Revelation 21:22

I did not see a temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty is its temple, and so is the Lamb.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

In Context

21The twelve gates were twelve pearls—each one of the gates was made of a single pearl—and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

23The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the glory of God itself gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

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Cross References

John 2:19Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

John 4:23But an hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such people to worship him.

John 13:32And if God is glorified in him, God will also glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him immediately.

Colossians 2:9For all the fullness of God's nature dwells bodily in Christ,

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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