1 A nd I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth did pass away, and the sea is not any more;

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, John, saw the holy city -- new Jerusalem -- coming down from God out of the heaven, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband;

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

3 a nd I heard a great voice out of the heaven, saying, `Lo, the tabernacle of God with men, and He will tabernacle with them, and they shall be His peoples, and God Himself shall be with them -- their God,

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 shall be with them, and be their God.

4 a nd God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.'

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

5 A nd He who is sitting upon the throne said, `Lo, new I make all things; and He saith to me, `Write, because these words are true and stedfast;'

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

6 a nd He said to me, `It hath been done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End; I, to him who is thirsting, will give of the fountain of the water of the life freely;

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

7 h e who is overcoming shall inherit all things, and I will be to him -- a God, and he shall be to me -- the son,

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

8 a nd to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, 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.

9 A nd there came unto me one of the seven messengers, who have the seven vials that are full of the seven last plagues, and he spake with me, saying, `Come, I will shew thee the bride of the Lamb -- the wife,'

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

10 a nd he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and did shew to me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God,

And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

11 h aving the glory of God, and her light like a stone most precious, as a jasper stone clear as crystal,

having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

12 h aving also a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve messengers, and names written thereon, which are of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel,

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

13 a t the east three gates, at the north three gates, at the south three gates, at the west 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 foundations, and in them 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 is speaking with me had a golden reed, that he may measure the city, and its gates, and its wall;

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

16 a nd the city lieth square, and the length of it is as great as the breadth; and he did measure the city with the reed -- furlongs twelve thousand; the length, and the breadth, and the height, of it are equal;

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 height of it are equal.

17 a nd he measured its wall, an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, that is, of the messenger;

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

18 a nd the building of its wall was jasper, and the city pure gold -- like to pure glass;

And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

19 a nd the foundations of the wall of the city with every precious stone have been adorned; the first foundation jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; 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, an 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, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

21 A nd the twelve gates twelve pearls, each several one of the gates was of one pearl; and the broad-place of the city pure gold -- as transparent glass.

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.

22 A nd a sanctuary I did not see in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, is its sanctuary, and the Lamb,

And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

23 a nd the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp of it the Lamb;

And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

24 a nd the nations of the saved in its light shall walk, and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it,

And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.

25 a nd its gates shall not at all be shut by day, for night shall not be there;

And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

26 a nd they shall bring the glory and the honour of the nations into it;

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

27 a nd there may not at all enter into it any thing defiling and doing abomination, and a lie, but -- those written in the scroll of the life of the Lamb.

And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.