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I saw Heaven and earth new-created. Gone the first Heaven, gone the first earth, gone the sea.

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Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.

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Now 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.

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Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone.

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I saw Holy Jerusalem, new-created, descending resplendent out of Heaven, as ready for God as a bride for her husband.

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I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.

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

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

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I heard a voice thunder from the Throne: "Look! Look! God has moved into the neighborhood, making his home with men and women! They're his people, he's their God.

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And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.

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And 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.

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I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, "Look, the home of God is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.

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He'll wipe every tear from their eyes. Death is gone for good--tears gone, crying gone, pain gone--all the first order of things gone."

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He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."

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And 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."

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He will remove all of their sorrows, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. For the old world and its evils are gone forever."

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The Enthroned continued, "Look! I'm making everything new. Write it all down--each word dependable and accurate."

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He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!" Then he said, "Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true."

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Then 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."

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And the one sitting on the throne said, "Look, I am making all things new!" And then he said to me, "Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true."

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Then he said, "It's happened. I'm A to Z. I'm the Beginning, I'm the Conclusion. From Water-of-Life Well I give freely to the thirsty.

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He said to me: "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life.

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And 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.

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And he also said, "It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega--the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give the springs of the water of life without charge!

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Conquerors inherit all this. I'll be God to them, they'll be sons and daughters to me.

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He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son.

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

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All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.

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But for the rest--the feckless and faithless, degenerates and murderers, sex peddlers and sorcerers, idolaters and all liars--for them it's Lake Fire and Brimstone. Second death!"

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But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."

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But 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."

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But cowards who turn away from me, and unbelievers, and the corrupt, and murderers, and the immoral, and those who practice witchcraft, and idol worshipers, and all liars--their doom is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death."

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One of the Seven Angels who had carried the bowls filled with the seven final disasters spoke to me: "Come here. I'll show you the Bride, the Wife of the Lamb."

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One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."

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Then 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."

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Then one of the seven angels who held the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come with me! I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb."

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He took me away in the Spirit to an enormous, high mountain and showed me Holy Jerusalem descending out of Heaven from God,

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And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God.

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And 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,

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So he took me in spirit to a great, high mountain, and he showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.

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resplendent in the bright glory of God. The City shimmered like a precious gem, light-filled, pulsing light.

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It shone with the glory of God, and its brilliance was like that of a very precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.

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

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It was filled with the glory of God and sparkled like a precious gem, crystal clear like jasper.

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She had a wall majestic and high with twelve gates. At each gate stood an Angel, and on the gates were inscribed the names of the Twelve Tribes of the sons of Israel:

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It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Also 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:

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Its walls were broad and high, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. And the names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates.

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three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, three gates on the west.

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There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south and three on the west.

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three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.

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There were three gates on each side--east, north, south, and west.

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The wall was set on twelve foundations, the names of the Twelve Apostles of the Lamb inscribed on them.

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

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

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The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

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The Angel speaking with me had a gold measuring stick to measure the City, its gates, and its wall.

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The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city, its gates and its walls.

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

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The angel who talked to me held in his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.

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The City was laid out in a perfect square. He measured the City with the measuring stick: twelve thousand stadia, its length, width, and height all equal.

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The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia in length, and as wide and high as it is long.

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The 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.

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When he measured it, he found it was a square, as wide as it was long. In fact, it was in the form of a cube, for its length and width and height were each 1,400 miles.

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Using the standard measure, the Angel measured the thickness of its wall: 144 cubits.

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He measured its wall and it was 144 cubits thick, by man's measurement, which the angel was using.

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

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Then he measured the walls and found them to be 216 feet thick (the angel used a standard human measure).

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The wall was jasper, the color of Glory, and the City was pure gold, translucent as glass.

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The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.

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

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The wall was made of jasper, and the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.

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The foundations of the City walls were garnished with every precious gem imaginable: the first foundation jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,

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The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,

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The 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,

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The wall of the city was built on foundation stones inlaid with twelve gems: the first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald,

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the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

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the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.

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

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the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.

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The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate a single pearl. The main street of the City was pure gold, translucent as glass.

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The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of pure gold, like transparent glass.

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The twelve gates were twelve pearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

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The twelve gates were made of pearls--each gate from a single pearl! And the main street was pure gold, as clear as glass.

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But there was no sign of a Temple, for the Lord God--the Sovereign-Strong--and the Lamb are the Temple.

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I did not see a temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

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

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No temple could be seen in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

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The City doesn't need sun or moon for light. God's Glory is its light, the Lamb its lamp!

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The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.

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The 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.

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And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light.

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The nations will walk in its light and earth's kings bring in their splendor.

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The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.

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And 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.

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The nations of the earth will walk in its light, and the rulers of the world will come and bring their glory to it.

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Its gates will never be shut by day, and there won't be any night.

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On no day will its gates ever be shut, for there will be no night there.

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Its gates shall not be shut at all by day (there shall be no night there).

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Its gates never close at the end of day because there is no night.

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They'll bring the glory and honor of the nations into the City.

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The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.

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

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And all the nations will bring their glory and honor into the city.

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Nothing dirty or defiled will get into the City, and no one who defiles or deceives. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life will get in. [JC]

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Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.

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But 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.

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Nothing evil will be allowed to enter--no one who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty--but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.