1 N ow I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.

And 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.

2 T hen I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

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

3 A nd I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.

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

4 A nd God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

And 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.

5 T hen He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”

And he that sat on the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he says, Write, for these words are true and faithful.

6 A nd He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.

And 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.

7 H e who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.

He that overcomes shall inherit these things, and I will be to him God, and he shall be to me son.

8 B ut the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” The New Jerusalem

But to the fearful and unbelieving,, and those who make themselves abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, 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 last plagues came to me and talked with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”

And 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.

10 A nd he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

And he carried me away in Spirit, on a great and high mountain, and shewed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God,

11 h aving the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal.

having the glory of God. Her shining like a most precious stone, as a crystal-like jasper stone;

12 A lso she had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

having 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 sons of Israel.

13 t hree gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.

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

14 N ow the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

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

15 A nd he who talked with me had a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.

And he that spoke with me had a golden reed a measure, that he might measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.

16 T he city is laid out as a square; its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand furlongs. Its length, breadth, and height are equal.

And the city lies four-square, and its length 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.

17 T hen he measured its wall: one hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.

And he measured its wall, a hundred forty-four cubits, man's measure, that is, angel's.

18 T he construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.

And the building of its wall jasper; and the city pure gold, like pure glass:

19 T he foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

the foundations of the wall of the city adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation, 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 chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and 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 T he twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. The Glory of the New Jerusalem

And 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.

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

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

23 T he city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.

And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon, that they should shine for it; for the glory of God has enlightened it, and the lamp thereof the Lamb.

24 A nd the nations of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor into it.

And the nations shall walk by its light; and the kings of the earth bring their glory to it.

25 I ts gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there).

And its gates shall not be shut at all by day, for night shall not be there.

26 A nd they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it.

And they shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations to it.

27 B ut there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

And nothing common, nor that maketh an abomination and a lie, shall at all enter into it; but those only who written in the book of life of the Lamb.