Passage

Revelation 21.23

Book: Revelation · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"21. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each one of the several gates was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. 22. And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple thereof."

"23. And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb."

"24. And the nations shall walk amidst the light thereof: and the kings of the earth bring their glory into it. 25. And the gates thereof shall in no wise be shut by day (for there shall be no night there):" (Revelation 21:21-25, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"21. The 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. 22. I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple."

"23. The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb."

"24. The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. 25. Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there)," (Revelation 21:21-25, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"21. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. 22. And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it."

"23. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof."

"24. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. 25. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there." (Revelation 21:21-25, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"21. And the twelve gates [are] twelve pearls, each several one of the gates was of one pearl; and the broad-place of the city [is] pure gold, as transparent glass. 22. And a sanctuary I did not see in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, is its sanctuary, and the Lamb,"

"23. and the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp of it [is] the Lamb;"

"24. and the nations of the saved in its light shall walk, and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it, 25. and its gates shall not at all be shut by day, for night shall not be there;" (Revelation 21:21-25, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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