had for a measure, a golden reed, to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.

16 A nd 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.

The city is square, and its length is as great as its width. He measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal.

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

Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

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

The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.

19 A nd 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;

The foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

20 t he fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; 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; and the twelfth, amethyst.

21 A nd 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.

The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each one of the gates was made of one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

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

I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple.

23 A nd 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.

The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.

24 A nd 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.

The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.

25 A nd her gates shall never be shut by day; for there shall be no night there.

Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),

26 A nd they shall bring the glory and the honour of the Gentiles into it.

and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.

27 A nd 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.

There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.