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Revelation 21:2

JohnJerusalem
Heaven and the new creation

1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

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

3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.

4 ‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

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BSB
I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
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.
WEB
I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
ASV
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven of God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.
DARBY
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
BLB
And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
ÅB
Og jeg så den hellige stad, det nye Jerusalem, stige ned av himmelen fra Gud, gjort i stand som en brud som er prydet for sin brudgom.
OTB
Jeg så den hellige byen, det nye Jerusalem, komme ned fra himmelen fra Gud, gjort i stand som en brud pyntet for sin mann.
B1930
Og jeg så den hellige stad, det nye Jerusalem, stige ned av himmelen fra Gud, gjort i stand som en brud som er prydet for sin brudgom.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Hebrews 11:10

    For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

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  • Revelation 3:12

    The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.

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  • Revelation 21:10

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

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  • Isaiah 61:10

    I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

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  • Hebrews 13:14

    For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.

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  • Hebrews 12:22

    Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels

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  • Revelation 19:7–8

    Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.

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  • Revelation 22:19

    And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.

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