Revelation 21:1–3
John sees a new heaven and a new earth, with God dwelling among his people
Study it word by word1And I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea is no more.
2And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared like a bride adorned for her husband.
3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look, the tent of God is with humanity, and he will pitch his tent with them, and they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them.
In its context
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4And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, nor grief nor crying nor pain will there be any longer; for the first things have passed away.”
5And the one who sits on the throne said, “Look, I am making all things new.” And he says, “Write, because these words are faithful and true.”
Its words in the original
- εἶδονeidon· see
See, look; notice.
- οὐρανὸνouranon· heaven, sky
Heaven: the sky and, above all, the place of God. "The heavens" is sometimes a respectful way of saying "God".
- καινὸνkainon· new
New, different from what was before.
- γῆνgēn· earth, land
Earth: the ground, a country, or the whole world.
- πρῶτοςprōtos· first
First, foremost.
- ἀπῆλθανapēlthan· go away
Go away, leave.
- θάλασσαthalassa· sea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
- ἔστινestin· be
Be, exist.
- πόλινpolin· city, town
City, town.
- ἁγίανhagian· holy
Holy: set apart for God, pure, belonging to him.
- ἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēm· Jerusalem
Jerusalem: the city of David and of the temple, the capital of Judea.
- καταβαίνουσανkatabainousan· go down, come down
Go down, come down, descend.
- θεοῦtheou· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- ἡτοιμασμένηνhētoimasmenēn· prepare
Prepare, make ready.
- νύμφηνnymphēn· bride
Bride; also daughter-in-law.
- κεκοσμημένηνkekosmēmenēn· adorn, put in order
Adorn, decorate; put in order, set in order, trim.
- ἀνδρὶandri· man, husband
Man, adult male; with a possessive, "husband".
- ἤκουσαēkousa· hear, listen
Hear, listen; also heed.
- φωνῆςphōnēs· voice, sound
Voice, sound.
- μεγάληςmegalēs· great
Great, large.
- θρόνουthronou· throne
Throne: the seat of a king or a judge; hence royal power.
- λεγούσηςlegousēs· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- σκηνὴskēnē· tent, shelter
Tent, a shelter of branches; also the tent of meeting in the wilderness.
- ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn· human being, man
Human being, person, man (without distinguishing male or female).
- σκηνώσειskēnōsei· dwell, pitch a tent
Pitch a tent, dwell as in a tent.
- λαοὶlaoi· people
People. Often the people of Israel.