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Revelation 21:23
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21 The twelve gates were twelve apearls: each individual gate was of one pearl. bAnd the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.  

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22 aBut I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple.  
23 aThe city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine1 in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.  
24 aAnd the nations1 of those who are saved shall walk in its light, and the kings of the earth bring their glory and honor2 into it.  
25 aIts gates shall not be shut at all by day b(there shall be no night there).  
26 aAnd they shall bring the glory and the honor of the nations into1 it.  
Verse Comparison: Revelation 21:23

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American Standard Version
And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof `is' the Lamb.

Amplified® Bible
And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon to give light to it, for the splendor {and} radiance (glory) of God illuminate it, and the Lamb is its lamp.

Contemporary English Version
And the city did not need the sun or the moon. The glory of God was shining on it, and the Lamb was its light.

Darby English Version
And the city has no need of the sun nor of the moon, that they should shine for it; for the glory of God has enlightened it, and the lamp thereof [is] the Lamb.

Good News Bible
The city has no need of the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God shines on it, and the Lamb is its lamp.

International Standard Version
The city doesn't need any sun or moon to give it light, because the glory of God gave it light, and the lamb was its lamp.

King James Version
And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

New American Standard Bible
And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp {is} the Lamb.

New International Version
The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.

New King James Version
The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp consists of the Lamb.

Young's Literal Translation
and the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, that they may shine in it; for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp of it `is' the Lamb;


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