Revelation 21:15

And he who was speaking with me was holding a golden measuring reed, in order to measure the City, and its gates and wall.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

14And the wall of the City had twelve foundations. And upon them were the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.

16And the city is laid out as a square, and so its length is as great as the width. And he measured the city with the golden reed for twelve thousand stadia, and its length and height and breadth were equal.

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Cross References

Exodus 40:3and you shall place the ark in it, and you shall release the veil before it.

Zechariah 2:1And I lifted up my eyes, and I saw, and behold, a man, and in his hand was a measuring line.

Matthew Henry on Revelation 21:10-27

The New Jerusalem. ( a. d. 95.) 9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 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 unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 12 And had a… Read the whole commentary →

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