The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
- BSB The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
- ESV The wall was built of jasper, while the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
- NKJV The construction of its wall was of jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
- NASB The material of the wall was jasper; and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.
- NLT The wall was made of jasper, and the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Rev 21:11having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, as if it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
- Rev 21:21The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each one of the gates was made of one pearl. The street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.
- Rev 21:19The foundations of the city’s wall were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
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