Ephesians 5:27 He did it to bring her to himself as a brightly shining church. He wants a church that has no stain or wrinkle or any other flaw. He wants a church that is h...

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New International Reader's Version - He did it to bring her to himself as a brightly shining church. He wants a church that has no stain or wrinkle or any other flaw. He wants a church that is holy and without blame.
新标点和合本 - 可以献给自己，作个荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的病，乃是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 好献给自己，作荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的缺陷，而是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 好献给自己，作荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的缺陷，而是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
当代译本 - 以便把圣洁、完美、没有污点和皱纹等瑕疵的荣耀教会献给祂自己。
圣经新译本 - 可以作荣耀的教会归给自己，什么污点皱纹等也没有，而是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
中文标准译本 - 为要给自己预备一个荣耀的教会，没有污渍、皱纹或任何这类的事，却要她成为圣洁、毫无瑕疵。
现代标点和合本 - 可以献给自己，做个荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的病，乃是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
和合本（拼音版） - 可以献给自己，作个荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的病，乃是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
New International Version - and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
English Standard Version - so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
New Living Translation - He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.
Christian Standard Bible - He did this to present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and blameless.
New American Standard Bible - that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.
New King James Version - that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
Amplified Bible - so that [in turn] He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy [set apart for God] and blameless.
American Standard Version - that he might present the church to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
King James Version - That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
New English Translation - so that he may present the church to himself as glorious – not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
World English Bible - that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without defect.
新標點和合本 - 可以獻給自己，作個榮耀的教會，毫無玷污、皺紋等類的病，乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 好獻給自己，作榮耀的教會，毫無玷污、皺紋等類的缺陷，而是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 好獻給自己，作榮耀的教會，毫無玷污、皺紋等類的缺陷，而是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
當代譯本 - 以便把聖潔、完美、沒有污點和皺紋等瑕疵的榮耀教會獻給祂自己。
聖經新譯本 - 可以作榮耀的教會歸給自己，甚麼污點皺紋等也沒有，而是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
呂振中譯本 - 好把教會獻給自己、滿有光彩、沒有污點皺紋等類、乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
中文標準譯本 - 為要給自己預備一個榮耀的教會，沒有汙漬、皺紋或任何這類的事，卻要她成為聖潔、毫無瑕疵。
現代標點和合本 - 可以獻給自己，做個榮耀的教會，毫無玷汙、皺紋等類的病，乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
文理和合譯本 - 立之己前、為有榮者、無瑕皺等疵、乃聖而無玷也、
文理委辦譯本 - 會既榮矣、無若瑕垢皺容、必潔而無玷、立於己前、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 俾立於己前為榮耀之教會、無瑕垢縐容等類之疵、乃聖潔純全無玷、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 為己造就光華燦爛之教會、既無瑕疵、又無縐容、惠中秀外、玉潔冰清。
Nueva Versión Internacional - para presentársela a sí mismo como una iglesia radiante, sin mancha ni arruga ni ninguna otra imperfección, sino santa e intachable.
현대인의 성경 - 얼룩이나 주름이나 그 밖의 결점이 없이 거룩하고 흠이 없는 영광스러운 교회로 자기 앞에 세우기 위해서입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - чтобы Ему поставить ее перед Собой как славную Церковь, не имеющую пятна, или порока, или чего-то подобного, чтобы она была святой и непорочной.
Восточный перевод - чтобы Ему поставить её перед Собой во всей её славе, как невесту, не имеющую пятна, или порока, или чего-то подобного, чтобы она была общиной святой и непорочной.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - чтобы Ему поставить её перед Собой во всей её славе, как невесту, не имеющую пятна, или порока, или чего-то подобного, чтобы она была общиной святой и непорочной.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - чтобы Ему поставить её перед Собой во всей её славе, как невесту, не имеющую пятна, или порока, или чего-то подобного, чтобы она была общиной святой и непорочной.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il a ainsi voulu se présenter cette Eglise à lui-même, rayonnante de beauté, sans tache, ni ride, ni aucun défaut, mais digne de se tenir devant Dieu et irréprochable.
