Revelation 21:14

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and upon them the twelve names of the twelve legates of the Lamb.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

In Context

13On the east, three gates; on the north, three gates; on the south, three gates; and on the west, three gates.

15And he that talked with me, had a measure, a golden reed; so that he could measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:18Also I say to thee, that thou art Cephas: and upon this rock, I will build my church: and the gates of death shall not triumph over it.

Galatians 2:9And James, Cephas, and John, who were accounted pillars, when they perceived the grace that was given to me, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship; that we should labor among the Gentiles, and they among the circumcision.

Ephesians 3:5which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy legates and to his prophets, by the Spirit;

Hebrews 11:10For he looked for the city that hath a foundation, of which the builder and maker is God.

Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, and ye Angels, and Legates, and Prophets; because God judgeth your cause with her.

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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