Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
The material for the city's wall was jasper, and the city [itself] was made of pure gold, as clear as glass.
New American Standard Bible
The material of the wall was
King James Version
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
Holman Bible
The building material of its wall was jasper, and the city was pure gold like clear glass.
International Standard Version
Its wall was made of jasper. The city was made of pure gold, as clear as glass.
A Conservative Version
And the structure of its wall was jasper. And the city was pure gold, similar to clear glass.
American Standard Version
And the building of the wall thereof was jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto pure glass.
Amplified
The wall was built of jasper; and the city was pure gold, transparent like clear crystal.
Anderson New Testament
And the wall of it was built of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
Bible in Basic English
And the building of its wall was of jasper, and the town was clear gold, clear as glass.
Common New Testament
The wall was made of jasper, and the city of pure gold, as clear as glass.
Daniel Mace New Testament
the wall was built of jasper; and the city was of pure gold, as pure as glass.
Darby Translation
And the building of its wall was jasper; and the city pure gold, like pure glass:
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
And the wall was built of jasper, and the city was pure gold, like refined glass.
Godbey New Testament
And the building of the wall was jasper: and the city pure gold, like transparent glass.
Goodspeed New Testament
The material of the wall was jasper, but the city was pure gold, as transparent as glass.
John Wesley New Testament
And the building of the wall thereof was jasper, and the city was of pure gold, like clear glass.
Julia Smith Translation
And the interior construction of her wall was a jasper: and the city pure gold, like pure crystal.
King James 2000
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the material of its wall [is] jasper, and the city [is] pure gold, similar in appearance to pure glass.
Modern King James verseion
And the foundation of its wall was jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper. And the city was pure gold like unto clear glass
Moffatt New Testament
The material of the wall is jasper, but the City is made of pure gold, transparent like glass.
Montgomery New Testament
And its wall is made of jasper; but the city is of pure gold, like pure glass.
NET Bible
The city's wall is made of jasper and the city is pure gold, like transparent glass.
New Heart English Bible
The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.
Noyes New Testament
And the material of its wall was jasper; and the city was of pure gold, like to clear glass.
Sawyer New Testament
And the building of its wall was jasper, and the city was of pure gold like clear glass.
The Emphasized Bible
And, the structure of the wall thereof, was jasper, and, the city, was pure gold, like unto pure glass.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
The structure of the wall of it was jasper, and the city pure gold, like clear glass.
Twentieth Century New Testament
The material of the wall of the City was jasper, and the City was built of pure gold, which shone like clear glass.
Webster
And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
Weymouth New Testament
The solid fabric of the wall was jasper; and the city itself was made of gold, resembling transparent glass.
Williams New Testament
The material of its wall was jasper, but the city itself was pure gold, as transparent as glass.
World English Bible
The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.
Worrell New Testament
And the material of its wall was jasper; and the city was pure gold, like pure glass.
Worsley New Testament
And the structure of its wall was of Jasper, and the city pure gold, like transparent glass.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the building of its wall was jasper, and the city is pure gold -- like to pure glass;
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Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 21:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Description Of The New Jerusalem
17 And he measured its wall [and found it to be] two hundred and sixteen feet [high], according to human measurements which the angel was using. 18 The material for the city's wall was jasper, and the city [itself] was made of pure gold, as clear as glass. 19 The foundation of the city's wall was decorated with all kinds of precious stones [Note: Not all of the following stones listed can be accurately identified today]. The first foundation stone was jasper [i.e., a bluish-colored stone]; the second was sapphire; the third was chalcedony [i.e., a translucent quartz of pale blue or gray]; the fourth was emerald;
Cross References
Revelation 21:11
It had the splendor of God [shining from it], and was as brilliant as a very precious stone, as crystal-clear as jasper.
Revelation 21:21
And the twelve gates were made of twelve pearls, with each gate being made of a single pearl. And the street of the city was made of pure gold, as transparent as glass.
Revelation 21:19
The foundation of the city's wall was decorated with all kinds of precious stones [Note: Not all of the following stones listed can be accurately identified today]. The first foundation stone was jasper [i.e., a bluish-colored stone]; the second was sapphire; the third was chalcedony [i.e., a translucent quartz of pale blue or gray]; the fourth was emerald;