Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And I saw
King James Version
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Holman Bible
I also saw the Holy City, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
International Standard Version
I also saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
A Conservative Version
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, having been prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
American Standard Version
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven of God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.
Amplified
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, arrayed like a bride adorned for her husband;
An Understandable Version
And I [also] saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Anderson New Testament
And I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven, from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Bible in Basic English
And I saw the holy town, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, like a bride made beautiful for her husband.
Common New Testament
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, descend from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Darby Translation
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
And I, John, saw the holy city, the New Jerusalem, descending from God, out of heaven, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
Godbey New Testament
And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of the heaven from God, prepared as a bride is adorned for her husband.
Goodspeed New Testament
And I saw the new Jerusalem, the holy city, come down out of heaven from God, like a bride dressed and ready to meet her husband.
John Wesley New Testament
And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride, adorned for her husband.
Julia Smith Translation
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
King James 2000
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
Modern King James verseion
And I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of Heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her Husband.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And I, John, saw that holy city, new Jerusalem, come down from God out of heaven prepared as a bride garnished for her husband.
Moffatt New Testament
And I saw the holy City, the new Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, all ready like a bride arrayed for her husband.
Montgomery New Testament
And I saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
NET Bible
And I saw the holy city -- the new Jerusalem -- descending out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
New Heart English Bible
I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride adorned for her husband.
Noyes New Testament
And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Sawyer New Testament
And I saw the holy city New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
The Emphasized Bible
And, the holy city, new Jerusalem, saw I coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And I John saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And I saw the Holy City, Jerusalem, descending new out of Heaven from God, like a bride adorned in readiness for her husband.
Webster
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Weymouth New Testament
And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of Heaven from God and made ready like a bride attired to meet her husband.
Williams New Testament
And I saw the new Jerusalem, the holy city, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready like a bride to join her husband.
World English Bible
I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
Worrell New Testament
And I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband.
Worsley New Testament
And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Youngs Literal Translation
and I, John, saw the holy city -- new Jerusalem -- coming down from God out of the heaven, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband;
Themes
Adorning » Spiritual » General references
Bridegroom » Christ as » Christ as
Christ » Appears, after his resurrection » Bridegroom
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As husband of the church
Church » Accessions to » Bride of Christ
Church » Similitudes of the church compared to » 4 a bride
Cities » Illustrative of » Church triumphant
Earth » The lord creating a new earth
Heaven/the heavens » The heavens passing away
Heaven/the heavens » The lord creating new heavens
Heaven/the heavens » The new heavens
Jerusalem » Illustrative » Of the church glorified
Names » Of the church » New jerusalem
Names » Of the church » Holy city
New » The keyword of Hebrews » Jerusalem
Newness » The lord creating news heavens and a new earth
Newness » The new heavens and new earth
Similitudes » The church compared to » 4 a bride
Sorrow » The lord wiping away tears
Spiritual » Adoption » Adorning
Interlinear
Eido
Katabaino
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 38 Translations in Revelation 21:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The New Heaven, New Earth, And New Jerusalem
1
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 And I saw
Cross References
Hebrews 11:10
for he looked for a city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
Revelation 3:12
He that overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out no more, and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God which is the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from and with my God, and I will write upon him my new name.
Revelation 21:10
And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of the heaven from and with God,
Isaiah 52:1
Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for from now on the uncircumcised and the unclean shall no longer come into thee.
Isaiah 61:10
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of saving health; he has surrounded me with the robe of righteousness; as a bridegroom he has arrayed me, and as a bride made up of his jewels.
Hebrews 12:22
but ye are come unto Mount Sion and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,
Psalm 45:9-14
Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women; the queen stands at thy right hand with a crown of gold from Ophir.
Psalm 48:1-3
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
Psalm 87:3
Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah.
Isaiah 1:21
How is the faithful city become a harlot! It was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it, but now murderers.
Isaiah 54:5
For thy Maker shall be thine husband; the LORD of the hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.
Isaiah 62:4
Thou shalt no longer be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any longer be termed Desolate; but thou shalt be called Hephzibah and thy land Beulah; ; for the will of the LORD shall be in thee, and thy land shall be married.
Jeremiah 31:23
Thus hath the LORD of the hosts the God of Israel said; Even yet shall they speak this word in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof when I shall turn their captivity: The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice and mountain of holiness.
John 3:29
He that has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice; this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
2 Corinthians 11:2
For I am jealous over you with the jealousy of God, for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to the Christ.
Galatians 4:25-26
For this Hagar or Sinai is a mount in Arabia, which corresponds to the one that is now Jerusalem, which together with her children is in slavery.
Ephesians 5:25-27
Husbands, love your wives even as the Christ also loved the congregation and gave himself for her,
Ephesians 5:30-32
For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Hebrews 13:14
For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one that is coming.
Revelation 1:1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his slaves things which are convenient to do quickly, and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his slave John,
Revelation 1:4
John, to the seven congregations which are in Asia: Grace be unto you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne
Revelation 1:9
I John, your brother and participant in the tribulation and in the kingdom and in the patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 11:2
But leave out the court which is within the temple and measure it not, for it is given unto the Gentiles, and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty-two months.
Revelation 19:7-8
Let us be glad and rejoice and give glory to him; for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his bride has made herself ready.
Revelation 22:19
and if anyone shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life and out of the holy city and from the things which are written in this book.