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Revelation 21:15
And he that spoke with me had a measure of a reed of gold, to measure the city and the gates thereof and the wall.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The one who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
The one who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
King James Version (1611)
And hee that talked with mee, had a golden reede to measure the citie, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
And hee that talked with mee, had a golden reede to measure the citie, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
King James Version
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
New American Standard Bible
The one who spoke with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
The one who spoke with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
New Century Version
The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod made of gold to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod made of gold to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
THE MESSAGE
The Angel speaking with me had a gold measuring stick to measure the City, its gates, and its wall. 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. Using the standard measure, the Angel measured the thickness of its wall: 144 cubits. The wall was jasper, the color of Glory, and the City was pure gold, translucent as glass. 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, the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate a single pearl. The main street of the City was pure gold, translucent as glass. But there was no sign of a Temple, for the Lord God—the Sovereign-Strong—and the Lamb are the Temple. The City doesn't need sun or moon for light. God's Glory is its light, the Lamb its lamp! The nations will walk in its light and earth's kings bring in their splendor. Its gates will never be shut by day, and there won't be any night. They'll bring the glory and honor of the nations into the City. 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.
The Angel speaking with me had a gold measuring stick to measure the City, its gates, and its wall. 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. Using the standard measure, the Angel measured the thickness of its wall: 144 cubits. The wall was jasper, the color of Glory, and the City was pure gold, translucent as glass. 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, the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each gate a single pearl. The main street of the City was pure gold, translucent as glass. But there was no sign of a Temple, for the Lord God—the Sovereign-Strong—and the Lamb are the Temple. The City doesn't need sun or moon for light. God's Glory is its light, the Lamb its lamp! The nations will walk in its light and earth's kings bring in their splendor. Its gates will never be shut by day, and there won't be any night. They'll bring the glory and honor of the nations into the City. 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.
English Standard Version
And the one who spoke with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls.
And the one who spoke with me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The one who spoke with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, and its gates and its wall.
The one who spoke with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, and its gates and its wall.
Berean Standard Bible
The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and its walls.
The angel who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and its gates and its walls.
Contemporary English Version
The angel who spoke to me had a gold measuring stick to measure the city and its gates and its walls.
The angel who spoke to me had a gold measuring stick to measure the city and its gates and its walls.
Complete Jewish Bible
The angel speaking with me had a gold measuring-rod with which to measure the city, its gates and its wall.
The angel speaking with me had a gold measuring-rod with which to measure the city, its gates and its wall.
Darby Translation
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.
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.
Easy-to-Read Version
The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod made of gold. The angel had this rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod made of gold. The angel had this rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And hee that talked with mee, had a golden reede, to measure the citie withall, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
And hee that talked with mee, had a golden reede, to measure the citie withall, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
George Lamsa Translation
And he who talked with me had a measuring rod of golden reed to measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.
And he who talked with me had a measuring rod of golden reed to measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.
Good News Translation
The angel who spoke to me had a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
The angel who spoke to me had a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
Lexham English Bible
And the one who spoke with me was holding a golden measuring rod in order that he could measure the city and its gates and its wall.
And the one who spoke with me was holding a golden measuring rod in order that he could measure the city and its gates and its wall.
Literal Translation
And he speaking with me had a golden reed, that he may measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.
And he speaking with me had a golden reed, that he may measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.
Amplified Bible
The one who was speaking with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, and its gates and its wall.
The one who was speaking with me had a gold measuring rod to measure the city, and its gates and its wall.
American Standard Version
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And he who was talking with me had a gold measuring-rod to take the measure of the town, and of its doors, and its wall.
And he who was talking with me had a gold measuring-rod to take the measure of the town, and of its doors, and its wall.
Hebrew Names Version
He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
And he who talked with me had a measure, a rod of gold, that he might measure the city and the gates and the walls thereof.
And he who talked with me had a measure, a rod of gold, that he might measure the city and the gates and the walls thereof.
Murdock Translation
And he that talked with me, had a measure, a golden reed; so that he could measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.
And he that talked with me, had a measure, a golden reed; so that he could measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he that talked with me had a golden reede to measure the citie withall, and the gates thereof, and the wall therof.
And he that talked with me had a golden reede to measure the citie withall, and the gates thereof, and the wall therof.
English Revised Version
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.
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.
World English Bible
He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he that talked with me had a measure, a golden reed, to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the walls thereof.
And he that talked with me had a measure, a golden reed, to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the walls thereof.
Weymouth's New Testament
Now he who was speaking to me had a measuring-rod of gold, with which to measure the city and its gates and its wall.
Now he who was speaking to me had a measuring-rod of gold, with which to measure the city and its gates and its wall.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he that spak with me, hadde a goldun mesure of a rehed, that he schulde mete the citee, and the yatis of it, and the wal.
And he that spak with me, hadde a goldun mesure of a rehed, that he schulde mete the citee, and the yatis of it, and the wal.
Update Bible Version
And he that spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
And he that spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he that talked with me, had a golden reed to measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.
And he that talked with me, had a golden reed to measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.
New English Translation
The angel who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city and its foundation stones and wall.
The angel who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city and its foundation stones and wall.
New King James Version
And he who talked with me had a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
And he who talked with me had a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
New Living Translation
The angel who talked to me held in his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
The angel who talked to me held in his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
New Life Bible
The angel had a stick in his hand. It was used to find out how big the city and its gates and the walls were.
The angel had a stick in his hand. It was used to find out how big the city and its gates and the walls were.
New Revised Standard
The angel who talked to me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls.
The angel who talked to me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, he that was talking with me, had, for a measure, a reed of gold, that he might measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
And, he that was talking with me, had, for a measure, a reed of gold, that he might measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
Revised Standard Version
And he who talked to me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls.
