Revelation 21:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.”
Revelation 21:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Revelation 21:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Revelation 21:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The city is square. Its length is as great as its width. He measured the city with the reed: twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, width, and height are equal.”
Revelation 21:16 — World English Bible
Revelation 21:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal. ”
Revelation 21:16 — American Standard Version
Revelation 21:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the city lieth square, and the length of it is as great as the breadth; and he did measure the city with the reed--furlongs twelve thousand; the length, and the breadth, and the height, of it are equal;”
Revelation 21:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Revelation 21:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the city lies four-square, and its length [is] as much as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed — twelve thousand stadia: the length and the breadth and height of it are equal. ”
Revelation 21:16 — Darby Translation
Revelation 21:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the citie laie foure square, and the length is as large as the bredth of it, and he measured the citie with the reede, twelue thousande furlongs: and the length, and the bredth, and the height of it are equall.”
Revelation 21:16 — Geneva Bible
Revelation 21:16 in Context — Revelation 21
14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
What Does Revelation 21:16 Mean?
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