15. And he who was speaking with me was holding a golden measuring reed, in order to measure the City, and its gates and wall.
16. And the city is laid out as a square, and so its length is as great as the width. And he measured the city with the golden reed for twelve thousand stadia, and its length and height and breadth were equal.
17. And he measured its wall as one hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, which is of an Angel.
18. And the structure of its wall was of jasper stone. Yet truly, the city itself was of pure gold, similar to pure glass.
19. And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was of jasper, the second was of sapphire, the third was of chalcedony, the fourth was of emerald,
20. the fifth was of sardonyx, the sixth was of sardius, the seventh was of chrysolite, the eighth was of beryl, the ninth was of topaz, the tenth was of chrysoprasus, the eleventh was of jacinth, the twelfth was of amethyst.
21. And the twelve gates are twelve pearls, one for each, so that each gate was made from a single pearl. And the main street of the city was of pure gold, similar to transparent glass.
22. And I saw no temple in it. For the Lord God Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb.
23. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine in it. For the glory of God has illuminated it, and the Lamb is its lamp.
24. And the nations shall walk by its light. And the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honor into it.
25. And its gates shall not be closed throughout the day, for there shall be no night in that place.
26. And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.
27. There shall not enter into it anything defiled, nor anything causing an abomination, nor anything false, but only those who have been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb.