Revelation

A prophetic vision of the end times, encouraging perseverance and faithfulness until Christ's return.

Chapter 21

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And I sawe a newe heauen, and a newe earth: for the first heauen, & the first earth were passed away, and there was no more sea.

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

Geneva: And I Iohn sawe the holie citie newe Hierusalem come downe from God out of heauen, prepared as a bride trimmed for her husband.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And I heard a great voice out of heauen, saying, Behold, the Tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them: and they shalbe his people, and God himselfe shalbe their God with them.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And God shall wipe away all teares fro their eyes: and there shalbe no more death, neither sorow, neither crying, neither shal there be any more paine: for the first things are passed.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And he that sate vpon the throne, sayd, Behold, I make all things newe: and he sayde vnto me, Write: for these wordes are faithfull and true.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And he said vnto me, It is done, I am Alpha & Omega, the beginning and the ende. I wil giue to him that is a thirst, of the wel of the water of life freely.

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

Geneva: He that ouercommeth, shal inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he shall be my sonne.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: But the fearful and vnbeleeuing, and the abominable and murtherers, and whoremogers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, & all liars shall haue their part in the lake, which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And there came vnto mee one of the seuen Angels, which had the seuen vials full of the seuen last plagues, and talked with mee, saying, Come: I will shewe thee the bride, the Lambes wife.

KJV: 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,

Geneva: And he caried me away in the spirit to a great: and an hie mountaine, and he shewed me that great citie, that holie Hierusalem, descending out of heauen from God,

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

Geneva: Hauing the glorie of God: and her shining was like vnto a stone most precious, as a Iasper stone cleare as crystall,

KJV: 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:

Geneva: And had a great wall and hie, and had twelue gates, and at the gates twelue Angels, & the names written, which are the twelue tribes of the children of Israel.

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

Geneva: On the East part there were three gates, and on the Northside three gates, on the Southside three gates, and on the Westside three gates.

KJV: And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

Geneva: And the wall of the citie had twelue foundations, and in them the Names of the Lambes twelue Apostles.

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

Geneva: And hee that talked with mee, had a golden reede, to measure the citie withall, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And the citie laie foure square, and the length is as large as the bredth of it, and he measured the citie with the reede, twelue thousande furlongs: and the length, and the bredth, & the height of it are equall.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And hee measured the wall thereof, an hundreth fourtie and foure cubites, by the measure of man, that is, of the Angell.

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

Geneva: And ye building of the wal of it was of Iasper: and the citie was pure golde, like vnto cleare glasse.

KJV: 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;

Geneva: And the foundations of the wal of ye city were garnished with all maner of precious stones: the first foundation was Iasper: the second of Saphire: the third of a Chalcedonie: the fourth of an Emeraude:

KJV: The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

Geneva: The fift of a Sardonix: the sixt of a Sardius: the seueth of a Chrysolite: the eight of a Beryl: the ninth of a Topaze: the tenth of a Chrysoprasus: the eleuenth of a Iacynth: the twelfth an Amethyst.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And the twelue gates were twelue pearles, and euery gate is of one pearle, and the streete of the citie is pure golde, as shining glasse.

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

Geneva: And I sawe no Temple therein: for the Lorde God almightie and the Lambe are the Temple of it.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And this citie hath no neede of the sunne, neither of the moone to shine in it: for the glorie of God did light it: and the Lambe is the light of it.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And the people which are saued, shal walke in the light of it: and the Kings of the earth shall bring their glorie and honour vnto it.

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

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

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

Geneva: And the glorie, and honour of the Gentiles shall be brought vnto it.

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And there shall enter into it none vncleane thing, neither whatsoeuer woorketh abomination or lies: but they which are written in ye Lambes booke of life.

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