Revelation 21:2 KJV

And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Matthew Henry

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Hebrews 11:10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
  • Revelation 3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
  • Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
  • Revelation 21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God,
  • Revelation 19:7–8 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. …

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Bible Dictionary

  • John(1.) One who, with Annas and Caiaphas, sat in judgment on the apostles Peter and John (Acts 4:6). He was of the kindred of the high...
  • JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Greek and Strong’s

  • And Καὶ Kai καί Conjunction
  • I ἐγὼ egō ἐγώ Pronoun · first person, nominative singular
  • John Ἰωάννης Iōannēs Ἰωάννης Noun · nominative masculine singular
  • saw εἶδον eidon Verb · aorist active indicative, first person singular εἴδω eídō
  • the holy τὴν tēn Article · accusative feminine singular ἁγίαν hagian ἅγιος Adjective · accusative feminine singular
  • city τὴν tēn Article · accusative feminine singular πόλιν polin πόλις Noun · accusative feminine singular
  • new καινὴν kainēn καινός Adjective · accusative feminine singular
  • Jerusalem Ἰερουσαλὴμ Ierousalēm Noun · accusative feminine singular Ἱερουσαλήμ Hierousalḗm
  • coming down καταβαίνουσαν katabainousan καταβαίνω Verb · present active participle, accusative feminine singular
  • from ἀπὸ apo ἀπό Preposition
  • God τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular Θεοῦ Theou θεός Noun · genitive masculine singular
  • out of ἐκ ek ἐκ Preposition
  • heaven τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular οὐρανοῦ ouranou οὐρανός Noun · genitive masculine singular
  • prepared ἡτοιμασμένην hētoimasmenēn ἑτοιμάζω Verb · perfect passive participle, accusative feminine singular
  • as ὡς hōs ὡς Conjunction
  • a bride νύμφην nymphēn νύμφη Noun · accusative feminine singular
  • adorned κεκοσμημένην kekosmēmenēn κοσμέω Verb · perfect passive participle, accusative feminine singular
  • for her αὐτῆς autēs αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive feminine singular
  • husband τῷ tō Article · dative masculine singular ἀνδρὶ andri ἀνήρ Noun · dative masculine singular

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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