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| 21:1 | And I saw a new heauen, and a new earth: for the first heauen, and the first earth were passed away, and there was no more sea. |
| 21:2 | And I Iohn saw the holy City, new Hierusalem comming down from God out of heauen, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. |
| 21:3 | And I heard a great voice out of heauen, saying, Behold, the Tabernacle of God is with men, and he wil dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himselfe shalbe with them, and be their God. |
| 21:4 | And God shall wipe away all teares from their eyes: and there shall bee no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there bee any more paine: for the former things are passed away. |
| 21:5 | And he that sate vpon the throne, said, Behold, I make all things new. And hee said vnto me, Write: for these words are true and faithfull. |
| 21:6 | And he said vnto mee, It is done: I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will giue vnto him that is athirst, of the fountaine of the water of life, freely. |
| 21:7 | He that ouercommeth, shall inherite all things, and I will bee his God, and he shall be my sonne. |
| 21:8 | But the fearefull, and vnbeleeuing, and the abominable, and murderers, and whore mongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all lyars, shall haue their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. |
| 21:9 | And there came vnto me one of the seuen Angels, which had the seuen vials full of the seuen last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the Bride, the Lambes wife. |
| 21:10 | And he caried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountaine, and shewed me that great citie, the holy Hierusalem, descending out of heauen from God, |
| 21:11 | Hauing the glory of God: and her light was like vnto a stone most precious; euen like a iasper stone, cleare as christal, |
| 21:12 | And had a wall great and high, and had twelue gates, and at the gates twelue Angels, & names written thereon, which are the names of the twelue tribes of the children of Israel. |
| 21:13 | On the East three gates, on the North three gates, on the South three gates, and on the West three gates. |
| 21:14 | And the wall of the citie had twelue foundations, and in them the names of the twelue Apostles of the Lambe. |
| 21:15 | And hee that talked with mee, had a golden reede to measure the citie, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. |
| 21:16 | And the city lieth foure square, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelue thousand furlongs: the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equall. |
| 21:17 | And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred, and fourtie, and foure cubites, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the Angel. |
| 21:18 | And the building of the wall of it was of Iasper, and the city was pure gold, like vnto cleare glasse. |
| 21:19 | And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all maner of precious stones. The first foundation was Iasper, the second Saphir, the third a Chalcedony, the fourth an Emerald, |
| 21:20 | The fift Sardonix, the sixt Sardius, the seuenth Chrysolite, the eight Beryl, the ninth a Topas, the tenth a Chrysoprasus, the eleuenth a Iacinct, the twelfth an Amethyst. |
| 21:21 | And the twelue gates were twelue pearles, euery seuerall gate was of one pearle, and the streete of the city was pure golde, as it were transparent glasse. |
| 21:22 | And I saw no Temple therein: For the Lord God Almightie, and the Lambe, are the Temple of it. |
| 21:23 | And the citie had no need of the Sunne, neither of the Moone to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lambe is the light thereof. |
| 21:24 | And the nations of them which are saued, shall walke in the light of it: and the kings of the earth doe bring their glory and honour into it. |
| 21:25 | And the gates of it shall not bee shut at all by day: for there shall bee no night there. |
| 21:26 | And they shall bring the glorie and honour of the nations into it. |
| 21:27 | And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoeuer worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lambes booke of life. |
