Revelation 21:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Revelation 21:4

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.”

5 Then ^aHe who sat on the throne said, ^b“Behold, I make all things new.” And He said¹ to me, “Write, for ^cthese words are true and faithful.”

6 And He said to me, ^a“It is done! ^bI am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. ^cI will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts.

7 He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and ^aI will be his God and he shall be My son.

8 ^aBut the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in ^bthe lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

The New Jerusalem

9 Then one of ^athe seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came¹ to me and talked with me, saying, “Come, I will show you ^bthe bride, the Lamb’s wife.”

Verse Comparison: Revelation 21:4

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American Standard Version
and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

Amplified® Bible
God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, neither shall there be anguish (sorrow and mourning) nor grief nor pain any more, for the old conditions {and} the former order of things have passed away.

Contemporary English Version
He will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death, suffering, crying, or pain. These things of the past are gone forever.

Darby English Version
And he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall not exist any more, nor grief, nor cry, nor distress shall exist any more, for the former things have passed away.

Good News Bible
He will wipe away all tears from their eyes. There will be no more death, no more grief or crying or pain. The old things have disappeared."

International Standard Version
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There won't be death anymore. There won't be any grief, crying, or pain, because the first things have disappeared."

King James Version
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

New American Standard Bible
and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be {any} death; there will no longer be {any} mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away."

New International Version
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."

New King James Version
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death will no longer exist; no mourning will exist any longer ,nor crying, nor pain; the first things have passed away."

Young's Literal Translation
and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, and the death shall not be any more, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor shall there be any more pain, because the first things did go away.'

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