Revelation 11:1

AND there was given me a reed, like to a staff, saying: Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and those who worship therein.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.

In Context

2And the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; because it was given to the Gentiles, and they will tread down the holy city forty-two months.

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Cross References

2 Corinthians 6:16And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For ye are a temple of the living God; as God said: I will dwell in them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be to me a people.

Ephesians 2:20having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner-stone;

1 Peter 2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession; that ye should show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light;

Matthew Henry on Revelation 11:1

In this chapter we have an account, I. Of the measuring—reed given to the apostle, to take the dimensions of the temple, ver. 1, 2 . II. Of the two witnesses of God, ver. 3-13 . III. Of the sounding of the seventh trumpet, and what followed upon it, ver. 14 , &c. Read the whole commentary →

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