Revelation · Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
Revelation 21 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
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Notes on this text (1)
- Romans 16:25–27 stands after 14:23 (as 14:24–26), as in most Byzantine manuscripts.
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1 και ειδον ουρανον καινον και γην καινην ο γαρ πρωτοσ ουρανοσ και η πρωτη γη απηλθον και η θαλασσα ουκ εστιν ετι
1 I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more.
2 και την πολιν την αγιαν ιερουσαλημ καινην ειδον καταβαινουσαν εκ του ουρανου απο του θεου ητοιμασμενην ωσ νυμφην κεκοσμημενην τω ανδρι αυτησ
2 I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
3 και ηκουσα φωνησ μεγαλησ εκ του ουρανου λεγουσησ ιδου η σκηνη του θεου μετα των ανθρωπων και σκηνωσει μετ αυτων και αυτοι λαοσ αυτου εσονται και αυτοσ ο θεοσ εσται μετ αυτων
3 I heard a loud voice out of heaven saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with people; and he will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.
4 και εξαλειψει παν δακρυον απο των οφθαλμων αυτων και ο θανατοσ ουκ εσται ετι ουτε πενθοσ ουτε κραυγη ουτε πονοσ ουκ εσται ετι οτι τα πρωτα απηλθον
4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more. The first things have passed away.”
5 και ειπεν ο καθημενοσ επι τω θρονω ιδου παντα καινα ποιω και λεγει μοι γραψον οτι ουτοι οι λογοι αληθινοι και πιστοι εισιν
5 He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.”
6 και ειπεν μοι γεγονα το αλφα και το ω η αρχη και το τελοσ εγω τω διψωντι δωσω εκ τησ πηγησ του υδατοσ τησ ζωησ δωρεαν
6 He said to me, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give freely to him who is thirsty from the spring of the water of life.
7 ο νικων κληρονομησει ταυτα και εσομαι αυτω θεοσ και αυτοσ εσται μοι υιοσ
7 He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.
8 τοισ δε δειλοισ και απιστοισ και αμαρτωλοισ και εβδελυγμενοισ και φονευσιν και πορνοισ και φαρμακοισ και ειδωλολατραισ και πασιν τοισ ψευδεσιν το μεροσ αυτων εν τη λιμνη τη καιομενη πυρι και θειω ο εστιν ο θανατοσ ο δευτεροσ
8 But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
9 και ηλθεν εισ εκ των επτα αγγελων των εχοντων τασ επτα φιαλασ γεμουσασ των επτα πληγων των εσχατων και ελαλησεν μετ εμου λεγων δευρο δειξω σοι την γυναικα την νυμφην του αρνιου
9 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls which were loaded with the seven last plagues came, and he spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”
10 και απηνεγκεν με εν πνευματι επ οροσ μεγα και υψηλον και εδειξεν μοι την πολιν την μεγαλην την αγιαν ιερουσαλημ καταβαινουσαν εκ του ουρανου απο του θεου
10 He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God,
11 εχουσαν την δοξαν του θεου ο φωστηρ αυτησ ομοιοσ λιθω τιμιωτατω ωσ λιθω ιασπιδι κρυσταλλιζοντι
11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12 εχουσα τειχοσ μεγα και υψηλον εχουσα πυλωνασ δωδεκα και επι τοισ πυλωσιν αγγελουσ δωδεκα και ονοματα επιγεγραμμενα α εστιν ονοματα των δωδεκα φυλων των υιων ισραηλ
12 having a great and high wall with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.
13 απο ανατολων πυλωνεσ τρεισ και απο βορρα πυλωνεσ τρεισ και απο νοτου πυλωνεσ τρεισ και απο δυσμων πυλωνεσ τρεισ
13 On the east were three gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three gates.
14 και το τειχοσ τησ πολεωσ εχον θεμελιουσ δωδεκα και επ αυτων δωδεκα ονοματα των δωδεκα αποστολων του αρνιου
14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
15 και ο λαλων μετ εμου ειχεν μετρον καλαμον χρυσουν ινα μετρηση την πολιν και τουσ πυλωνασ αυτησ και το τειχοσ αυτησ
15 He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
16 και η πολισ τετραγωνοσ κειται και το μηκοσ αυτησ οσον το πλατοσ και εμετρησεν την πολιν τω καλαμω επι σταδιουσ δωδεκα χιλιαδων δωδεκα το μηκοσ και το πλατοσ και το υψοσ αυτησ ισα εστιν
16 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.
17 και εμετρησεν το τειχοσ αυτησ εκατον τεσσαρακοντα τεσσαρων πηχων μετρον ανθρωπου ο εστιν αγγελου
17 Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
18 και ην η ενδομησισ του τειχουσ αυτησ ιασπισ και η πολισ χρυσιον καθαρον ομοιον υελω καθαρω
18 The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.
19 οι θεμελιοι του τειχουσ τησ πολεωσ παντι λιθω τιμιω κεκοσμημενοι ο θεμελιοσ ο πρωτοσ ιασπισ ο δευτεροσ σαπφειροσ ο τριτοσ χαλκηδων ο τεταρτοσ σμαραγδοσ
19 The 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,
20 ο πεμπτοσ σαρδονυξ ο εκτοσ σαρδιον ο εβδομοσ χρυσολιθοσ ο ογδοοσ βηρυλλοσ ο ενατοσ τοπαζιον ο δεκατοσ χρυσοπρασοσ ο ενδεκατοσ υακινθοσ ο δωδεκατοσ αμεθυσοσ
20 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.
