KJV 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Revelation 21:23
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.
WEB World English Bible
The city has no need for the sun, neither of the moon, to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
ASV 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.
YLT 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;
Surrounding context — Revelation 21
20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
21 And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city [was] pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
23 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.
24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόλιςG4172 · poliscityοὐG3756 · ounoχρείανG5532 · chreianeedἔχειG2192 · echōto have/beτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἡλίουG2246 · hēliossunοὐδὲG3761 · oudenorτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoσελήνηςG4582 · selēnēmoonἵναG2443 · hinain order that/toφαίνωσινG5316 · phainōto shine/appearαὐτῇ·G846 · autosit/s/heἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoγὰρG1063 · garforδόξαG1391 · doxagloryτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodἐφώτισενG5461 · phōtizōto illuminateαὐτήν,G846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoλύχνοςG3088 · luchnoslampαὐτῆςG846 · autosit/s/heτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀρνίον.G721 · arnionlamb
Cross-references
Isaiah 60:19-20The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.Revelation 22:5And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.John 1:9[That] was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.Revelation 21:11Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal;Isaiah 24:23Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.Luke 2:32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.Revelation 18:1And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.John 1:4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.Habakkuk 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.Revelation 21:25And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.John 1:18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].John 5:23That all [men] should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.Acts 22:11And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.Matthew 16:27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.Mark 8:38Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.Isaiah 2:19And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.John 17:24Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
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