And he who talked to me had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he that talked with me had a golden read to measure the cite with all and the gates therof and the wall therof.
And he that talked with me had a golden read to measure the cite with all and the gates therof and the wall therof.
Young's Literal Translation
And he who is speaking with me had a golden reed, that he may measure the city, and its gates, and its wall;
And he who is speaking with me had a golden reed, that he may measure the city, and its gates, and its wall;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he that talked with me, had a golden rede to measure the cite with all, and the gates therof, and the wall therof.
And he that talked with me, had a golden rede to measure the cite with all, and the gates therof, and the wall therof.
Mace New Testament (1729)
he that talked with me, had a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
he that talked with me, had a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
Simplified Cowboy Version
The angel I was with had a golden staff with measuring marks on it. It was used to measure the walls, gates, and the city itself.
The angel I was with had a golden staff with measuring marks on it. It was used to measure the walls, gates, and the city itself.
Contextual Overview
9 And there came one of the seven angels, who had the vials full of the seven last plagues, and spoke with me, saying: Come and I will shew thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb. 10 And he took me up in spirit to a great and high mountain: and he shewed me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, 11 Having the glory of God, and the light thereof was like to a precious stone, as to the jasper stone even as crystal. 12 And it had a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and in 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: and on the north, three gates: and 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 twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb, 15 And he that spoke with me had a measure of a reed of gold, to measure the city and the gates thereof and the wall. 16 And the city lieth in a four-square: and the length thereof is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city with the golden reed for twelve thousand furlongs: and the length and the height and the breadth thereof are equal. 17 And he measured the wall thereof an hundred forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, which is of an angel. 18 And the building of the wall thereof was of jasper stone: but the city itself pure gold like to clear glass.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
a golden: Revelation 11:1, Revelation 11:2, Exodus 40:3-5, Ezekiel 41:1-5, Zechariah 2:1
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 40:3 - with Ezekiel 47:3 - the man Amos 7:7 - a wall Zechariah 2:2 - unto Revelation 17:1 - talked
Cross-References
Genesis 21:1
And the Lord visited Sara, as he had promised: and fulfilled what he had spoken.
And the Lord visited Sara, as he had promised: and fulfilled what he had spoken.
Genesis 21:3
And Abraham called the name of his son, whom Sara bore him, Isaac.
And Abraham called the name of his son, whom Sara bore him, Isaac.
Genesis 21:14
So Abraham rose up in the morning, and taking bread and a bottle of water, put it upon her shoulder, and delivered the boy, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Bersabee.
So Abraham rose up in the morning, and taking bread and a bottle of water, put it upon her shoulder, and delivered the boy, and sent her away. And she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Bersabee.
Genesis 21:22
At the same time Abimelech, and Phicol the general of his army, said to Abraham: God is with thee in all that thou dost.
At the same time Abimelech, and Phicol the general of his army, said to Abraham: God is with thee in all that thou dost.
Genesis 21:25
And he reproved Abimelech for a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force.
And he reproved Abimelech for a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force.
2 Kings 3:9
So the king of Israel, and the king of Juda, and the king of Edom, went, and they fetched a compass of seven days journey, and there was no water for the army, and for the beasts, that followed them.
So the king of Israel, and the king of Juda, and the king of Edom, went, and they fetched a compass of seven days journey, and there was no water for the army, and for the beasts, that followed them.
Psalms 63:1
(62-1) <A psalm of David while he was in the desert of Edom.> (62-2) O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!
(62-1) <A psalm of David while he was in the desert of Edom.> (62-2) O God, my God, to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted; for thee my flesh, O how many ways!
Isaiah 44:12
The smith hath wrought with his file, with coals, and with hammers he hath formed it, and hath wrought with the strength of his arm: he shall hunger and faint, he shall drink no water, and shall be weary.
The smith hath wrought with his file, with coals, and with hammers he hath formed it, and hath wrought with the strength of his arm: he shall hunger and faint, he shall drink no water, and shall be weary.
Jeremiah 14:3
The great ones sent their inferiors to the water: they came to draw, they found no water, they carried back their vessels empty: they were confounded and afflicted, and covered their heads.
The great ones sent their inferiors to the water: they came to draw, they found no water, they carried back their vessels empty: they were confounded and afflicted, and covered their heads.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he that talked with me,.... One of the seven angels,
Revelation 21:9 for not a man is the measurer of this city, as in
Ezekiel 40:3 nor John, as of the temple, Revelation 11:1 but an angel, the same that showed to John this great sight:
had a golden reed; not a common measuring reed, or rod, as in
Ezekiel 40:4 but one covered with gold, denoting the present glorious state of the church, being without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing:
to measure the city; the new Jerusalem, its length and breadth; see Zechariah 2:1 to show how exactly conformable this church state will be to the rule of God's word, even to perfection: and the gates thereof; to signify who had a right to enter into it, and who not:
and the wall thereof; its height, it being exceeding high.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And he that talked with me - The angel, Revelation 21:9.
Had a golden reed to measure the city - See the notes on Revelation 11:1. The reed, or measuring rod, here, is of gold, because all about the city is of the most rich and costly materials. The rod is thus suited to the personage who uses it, and to the occasion. Compare a similar description in Ezekiel 40:3-5; Ezekiel 43:16. The object of this measuring is to show that the city has proper architectural proportions.
And the gates thereof, ... - To measure every part of the city, and to ascertain its exact dimensions.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Revelation 21:15. Had a golden reed — Several excellent MSS. add μετρον, a measure; he had a measuring rod made of gold. This account of measuring the city seems to be copied, with variations, from Ezekiel 40:3, &c.
