Apocalipsis · Free Bible Version (Versión Biblia Libre en inglés)
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1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the sea no longer existed.
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 I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, prepared like a bride made beautiful for her husband.
2 I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
3 I heard a loud voice from the throne say, “Now God's home is with human beings and he will live with them. They will be his people. God himself will be with them as their God.
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 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will never happen again. There will be no mourning or crying or pain ever again for the former world no longer exists.”
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 The one who sits on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” He told me, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”
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 Then he said to me, “Everything's done! I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. To anyone who is thirsty I will give the free gift of water from the spring of the water of life.
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 Those who are victorious will inherit all these things, and I will be their God and they shall be my children.
7 He who overcomes, I will give him these things. I will be his God, and he will be my son.
8 But anyone who is a coward, who doesn't trust me, who does disgusting things, who is a murderer, who is sexually immoral, who practices witchcraft, who worships idols, who tells lies—their chosen place is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
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 One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls containing the seven last plagues came and spoke to me. He told me, “Come with me. I will show you the bride, the Lamb's wife.”
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 He took me in the Spirit to the top of a very high mountain. There he showed me the holy city Jerusalem descending from God out of heaven,
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 shining with the glory of God's presence. The light sparkled like that from a gemstone, a jasper, clear and bright.
11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;
12 The city wall was high and thick, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. On the gates were inscribed the names of the twelve tribes of Israel.
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 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west.
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 The city wall had twelve foundations, and inscribed on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
14 The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
15 The angel who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
15 He who spoke with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.
16 The city was square. The length was the same as the width. He measured the city with the rod, it was 12,000 furlongs. The length, width, and height were all the same.
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 He measured the wall and it was 144 cubits thick in human measurements that the angel was using.
17 Its wall is one hundred forty-four cubits, by the measure of a man, that is, of an angel.
18 The wall was built out of jasper. The city was made of pure gold that looked like glass.
18 The construction of its wall was jasper. The city was pure gold, like pure glass.
19 The foundations of the city wall were decorated with all kinds of gemstones. The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald,
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 the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth, chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst.
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 The twelve gates were made of pearl, each one made from a single pearl. The main street was made of pure gold, clear like glass.
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 did not see a temple there, because the Lord God the All-powerful One, and the Lamb, they are its temple.
22 I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.
23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it because the glory of God provides its light—the Lamb is its lamp.
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 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory into the city.
24 The nations will walk in its light. The kings of the earth bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.
25 The gates of the city will never be shut during the day (and there will be no night there).
25 Its gates will in no way be shut by day (for there will be no night there),
26 The nations' honor and glory will be brought into the city.
26 and they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into it so that they may enter.
27 Nothing unclean will ever enter into it, or anyone who worships idols, or who is a liar—only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.
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.
Referencias cruzadas (27)
Pasajes relacionados con cada versículo, del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, tal como los reúnen y ordenan los lectores de OpenBible.info.
- 1 Isaías 65:17–19; 2 Pedro 3:13; Isaías 66:22; Apocalipsis 21:5; 2 Pedro 3:10
- 2 Hebreos 11:10; Apocalipsis 3:12; Apocalipsis 21:10; Isaías 61:10; Hebreos 13:14
- 3 Ezequiel 37:27; 2 Corintios 6:16; Juan 14:23; Levítico 26:11–12; Zacarías 8:8
- 4 Isaías 25:8; Apocalipsis 7:17; 1 Corintios 15:26; Isaías 35:10; Isaías 60:20
- 5 2 Corintios 5:17; Isaías 42:9; Isaías 43:19; Apocalipsis 19:9; Apocalipsis 4:2
- 6 Juan 7:37–38; Juan 4:10; Apocalipsis 7:17; Juan 4:14; Salmo 36:9
- 7 2 Corintios 6:18; Hebreos 8:10; Apocalipsis 21:3; Apocalipsis 2:11; Mateo 25:34
- 8 1 Corintios 6:9–10; Apocalipsis 2:11; Efesios 5:5–6; Apocalipsis 22:15; Apocalipsis 20:14–15
- 9 Apocalipsis 19:7; Apocalipsis 21:2; Apocalipsis 17:1; Apocalipsis 16:1–17; Apocalipsis 15:1–7
- 10 Apocalipsis 21:2; Ezequiel 11:24; 2 Corintios 12:2–4; Ezequiel 40:1–49; Hechos 8:39
- 11 Apocalipsis 4:6; Apocalipsis 22:5; Apocalipsis 22:1; Apocalipsis 21:18–19; Isaías 60:19–20
- 12 Ezequiel 48:31–34; Apocalipsis 21:17–21; Apocalipsis 7:4–8; Isaías 54:12; Apocalipsis 21:25
- 13 Ezequiel 48:31–34
- 14 Hebreos 11:10; Efesios 2:20; Isaías 54:11; Apocalipsis 21:19–21; Mateo 16:18
- 15 Zacarías 2:1; Apocalipsis 11:1–2; Ezequiel 41:1–5; Éxodo 40:3–5
- 16 Ezequiel 48:8–20; Ezequiel 48:35
- 17 Deuteronomio 3:11; Apocalipsis 21:9; Apocalipsis 13:18; Apocalipsis 7:4; Apocalipsis 14:3
- 18 Apocalipsis 21:11; Apocalipsis 21:21; Apocalipsis 21:19
- 19 Isaías 54:11–12; Éxodo 28:17–21; Job 28:16–19; Proverbios 3:15
- 20 Apocalipsis 4:3
- 21 Apocalipsis 21:18; Apocalipsis 17:4; Apocalipsis 22:2; Apocalipsis 21:11–12; Apocalipsis 18:16
- 22 Juan 4:23; 1 Reyes 8:27; 2 Crónicas 2:6; Isaías 66:1; Juan 4:21
- 23 Isaías 60:19–20; Apocalipsis 22:5; Juan 1:9; Apocalipsis 21:11; Isaías 24:23
- 24 Apocalipsis 22:2; Apocalipsis 21:26; Zacarías 8:22–23; Zacarías 2:11; Romanos 15:10–12
- 25 Isaías 60:11; Apocalipsis 22:5; Zacarías 14:7; Isaías 60:20; Apocalipsis 21:23
- 26 Apocalipsis 21:24
- 27 Isaías 52:1; Apocalipsis 22:14–15; Apocalipsis 3:5; Apocalipsis 20:15; Isaías 35:8
Referencias cruzadas: OpenBible.info (CC BY), tomadas sobre todo del Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (dominio público). · Fuentes y licencias
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