Revelation 21:15

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

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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 foundation-stones, and on them the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

16And the city lieth four-square, and its length is as great as its breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

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Cross References

Zechariah 2:1I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, 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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