The New Jerusalem
Revelation 21:18
In 9 translations
- BSB
- The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
- KJV
- And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
- WEB
- The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.
- ASV
- And the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure glass.
- LSV
- and the building of its wall was jasper, and the city [is] pure gold—like to pure glass.
- YLT
- and the building of its wall was jasper, and the city [is] pure gold — like to pure glass;
- DBY
- And the building of its wall [was] jasper; and the city pure gold, like pure glass:
- DRC
- And the building of the wall thereof was of jasper stone: but the city itself pure gold, like to clear glass.
- GNV
- And ye building of the wall of it was of Iasper: and the citie was pure golde, like vnto cleare glasse.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read ὅμοιον (“like”); Textus Receptus read ὅμοια (“like”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἦν (“was”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
- Spelling of ἐνδώμησις: Textus Receptus: ἐνδόμησις.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: καὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καὶ; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont add ἦν.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ἡ ἐνδώμησις τοῦ τείχους αὐτῆς ἴασπις, καὶ ἡ πόλις χρυσίον καθαρὸν ὅμοιον ὑάλῳ καθαρῷ·
- RP2018
- Καὶ ἦν ἡ ἐνδόμησις τοῦ τείχους αὐτῆς ἴασπις· καὶ ἡ πόλις χρυσίον καθαρόν, ὅμοιον ὑέλῳ καθαρῷ.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ἦν ἡ ἐνδόμησις τοῦ τείχους αὐτῆς, ἴασπις· καὶ ἡ πόλις χρυσίον καθαρόν, ὅμοια ὑάλῳ καθαρῷ.
- SCR1894
- και ην η ενδομησις του τειχους αυτης ιασπις και η πολις χρυσιον καθαρον ομοια υαλω καθαρω
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Revelation 21:11shining with the glory of God. Its radiance was like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
- Revelation 21:21And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, with each gate consisting of a single pearl. The main street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.
- Revelation 21:19The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).