The New Jerusalem

Revelation 21:12

In 9 translations

BSB: The city had a great and high wall with twelve gates inscribed with the names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.
KJV: 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:
WEB: having a great and high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
ASV: having a wall great and high; having 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:
LSV: also having a great and high wall, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve messengers, and names written thereon, which are [those] of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel—
YLT: having also a wall great and high, having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve messengers, and names written thereon, which are [those] of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel,
DBY: having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, which are those of the twelve tribes of [the] sons of Israel.
DRC: 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.
GNV: And had a great wall and hie, and had twelue gates, and at the gates twelue Angels, and the names written, which are the twelue tribes of the children of Israel.

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read ἔχουσα (“having”); Textus Receptus read ἔχουσαν (“having”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read τοῖς (“the”); Tregelles read τοὺς (“the”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read πυλῶσιν (“gates”); Tregelles read πυλῶνας (“gates”).
In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Tregelles, Greek reading followed by the King James Version include τὰ (“the”); SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Tregelles, Byzantine text, Greek reading followed by the King James Version include ὀνόματα (“names”); SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus do not include this wording.

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In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include τε (“then”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τῶν (“of the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.

SBLGNT apparatus (3)

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SBLGNT: τοῖς πυλῶσιν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read τοῖς πυλῶσιν; Tregelles read τοὺς πυλῶνας.
SBLGNT: ἐστιν. Westcott and Hort (1881) read ἐστιν; Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition add τὰ ὀνόματα; Robinson–Pierpont add ὀνόματα.
SBLGNT: φυλῶν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read φυλῶν; Robinson–Pierpont add τῶν.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT: ἔχουσα τεῖχος μέγα καὶ ὑψηλόν, ἔχουσα πυλῶνας δώδεκα, καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς πυλῶσιν ἀγγέλους δώδεκα, καὶ ὀνόματα ἐπιγεγραμμένα ἅ ἐστιν τῶν δώδεκα φυλῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ·
RP2018: ἔχουσα τεῖχος μέγα καὶ ὑψηλόν, ἔχουσα πυλῶνας δώδεκα, καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς πυλῶσιν ἀγγέλους δώδεκα, καὶ ὀνόματα ἐπιγεγραμμένα, ἅ ἐστιν ὀνόματα τῶν δώδεκα φυλῶν τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ.
TR-Boyd: ἔχουσάν τε τεῖχος μέγα καὶ ὑψηλόν, ἔχουσαν πυλῶνας δώδεκα, καὶ ἐπὶ τοῖς πυλῶσιν ἀγγέλους δώδεκα, καὶ ὀνόματα ἐπιγεγραμμένα, ἅ ἐστι τῶν δώδεκα φυλῶν τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ.
SCR1894: εχουσαν τε τειχος μεγα και υψηλον εχουσαν πυλωνας δωδεκα και επι τοις πυλωσιν αγγελους δωδεκα και ονοματα επιγεγραμμενα α εστιν των δωδεκα φυλων των υιων ισραηλ

Who and where

👤 Jacob (Israel)

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Wall Walls, of the Cities Jerusalem, New Citizenship Heavens, New (and Earth, New)Readings, Select Gates Vision Jerusalem Israel

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

Ezekiel 48:31–34the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of Reuben, the gate of Judah, and the gate of Levi. On the east side, which will be 4,500 cubits…
Revelation 21:17–21And he measured its wall to be 144 cubits, by the human measure the angel was using. The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass. The foundations of the city walls were adorned with…
Revelation 7:4–8And I heard the number of those who were sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel: From the tribe of Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of Gad 12,000, from the tribe of Asher…
Isaiah 54:12I will make your pinnacles of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.
Revelation 21:25Its gates will never be shut at the end of the day, because there will be no night there.
Psalms 122:7May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses.”
Isaiah 60:18No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.
Nehemiah 12:27At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and…
Numbers 2:2–32“The Israelites are to camp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it, each man under his standard, with the banners of his family. On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under…
Psalms 51:18In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.
Ezra 9:9Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving…
Acts 26:7the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.
Matthew 18:10See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
Luke 16:22One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
Hebrews 1:14Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Luke 15:10In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).