| 21:1 | And I sawe a newe heauen and a newe earth. For the fyrst heauen, and the fyrst earth were vanisshed awaye, and there was nomore See. |
| 21:2 | And I Ihon sawe that holy cite newe Ierusalem come downe from God out of heauen, prepared as a bryde garnisshed for hyr hussband. |
| 21:3 | And I herde a greate voyce from the seate, sayenge: beholde, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he wil dwell with them. And they shalbe his people, and God himselfe shalbe with the, and shalbe their God. |
| 21:4 | And God shal wipe awaye all teares from their eyes. And there shalbe nomore deeth, nether sorowe, nether shal there be eny more payne, for ye olde thinges are gone. |
| 21:5 | And he that sat vpon the seate, sayde: Beholde, I make all thinges newe. And he sayde vnto me: wryte for these wordes are faithfull and true, |
| 21:6 | And he sayde vnto me: it is done I am Alpha and Omega, the begynnynge, and the ende. I wil geue to him that is a thyrst of the well of the water of life fre. |
| 21:7 | He that ouercommeth, shal inheret all thinges I wil be his God, and he shalbe my sonne. |
| 21:8 | But the fearefull and vnbeleuynge, and the abhominable, and murthurers, and whormongers, and sorcerers, and ydolaters, & all lyars, shal haue their parte in the lake, that burneth with fyre and brymstone, which is the seconde death. |
| 21:9 | And there came vnto me one of the seuen angels, which had the seuen vials full of the seuen last plages: and talked with me, sayenge: come hydder, I wil shewe the the bryde, ye labes wyfe. |
| 21:10 | And he caryed me awaye in ye sprete to a greate and an hye moutayne, and he shewed me the greate cite, holy Ierusale descendinge out of heauen from God, |
| 21:11 | hauynge the brightnes of God. And her shynynge was lyke vnto a stone most precious, euen a Iaspar cleare as cristall: |
| 21:12 | & had greate and hye walles, and had twolue gates, and at ye gates twolue angels: and names wrytten, which are the twolue trybes of Israel: |
| 21:13 | on the est parte thre gates, and on the north syde thre gates, and towarde the south thre gates, and from the west thre gates: |
| 21:14 | and the wall of the cite had twolue foundacios, and in them the names of the lambes twolue Apostles. |
| 21:15 | And he that talked with me, had a golden rede to measure the cite with all, and the gates therof, and the wall therof. |
| 21:16 | And the cite was bylt foure square, and the length was as large as the bredth of it, and he measured the cite with the rede twolue M. furlonges: and the length and the bredth, and ye heyth of it, were equall. |
| 21:17 | And he measured the wall therof, an cxliiij. cubittes, after ye measure of a man, which the angel had. |
| 21:18 | And the buyldinge of the wall of it was of Iaspar. And the cite was of pure golde, like vnto cleare glasse: |
| 21:19 | and ye foundacios of the walles and of ye cite were garnysshed with all maner of precious stones. The fyrst foundacion was a Iasper, the seconde a Saphyre, ye thyrde a Calcedony, the fourth a Smaragde: |
| 21:20 | the fyft a Sardonix: the sixt a Sardeos: the seuenth a Crysolite, the eyght berall: the nynth a Topas: the tenth a Crysoprasos: the eleueth a Iacyncte: the twelfte an Amatist. |
| 21:21 | And the twolue gates were twolue pearles, and euery gate was of one pearle, and ye strete of the cite was pure golde, as a thoroweshyninge glasse. |
| 21:22 | And I sawe no temple therin. For the LORDE God allmighty and the lambe is the temple of it, |
| 21:23 | and the cite hath no nede of the Sonne, nether of the mone to lyghten it. For the bryghtnes of God doth light it: and the lambe is the lyght of it. |
| 21:24 | And ye people which are saued, shal walke in the light of it: and the kynges of the earth shal brynge their glory vnto it. |
| 21:25 | And the gates of it shal not be shut by daye. For there shalbe no nyght there. |
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| 21:27 | And there shal entre in to it none vncleane thinge: nether what soeuer worketh abhominacion: or maketh lyes: but they which are wrytten in the lambes boke of life. |
