Revelation 21:5

And he who is seated on the high seat said, See, I make all things new. And he said, Put it in the book; for these words are certain and true.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

In Context

4And he will put an end to all their weeping; and there will be no more death, or sorrow, or crying, or pain; for the first things have come to an end.

6And he said to me, It is done. I am the First and the Last, the start and the end. I will freely give of the fountain of the water of life to him who is in need.

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Cross References

Isaiah 42:9See, the things said before have come about, and now I give word of new things: before they come I give you news of them.

Luke 5:38But new wine has to be put into new wine-skins.

Revelation 1:11Saying, What you see, put in a book, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.

Revelation 4:2Straight away I was in the Spirit: and I saw a high seat in heaven, and one was seated on it;

Revelation 5:1And I saw in the right hand of him who was seated on the high seat, a book with writing inside it and on the back, shut with seven stamps of wax.

Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white seat, and him who was seated on it, before whose face the earth and the heaven went in flight; and there was no place for them.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 21:2-9

The New Jerusalem. ( a. d. 95.) 1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 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. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And God shall wipe away… Read the whole commentary →

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