¹² It had a great, high wall with twelve gates,^(A) and with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.^(B)

¹⁴ The wall of the city had twelve foundations,^(A) and on them were the names of the twelve apostles^(B) of the Lamb.

¹⁷ The angel measured the wall using human^(A) measurement, and it was 144 cubits^[a] thick.^{[b] 18} The wall was made of jasper,^(B) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.^{(C) 19} The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of precious stone.^(D) The first foundation was jasper,^(E) the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, ²⁰ the fifth onyx, the sixth ruby,^(F) the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth turquoise, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.^{[c] 21} The twelve gates^(G) were twelve pearls,^(H) each gate made of a single pearl. The great street of the city was of gold, as pure as transparent glass.^(I)