Revelation 21:11

God's presence

⁹ 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 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,

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

¹² 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 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
KJV: Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
WEB: having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
ASV: having the glory of God: her light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal:
DARBY: having the glory of God. Her shining [was] like a most precious stone, as a crystal-like jasper stone;
BLB: having the glory of God. Its radiance [was] like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone being clear as crystal,

ÅB: den hadde Guds herlighet, og dens lys var som den kosteligste stein, som krystallklar jaspis.
OTB: Den skinte med Guds herlighet, og dens glans var som en meget kostbar stein, som en jaspis, klar som krystall.
B1930: den hadde Guds herlighet, og dens lys var som den kosteligste sten, som krystallklar jaspis.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Revelation 4:6
And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.
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Revelation 22:5
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
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Revelation 22:1
And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.
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Revelation 21:18–19
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
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Isaiah 60:19–20
The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
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Ezekiel 1:26
And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
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Revelation 4:3
And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.
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Ezekiel 28:13–14
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
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