10. And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the Holy City, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
11. having the glory of God, her light like a most precious jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal.
12. It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were written:
13. three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.
14. The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
15. He who talked with me had a golden rod to measure the city and its gates and wall.
16. The city lies as a square, its length as long as its width. He measured the city with the rod: one thousand four hundred miles. Its length and breadth and height are equal.
17. He then measured its wall: two hundred feet by the measurement of a man, that is, of an angel.
18. The wall was built of jasper and the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.
19. The foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all kinds of precious jewels. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;