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Revelation 21:15

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

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

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

16 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 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.

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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.

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BSB
The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and walls.
KJV
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
WEB
He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
ASV
And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
DARBY
And he that spoke with me had a golden reed [as] a measure, that he might measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.
BLB
And the one speaking with me had a golden measuring reed, so that he might measure the city and its gates and its wall.
ÅB
Og han som talte med meg, hadde et gullrør for at han skulle måle staden og dens porter og dens mur.
OTB
Engelen som talte med meg hadde en gyllen målestav for å måle byen, dens porter og dens mur.
B1930
Og han som talte med mig, hadde et gullrør forat han skulde måle staden og dens porter og dens mur.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Zechariah 2:1

    I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand.

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  • Revelation 11:1–2

    And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.

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  • Ezekiel 41:1–5

    Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle.

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  • Exodus 40:3–5

    And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail.

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