Revelation 21:16-18
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
16 The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width; and he measured the city with his rod, fifteen hundred miles;[a] its length and width and height are equal. 17 He also measured its wall, one hundred and forty-four cubits[b] by human measurement, which the angel was using. 18 The wall is built of jasper, while the city is pure gold, clear as glass.
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- Revelation 21:16 Gk twelve thousand stadia
- Revelation 21:17 That is, almost seventy-five yards
Revelation 21:16-18
New International Version
16 The city was laid out like a square, as long as it was wide. He measured the city with the rod and found it to be 12,000 stadia[a] in length, and as wide and high as it is long. 17 The angel measured the wall using human(A) measurement, and it was 144 cubits[b] thick.[c] 18 The wall was made of jasper,(B) and the city of pure gold, as pure as glass.(C)
Footnotes
- Revelation 21:16 That is, about 1,400 miles or about 2,200 kilometers
- Revelation 21:17 That is, about 200 feet or about 65 meters
- Revelation 21:17 Or high
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