Revelation 21:18

The material of the wall of the city was jasper, and the city was built of pure gold, which shone like clear glass.

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In The King James Version

And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

In Context

17Then he measured the wall; it was two hundred and eighty-eight feet, as people measure, that is as the angel measured.

19The foundations of the wall of the city were ornamented with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was a jasper; the second a sapphire; the third a chalcedony; the fourth an emerald;

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Cross References

Revelation 21:11Its brilliance was like a precious stone, like a jasper, transparent as crystal.

Revelation 21:21The twelve gates were made of twelve pearls, each gate of one pearl. The street of the city was of pure gold, transparent as glass.

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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