1 ¶ Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away; and there was no longer any sea.

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

3 And I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the dwelling place of God is with men, and he will live with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them, and be their God.

4 And God will wipe every tear from their eyes; and there will be no more death, or sorrow, or crying, neither will there be any more pain: for the former things have passed away.

5 And he who sat upon the throne said, Behold, I am making everything new. And he said to me, Write this down: for these words are true and you can rely on them.

6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give water from the fountain of life to anyone who is thirsty, without charge.

7 He who overcomes will inherit all this; and I will be his God, and he will be my son.

8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, the abominable, murderers, whoremongers, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, will have their part in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur: which is the second death.

9 ¶ And one of the seven angels who had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, came to me and said, Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.

10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like that of a very precious jewel, even as a jasper, clear as crystal;

12 And she had a great and high wall, that had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates are written the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

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

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

15 And he who talked with me had a golden reed with which to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.

16 And the city was laid out in a square, its length the same as its breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, at fifteen hundred miles. Its length, breadth and height are all equal.

17 And he measured its wall, at a hundred and forty and four cubits thick, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

18 And its wall was made of jasper: but the city was pure gold, like polished glass.

19 And the foundations of the city wall were garnished with all kind of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;

20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sard; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.

21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each of the gates was one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, like polished glass.

22 And I saw no temple in it: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

23 And the city does not need the sun, or moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God illuminated it, and the Lamb is its light.

24 And the nations of those who are saved will walk in its light: and the kings of the earth will bring their glory and honor into it.

25 And its gates will never be closed during any day: for there will be no night there.

26 And they will bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.

27 And nothing that is unclean or defiles will ever enter it, nor those who do what is abominable, or deceitful: but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.