15. The angel who talked with me had a gold measuring rod. He used it to measure the city, its gates and its walls.
16. The city was laid out like a square. It was as long as it was wide. The angel measured the city with the rod. It was 1,400 miles long. It was as wide and high as it was long.
17. He measured the wall of the city. It was 200 feet thick. The angel did the measuring as a man would.
18. The wall was made out of jasper. The city was made out of pure gold, as pure as glass.
19. The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of jewel. The first foundation was made out of jasper. The second was made out of sapphire. The third was made out of chalcedony. The fourth was made out of emerald.
20. The fifth was made out of sardonyx. The sixth was made out of carnelian. The seventh was made out of chrysolite. The eighth was made out of beryl. The ninth was made out of topaz. The tenth was made out of chrysoprase. The eleventh was made out of jacinth. The twelfth was made out of amethyst.
21. The 12 gates were made from 12 pearls. Each gate was made out of a single pearl. The main street of the city was made out of pure gold, as clear as glass.
22. I didn't see a temple in the city. This was because the Lamb and the Lord God who rules over all are its temple.
23. The city does not need the sun or moon to shine on it. God's glory is its light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
24. The nations will walk by the light of the city. The kings of the world will bring their glory into it.
25. Its gates will never be shut, because there will be no night there.
26. The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.