| 21:1 | And Y sai newe heuene and newe erthe; for the firste heuene and the firste erthe wenten awei, and the see is not now. |
| 21:2 | And Y Joon say the hooli citee Jerusalem, newe, comynge doun fro heuene, maad redi of God, as a wijf ourned to hir hosebonde. |
| 21:3 | And Y herde a greet vois fro the trone, seiynge, Lo! the tabernacle of God is with men, and he schal dwelle with hem; and thei schulen be his puple, and he God with hem schal be her God. |
| 21:4 | And God schal wipe awei ech teer fro the iyen of hem; and deth schal no more be, nether mornyng, nether criyng, nether sorewe schal be ouer; whiche `firste thingis wenten awei. |
| 21:5 | And he seide, that sat in the trone, Lo! Y make alle thingis newe. And he seide to me, Write thou, for these wordis ben moost feithful and trewe. |
| 21:6 | And he seide to me, It is don; I am alpha and oo, the bigynnyng and ende. Y schal yyue freli of the welle of quic watir to hym that thirsteth. |
| 21:7 | He that schal ouercome, schal welde these things; and Y schal be God to hym, and he schal be sone to me. |
| 21:8 | But to ferdful men, and vnbileueful, and cursid, and manquelleris, and fornycatouris, and to witchis, and worschiperis of idols, and to alle lieris, the part of hem shal be in the pool brennynge with fier and brymstoon, that is the secounde deth. |
| 21:9 | And oon cam of the seuene aungels, hauynge violis fulle of `seuene the laste veniauncis. And he spak with me, and seide, Come thou, and Y schal schewe to thee the spousesse, the wijf of the lomb. |
| 21:10 | And he took me vp in spirit in to a greet hille and hiy; and he schewide to me the hooli citee Jerusalem, comynge doun fro heuene of God, |
| 21:11 | hauynge the clerete of God; and the liyt of it lijk a preciouse stoon, as the stoon iaspis, as cristal. |
| 21:12 | And it hadde a walle greet and hiy, hauynge twelue yatis, and in the yatis of it twelue aungels, and names writun in, that ben the names of twelue lynagis of the sones of Israel; fro the east thre yatis, |
| 21:13 | and fro the north thre yatis, and fro the south thre yatis, and fro the west thre yatis. |
| 21:14 | And the wal of the citee hadde twelue foundementis, and in hem the twelue names of twelue apostlis, and of the lomb. |
| 21:15 | And he that spak with me, hadde a goldun mesure of a rehed, that he schulde mete the citee, and the yatis of it, and the wal. |
| 21:16 | And the citee was set in square; and the lengthe of it is so miche, `as miche as is the breede. And he mat the citee with the rehed, bi furlongis twelue thousyndis. And the heiythe, and the lengthe and breede of it, ben euene. |
| 21:17 | And he mat the wallis of it, of an hundrid and `foure and fourti cubitis, bi mesure of man, that is, of an aungel. |
| 21:18 | And the bildyng of the wal therof was of the stoon iaspis. And the citee it silf was clene gold, lijk clene glas. |
| 21:19 | And the foundementis of the wal of the citee weren ourned with al preciouse stoon. The firste foundement, iaspis; the secounde, safiris; the thridde, calcedonyus; the fourthe, smaragdus; |
| 21:20 | the fyuethe, sardony; the sixte, sardius; the seuenthe, crisolitus; the eiytthe, berillus; the nynthe, topacius; the tenthe, crisopassus; the eleuenthe, iacinctus; the tweluethe, ametistus. |
| 21:21 | And twelue yatis ben twelue margaritis, bi ech; `and ech yate was of ech margarete. And the stretis of the citee weren clene gold, as of glas ful schynynge. |
| 21:22 | And Y say no temple in it, for the Lord God almyyti and the lomb, is temple of it. |
| 21:23 | And the citee hath no nede of sunne, nethir moone, that thei schyne in it; for the clerete of God schal liytne it; and the lomb is the lanterne of it. |
| 21:24 | And folkis schulen walke in liyt of it; and the kyngis of the erthe schulen brynge her glorie and onour in to it. |
| 21:25 | And the yatis of it schulen not be closid bi dai; and niyt schal not be there. |
| 21:26 | And thei schulen brynge the glorie and onour of folkis in to it. |
| 21:27 | Nether ony man defoulid, and doynge abhominacioun and leesyng, schal entre in to it; but thei that ben writun in the book of lijf and of the lomb. |
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