Revelation 21:16-18

J.B. Phillips New Testament

The measurement of the city

^15-17 The one who was talking to me had a golden rod in his hand with which to measure the city, its gateways and its wall. The city lies foursquare, its length equal to its breadth. He measured the city with his rod and it was twelve thousand furlongs in each direction, for its length, breadth and height are all equal. Then he measured its wall, and found that to be one hundred and forty-four half-yards high by human measurement, (which the angel was using).

The splendour of the city’s building

¹⁸ The wall itself was built of translucent stone, while the city was of purest gold, with the brilliance of glass.