Revelation 21:1

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KJV 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.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.

WEB World English Bible

I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth have passed away, and the sea is no more.

ASV 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.

YLT 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;

Surrounding context — Revelation 21

1 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.

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

3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, [and be] their God.

4 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.

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Isaiah 65:17-19For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.2 Peter 3:13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.Isaiah 66:22For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.Revelation 21:5And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.2 Peter 3:10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that [is] in the sea.Daniel 7:3And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.Isaiah 57:20But the wicked [are] like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.Revelation 13:1And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

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