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Revelation 21:3

I heard a great voice from the throne saying, “Look! The dwelling place of God is with human beings, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and he will be their God.

Unlocked Literal Bible

In The King James Version

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.

In Context

2I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, that came down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.

4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death, or grieving, or crying, or pain. The former things have passed away.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:11I will place my tabernacle among you, and I will not detest you.

1 Kings 8:27But will God actually live on the earth? Look, the entire universe and heaven itself cannot contain you—how much less can this temple that I have built!

Isaiah 12:6Cry aloud and shout for joy, you inhabitants of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”

Jeremiah 32:38Then they will be my people, and I will be their God.

Ezekiel 43:7He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet, where I will live in the midst of the people of Israel forever. The house of Israel will no longer profane my holy name—they or their kings—with their faithlessness or with the corpses of their kings at their high places.

Zechariah 13:9I will bring that third through the fire 1 and refine them as silver is refined; 1 I will test them as gold is tested. 1 They will call on my name, 1 and I will answer them and say, 1 'This is my people!' 1 and they will say, 'Yahweh is my God!'”

Matthew Henry on Revelation 21:2-9

The New Jerusalem. ( a. d. 95.) 1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 4 And God shall wipe away… Read the whole commentary →

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