14. The walls of the city were built on twelve foundation stones. On the stones were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15. The angel who talked with me had a measuring rod made of gold. The angel had this rod to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.
16. The city was built in a square. Its length was equal to its width. The angel measured the city with the rod. The city was 12,000 stadia long, 12,000 stadia wide, and 12,000 stadia high.
17. The angel also measured the wall. It was 144 cubits high. (The angel was using the same measurement that people use.)
18. The wall was made of jasper. The city was made of pure gold, as pure as glass.
19. The foundation stones of the city walls had every kind of expensive jewels in them. The first foundation stone was jasper, the second was sapphire, the third was chalcedony, the fourth was emerald,
20. the fifth was onyx, the sixth was carnelian, the seventh was yellow quartz, the eighth was beryl, the ninth was topaz, the tenth was chrysoprase, the eleventh was jacinth, and the twelfth was amethyst.
21. The twelve gates were twelve pearls. Each gate was made from one pearl. The street of the city was made of pure gold, as clear as glass.
22. I did not see a temple in the city. The Lord God All-Powerful and the Lamb were the city’s temple.
23. The city did not need the sun or the moon to shine on it. The glory of God gave the city light. The Lamb was the city’s lamp.
24. The peoples of the world will walk by the light given by the Lamb. The rulers of the earth will bring their glory into the city.
25. The city’s gates will never close on any day, because there is no night there.
26. The greatness and the honor of the nations will be brought into the city.
27. Nothing unclean will ever enter the city. No one who does shameful things or tells lies will ever enter the city. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life will enter the city.