Revelation 21:15

And he that spoke with me, had a measure of a reed of gold, to measure the city and the gates thereof, and the wall.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 in them, the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

16And the city lieth in a foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the golden reed for twelve thousand furlongs, and the length and the height and the breadth thereof are equal.

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Cross References

Exodus 40:3And shalt put the ark in it, and shalt let down the veil before it:

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

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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