21 και οι δωδεκα πυλωνεσ δωδεκα μαργαριται ανα εισ εκαστοσ των πυλωνων ην εξ ενοσ μαργαριτου και η πλατεια τησ πολεωσ χρυσιον καθαρον ωσ υελοσ διαυγησ
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 και ναον ουκ ειδον εν αυτη ο γαρ κυριοσ ο θεοσ ο παντοκρατωρ ναοσ αυτησ εστιν και το αρνιον
22 I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23 και η πολισ ου χρειαν εχει του ηλιου ουδε τησ σεληνησ ινα φαινωσιν αυτη η γαρ δοξα του θεου εφωτισεν αυτην και ο λυχνοσ αυτησ το αρνιον
23 The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it and its lamp is the Lamb.
24 και περιπατησουσιν τα εθνη δια του φωτοσ αυτησ και οι βασιλεισ τησ γησ φερουσιν αυτω δοξαν και τιμην των εθνων εισ αυτην
24 The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.
25 και οι πυλωνεσ αυτησ ου μη κλεισθωσιν ημερασ νυξ γαρ ουκ εσται εκει
25 Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),
26 και οισουσιν την δοξαν και την τιμην των εθνων εισ αυτην
26 and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.
27 και ου μη εισελθη εισ αυτην παν κοινον και ποιουν βδελυγμα και ψευδοσ ει μη οι γεγραμμενοι εν τω βιβλιω τησ ζωησ του αρνιου
27 There will in no way enter into it anything profane, or one who causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
Cross references (27)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Isaiah 65:17–19; 2 Peter 3:13; Isaiah 66:22; Revelation 21:5; 2 Peter 3:10
- 2 Hebrews 11:10; Revelation 3:12; Revelation 21:10; Isaiah 61:10; Hebrews 13:14
- 3 Ezekiel 37:27; 2 Corinthians 6:16; John 14:23; Leviticus 26:11–12; Zechariah 8:8
- 4 Isaiah 25:8; Revelation 7:17; 1 Corinthians 15:26; Isaiah 35:10; Isaiah 60:20
- 5 2 Corinthians 5:17; Isaiah 42:9; Isaiah 43:19; Revelation 19:9; Revelation 4:2
- 6 John 7:37–38; John 4:10; Revelation 7:17; John 4:14; Psalm 36:9
- 7 2 Corinthians 6:18; Hebrews 8:10; Revelation 21:3; Revelation 2:11; Matthew 25:34
- 8 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; Revelation 2:11; Ephesians 5:5–6; Revelation 22:15; Revelation 20:14–15
- 9 Revelation 19:7; Revelation 21:2; Revelation 17:1; Revelation 16:1–17; Revelation 15:1–7
- 10 Revelation 21:2; Ezekiel 11:24; 2 Corinthians 12:2–4; Ezekiel 40:1–49; Acts 8:39
- 11 Revelation 4:6; Revelation 22:5; Revelation 22:1; Revelation 21:18–19; Isaiah 60:19–20
- 12 Ezekiel 48:31–34; Revelation 21:17–21; Revelation 7:4–8; Isaiah 54:12; Revelation 21:25
- 13 Ezekiel 48:31–34
- 14 Hebrews 11:10; Ephesians 2:20; Isaiah 54:11; Revelation 21:19–21; Matthew 16:18
- 15 Zechariah 2:1; Revelation 11:1–2; Ezekiel 41:1–5; Exodus 40:3–5
- 16 Ezekiel 48:8–20; Ezekiel 48:35
- 17 Deuteronomy 3:11; Revelation 21:9; Revelation 13:18; Revelation 7:4; Revelation 14:3
- 18 Revelation 21:11; Revelation 21:21; Revelation 21:19
- 19 Isaiah 54:11–12; Exodus 28:17–21; Job 28:16–19; Proverbs 3:15
- 20 Revelation 4:3
- 21 Revelation 21:18; Revelation 17:4; Revelation 22:2; Revelation 21:11–12; Revelation 18:16
- 22 John 4:23; 1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 2:6; Isaiah 66:1; John 4:21
- 23 Isaiah 60:19–20; Revelation 22:5; John 1:9; Revelation 21:11; Isaiah 24:23
- 24 Revelation 22:2; Revelation 21:26; Zechariah 8:22–23; Zechariah 2:11; Romans 15:10–12
- 25 Isaiah 60:11; Revelation 22:5; Zechariah 14:7; Isaiah 60:20; Revelation 21:23
- 26 Revelation 21:24
- 27 Isaiah 52:1; Revelation 22:14–15; Revelation 3:5; Revelation 20:15; Isaiah 35:8
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And He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, because the former things have passed away." Isaiah also declares the very same: "For there shall be a new heaven and a new earth; and there shall be no remembrance of the former, …
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Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)