Revelation 21:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates of it, and the wall of it.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    The one who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he that talked with me had a golden ed to measu the city, and the gates theof, and the wall theof.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} he{G3588} that spake with{G3326} me{G1700} had{G2192} for a measure{G3354} a golden{G5552} reed{G2563} to{G2443} measure{G3354} the city,{G4172} and{G2532} the gates{G4440} thereof,{G846} and{G2532} the wall{G5038} thereof.{G846}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G2532} he that talked{G2980}{(G5723)} with{G3326} me{G1700} had{G2192}{(G5707)} a golden{G5552} reed{G2563} to{G2443} measure{G3354}{(G5661)} the city{G4172}, and{G2532} the gates{G4440} thereof{G846}, and{G2532} the wall{G5038} thereof{G846}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And he that talked with me had a golden read to measure the cite with all and the gates therof and the wall therof.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And he that talked with me, had a golden rede to measure the cite with all, and the gates therof, and the wall therof.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And hee that talked with mee, had a golden reede, to measure the citie withall, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he that talked with me had a golden reede to measure the citie withall, and the gates thereof, and the wall therof.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He who spoke with me had for a measure, a golden reed, to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he who is speaking with me had a golden reed, that he may measure the city, and its gates, and its wall;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And he who was talking with me had a gold measuring-rod to take the measure of the town, and of its doors, and its wall.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He who spoke with me had for a measure, a golden reed, to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The angel who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city and its foundation stones and wall.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 41:1-5 : 1 Afterward, he brought me to the temple and measured the posts, six cubits wide on one side and six cubits wide on the other side, which was the width of the tabernacle. 2 And the width of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door were five cubits on one side and five cubits on the other side: and he measured its length, forty cubits; and its width, twenty cubits. 3 Then he went inward and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the width of the door, seven cubits. 4 So he measured its length, twenty cubits; and the width, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said to me, This is the most holy place. 5 After, he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the width of every side chamber, four cubits, all around the house on every side.
  • Zech 2:1 : 1 I lifted my eyes again and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.
  • Rev 11:1-2 : 1 And there was given to me a reed like a rod, and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and those who worship there. 2 But leave out the court outside the temple, and do not measure it; for it is given to the Gentiles, and they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months.
  • Exod 40:3-5 : 3 And you shall put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the veil. 4 And you shall bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and you shall bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. 5 And you shall set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rev 21:16-19
    4 verses
    88%

    16 And the city lies four-square, and the length is as large as the width: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the width and the height of it are equal.

    17 And he measured the wall of it, a hundred and forty-four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.

    18 And the construction of its wall was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.

    19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

  • Rev 11:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1 And there was given to me a reed like a rod, and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and those who worship there.

    2 But leave out the court outside the temple, and do not measure it; for it is given to the Gentiles, and they will tread the holy city underfoot for forty-two months.

  • Rev 21:10-14
    5 verses
    79%

    10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,

    11 Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;

    12 And had a great and high wall, and had 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 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

    14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

  • Zech 2:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1 I lifted my eyes again and looked, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand.

    2 Then I said, 'Where are you going?' And he said to me, 'To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.'

  • Rev 21:21-23
    3 verses
    79%

    21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each individual 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 in it: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

    23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it; for the glory of God illuminated it, and the Lamb is its light.

  • Ezek 40:5-9
    5 verses
    77%

    5 There was a wall all around the outside of the temple, and in the man's hand was a measuring reed six cubits long, each cubit being a cubit and a handbreadth. So he measured the width of the wall structure, one reed, and the height, one reed.

    6 Then he went to the gateway facing east and went up its stairs and measured the threshold of the gateway, which was one reed wide, and the other threshold was also one reed wide.

    7 Each gate chamber was one reed long and one reed wide; between the gate chambers was a space of five cubits, and the threshold of the gateway by the vestibule of the inside gate was one reed.

    8 He also measured the vestibule of the inside gate, one reed.

    9 Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits; and the posts were two cubits. The vestibule of the gate was toward the inside.

  • Ezek 40:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2 In the visions of God, He brought me into the land of Israel and set me on a very high mountain, on which was something like the structure of a city to the south.

    3 He brought me there, and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like bronze, with a linen line in his hand and a measuring reed, and he stood in the gateway.

  • 35 He brought me to the north gate and measured it according to these same measurements.

  • 32 He brought me into the inner court facing east; he measured the gateway according to these measurements.

  • 75%

    15 Now when he had finished measuring the inner house, he brought me out toward the gate that faced east, and measured it all around.

    16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed all around.

    17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed all around.

    18 He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed.

    19 He turned to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

    20 He measured it on the four sides: it had a wall all around, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred wide, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the common place.

  • 74%

    16 And these shall be the measurements: the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.

    17 And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.

  • 73%

    27 There was also a gateway on the inner court facing south, and he measured from gate to gate toward the south one hundred cubits.

    28 Then he brought me to the inner court through the south gate, and he measured the south gate according to these same measurements.

  • 2 And I, John, saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

  • 30 And these are the exits of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.

  • 11 He measured the width of the entrance to the gateway, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

  • 72%

    23 A gate of the inner court was opposite the northern gate, just as the eastern gate; and he measured from gate to gate one hundred cubits.

    24 After that he brought me toward the south, and there was a gateway facing south; and he measured its gateposts and its arches according to these same measurements.

  • 48 Then he brought me to the vestibule of the temple and measured the doorposts of the vestibule, five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side; and the width of the gateway was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side.

  • 72%

    18 The pavement was by the side of the gateways, corresponding to the length of the gateways; this was the lower pavement.

    19 Then he measured the width from the front of the lower gateway to the front of the inner court exterior, one hundred cubits toward the east and the north.

    20 On the outer court was also a gateway facing north, and he measured its length and its width.

    21 Its gate chambers, three on this side and three on that side, its gateposts, and its arches had the same measurements as the first gate; its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five cubits.

  • 13 Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one gate chamber to the roof of the other, the width was twenty-five cubits as door faced door.

  • 25 And its gates shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

  • 3 Then he went inward and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the width of the door, seven cubits.

  • 3 And from this measurement, you shall measure a length of twenty-five thousand, and a breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place.

  • 2 And he said to me, What do you see? And I answered, I see a flying scroll; its length is twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits.