A New Heaven and a New Earth

Revelation 21:3

In 9 translations

BSB: 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.SBL, NE, WH, and BYZ God Himself will be with them.
KJV: And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
WEB: I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people; and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
ASV: And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God:
LSV: and I heard a great voice out of Heaven, saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God [is] with men, and He will dwell with them, and they will be His peoples, and God Himself will be with them [as] their God,
YLT: and I heard a great voice out of the heaven, saying, 'Lo, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and He will tabernacle with them, and they shall be His peoples, and God Himself shall be with them — their God,
DBY: And I heard a loud voice out of the heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he shall tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their God.ElohimElohimElohim
DRC: And I heard a great voice from the throne, saying: Behold the tabernacle of God with men, and he will dwell with them. And they shall be his people; and God himself with them shall be their God.
GNV: And I heard a great voice out of heauen, saying, Behold, the Tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them: and they shalbe his people, and God himselfe shalbe their God with them.

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort read θρόνου (“throne”); Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read οὐρανοῦ (“heaven”).
NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus read λαοὶ (“peoples”); Byzantine text read λαὸς (“people”).
In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, Textus Receptus include αὐτῶν θεός (“[as] their God”); SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)

Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place μετ᾽ elsewhere in this verse.
Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place αὐτῶν elsewhere in this verse.

SBLGNT apparatus (3)

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SBLGNT: θρόνου. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read θρόνου; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read οὐρανοῦ.
SBLGNT: λαοὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read λαοὶ; Robinson–Pierpont read λαὸς.
SBLGNT: μετʼ αὐτῶν ἔσται. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles read μετʼ αὐτῶν ἔσται; Robinson–Pierpont read ἔσται μετʼ αὐτῶν; Nestle–Aland 28th edition read μετʼ αὐτῶν ἔσται αὐτῶν θεός.

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: καὶ ἤκουσα φωνῆς μεγάλης ἐκ τοῦ θρόνου λεγούσης· Ἰδοὺ ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ θεοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ σκηνώσει μετʼ αὐτῶν, καὶ αὐτοὶ λαοὶ αὐτοῦ ἔσονται, καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ θεὸς μετʼ αὐτῶν ἔσται,
RP2018: Καὶ ἤκουσα φωνῆς μεγάλης ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, λεγούσης, Ἰδού, ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ θεοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ σκηνώσει μετ’ αὐτῶν, καὶ αὐτοὶ λαὸς αὐτοῦ ἔσονται, καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ θεὸς ἔσται μετ’ αὐτῶν·
TR-Boyd: Καὶ ἤκουσα φωνῆς μεγάλης ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, λεγούσης, Ἰδού, ἡ σκηνὴ τοῦ Θεοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων, καὶ σκηνώσει μετ᾿ αὐτῶν, καὶ αὐτοὶ λαοὶ αὐτοῦ ἔσονται, καὶ αὐτὸς ὁ Θεὸς ἔσται μετ᾿ αὐτῶν, Θεὸς αὐτῶν·
SCR1894: και ηκουσα φωνης μεγαλης εκ του ουρανου λεγουσης ιδου η σκηνη του θεου μετα των ανθρωπων και σκηνωσει μετ αυτων και αυτοι λαοι αυτου εσονται και αυτος ο θεος εσται μετ αυτων θεος αυτων

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Tabernacle Jehovah-Shammah Restoration Jerusalem, New Citizenship Heavens, New (and Earth, New)Readings, Select Omnipresence Immortal; Immortality Vision

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

Cross-references most cited first

Ezekiel 37:27My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.
2 Corinthians 6:16What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
John 14:23Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
Leviticus 26:11–12And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you. I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
Zechariah 8:8I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”
Hebrews 8:10For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
Jeremiah 32:38They will be My people, and I will be their God.
Zechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our…
Genesis 17:7–8I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. And to you and your descendants I will give the land…
Hebrews 11:16Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
Revelation 7:15For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
2 Corinthians 6:18And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
Isaiah 12:6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
Revelation 21:7The one who overcomes will inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he will be My son.

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