Revelation 21 — FBV

21Verse 1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth.⁺The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the sea no longer existed.^{Verse 2}I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, prepared like a bride made beautiful for her husband.^{Verse 3}I heard a loud voice from the throne say, “Now God's home⁺is with human beings and he will live with them. They will be his people. God himself will be with them as their God.^{+Verse 4}He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,⁺and death will never happen again. There will be no mourning or crying or pain ever again for the former world no longer exists.”^{Verse 5}The one who sits on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” He told me, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”^{Verse 6}Then he said to me, “Everything's done! I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. To anyone who is thirsty I will give the free gift of water from the spring of the water of life.^{Verse 7}Those who are victorious will inherit all these things, and I will be their God and they shall be my children.^{Verse 8}But anyone who is a coward, who doesn't trust me, who does disgusting things, who is a murderer, who is sexually immoral, who practices witchcraft, who worships idols, who tells lies—their chosen place⁺is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”^{Verse 9}One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues came and spoke to me. He told me, “Come with me. I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife.”^{Verse 10}He took me in the Spirit to the top of a very high mountain. There he showed me the holy city Jerusalem descending from God out of heaven,^{Verse 11}shining with the glory of God's presence. The light sparkled like that from a gemstone, a jasper, clear and bright.^{Verse 12}The city wall was high and thick, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. On the gates were inscribed the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.^{Verse 13}There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.^{Verse 14}The city wall had twelve foundations, and inscribed on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.^{Verse 15}The angel who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.^{Verse 16}The city was square. The length was the same as the width. He measured the city with the rod, it was 12,000 furlongs.⁺The length, width, and height were all the same.^{Verse 17}He measured the wall and it was 144 cubits⁺thick in human measurements that the angel was using.^{Verse 18}The wall was built out of jasper. The city was made of pure gold that looked like glass.^{Verse 19}The foundations of the city wall were decorated with all kinds of gemstones. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,^{Verse 20}the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth, chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.^{Verse 21}The twelve gates were made of pearl, each one made from a single pearl. The main street was made of pure gold, clear like glass.^{Verse 22}I did not see a temple there, because the Lord God the All-powerful One, and the Lamb, they are its temple.^{Verse 23}The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it because the glory of God provides its light—the Lamb is its lamp.^{Verse 24}The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory into the city.^{Verse 25}The gates of the city will never be shut during the day (and there will be no night there).^{Verse 26}The nations' honor and glory will be brought into the city.^{Verse 27}Nothing unclean will ever enter into it, or anyone who worships idols, or who is a liar—only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.