Revelation 21:21

The twelve gates were twelve pearls; each of the gates was made from a single pearl. The streets of the city were pure gold, like transparent glass.

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In The King James Version

And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

In Context

20the fifth was onyx, the sixth was carnelian, the seventh was chrysolite, the eighth was beryl, the ninth was topaz, the tenth was chrysoprase, the eleventh was jacinth, and the twelfth was amethyst.

22I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.

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Cross References

1 Kings 6:20The inner room was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height. Solomon overlaid the walls with pure gold and covered the altar with cedar wood.

Matthew 13:45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a merchant looking for valuable pearls.

Revelation 18:16They will say, 1 “Woe, woe to the great city 2 that was dressed in fine linen, 3 in purple, and in scarlet, 2 and was adorned with gold, 3 precious jewels, and pearls! 2

Revelation 21:18The wall was built of jasper and the city of pure gold, like clear 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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