Revelation 21:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Revelation 21:1

All Things Made New

1 Now ^aI saw a new heaven and a new earth, ^bfor the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.

2 Then I,¹ John, saw ^athe holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared ^bas a bride adorned for her husband.

3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Behold, ^athe tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God.

4 ^aAnd God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; ^bthere shall be no more death, ^cnor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

Verse Comparison: Revelation 21:1

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American Standard Version
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth are passed away; and the sea is no more.

Amplified® Bible
THEN I saw a new sky (heaven) and a new earth, for the former sky and the former earth had passed away (vanished), and there no longer existed any sea.

Contemporary English Version
I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and so had the sea.

Darby English Version
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea exists no more.

Good News Bible
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth disappeared, and the sea vanished.

International Standard Version
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the sea was gone.

King James Version
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

New American Standard Bible
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer {any} sea.

New International Version
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.

New King James Version
Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there no longer existed any sea.

Young's Literal Translation
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth did pass away, and the sea is not any more;

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