Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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 John saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall pitch his tent with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their own God.
Cross References
Hebrews 11:10
For he expected a city having foundations, of which God is the planner and architect.
Revelation 3:12
He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall never more go out from thence: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and my own new name.
Revelation 21:10
And he bore me away in spirit unto a great and exceeding high mountain, and shewed me the great city, the holy Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
Hebrews 12:22
but ye are come unto mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels,
John 3:29
It is the bridegroom, who possesses the bride: and the friend of the bridegroom, standing by and hearing him, rejoiceth exceedingly at the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
2 Corinthians 11:2
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy; for I have espoused you to one husband, to present you a chaste virgin to Christ.
Galatians 4:25-26
For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds with Jerusalem that now is, and is in bondage with her children.
Ephesians 5:25-27
Husbands, love your own wives, as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Ephesians 5:30-32
for we are the members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
Hebrews 13:14
For we have not here an abiding city, but we earnestly seek that which is to come.
Revelation 1:1
THE revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to shew to his servants the things which must shortly come to pass; and sending by his angel, he shewed them to his servant John:
Revelation 1:4
John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be with you, and peace from him, who is, and who was, and who is coming; and from the seven spirits which are before the throne of God,
Revelation 1:9
I John, your brother and companion also with you in the tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the island which is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 11:2
But the exterior court of the temple leave out, and measure it not; because it is given to the Gentiles: and they shall trample under foot the holy city forty-two months.
Revelation 19:7-8
Let us rejoice and exult, and give him glory: because the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his bride hath made herself ready.
Revelation 22:19
and if any take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the book of life, and from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.