リビングバイブル - こうして、一点のしみも、しわも、何の傷もない、きよく完全な栄光の教会として迎え入れようとされたのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἵνα παραστήσῃ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον ἢ ῥυτίδα ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων, ἀλλ’ ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἵνα παραστήσῃ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον, ἢ ῥυτίδα, ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων, ἀλλ’ ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος.
Nova Versão Internacional - e para apresentá-la a si mesmo como igreja gloriosa, sem mancha nem ruga ou coisa semelhante, mas santa e inculpável.
Hoffnung für alle - So sorgt er selbst dafür, dass sie zu einer schönen und makellosen Braut für ihn wird, ohne Flecken, Falten oder einen anderen Fehler, weil sie allein Christus gehören soll.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - nhằm trình diện trước mặt Ngài như một Hội Thánh vinh hiển, không vết không nhăn, không một khuyết điểm nào, nhưng thánh khiết trọn vẹn.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และเพื่อพระองค์จะได้มีคริสตจักรอันงามผ่องแผ้วปราศจากมลทินหรือริ้วรอยหรือตำหนิใดๆ แต่บริสุทธิ์และไม่มีที่ติ
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพื่อว่าพระองค์จะได้รับคริสตจักรที่งดงามตระการมาเป็นของพระองค์ ไม่มีด่างพร้อยรอยตำหนิหรือมลทินอื่นใด แต่จะเป็นคริสตจักรที่บริสุทธิ์ปราศจากข้อตำหนิ

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Psalm 45:13 - In her room, the princess looks glorious. Her gown has gold threads running through it.
Jeremiah 33:9 - Then this city will bring me fame, joy, praise and honor. All the nations on earth will hear about the good things I do for this city. They will see the great success and peace I give it. Then they will be filled with wonder. And they will tremble with fear.”
Psalm 87:3 - City of God, the Lord says glorious things about you.
Revelation 7:9 - After this I looked, and there in front of me was a huge crowd of people. They stood in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb. There were so many that no one could count them. They came from every nation, tribe and people. That’s true no matter what language they spoke. They were wearing white robes. In their hands they were holding palm branches.
Revelation 7:10 - They cried out in a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne. Salvation also belongs to the Lamb.”
Revelation 7:11 - All the angels were standing around the throne. They were standing around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces in front of the throne and worshiped God.
Revelation 7:12 - They said, “Amen! May praise and glory and wisdom be given to our God for ever and ever. Give him thanks and honor and power and strength. Amen!”
Revelation 7:13 - Then one of the elders spoke to me. “Who are these people dressed in white robes?” he asked. “Where did they come from?”
Revelation 7:14 - I answered, “Sir, you know.” He said, “They are the ones who have come out of the time of terrible suffering. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 7:15 - So “they are in front of the throne of God. They serve him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will be with them to keep them safe.
Revelation 7:16 - ‘Never again will they be hungry. Never again will they be thirsty. The sun will not beat down on them.’ ( Isaiah 49:10 ) The heat of the desert will not harm them.
Revelation 7:17 - The Lamb, who is at the center of the area around the throne, will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water.’ ( Isaiah 49:10 ) ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ” ( Isaiah 25:8 )
Isaiah 62:3 - You will be like a glorious crown in my strong hand. You will be like a royal crown in my powerful hand.
Revelation 21:10 - Then he carried me away in a vision. The Spirit took me to a huge, high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City. It was coming down out of heaven from God.
Revelation 21:11 - It shone with the glory of God. It gleamed like a very valuable jewel. It was like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
Revelation 21:12 - The city had a huge, high wall with 12 gates. Twelve angels were at the gates, one at each of them. On the gates were written the names of the 12 tribes of Israel.
Revelation 21:13 - There were three gates on the east and three on the north. There were three gates on the south and three on the west.
Revelation 21:14 - The wall of the city had 12 foundations. Written on them were the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb.
Revelation 21:15 - The angel who talked with me had a gold measuring rod. He used it to measure the city, its gates and its walls.
Revelation 21:16 - The city was laid out like a square. It was as long as it was wide. The angel measured the city with the rod. It was 1,400 miles long. It was as wide and high as it was long.
Revelation 21:17 - The angel measured the wall as human beings measure things. It was 200 feet thick.
Revelation 21:18 - The wall was made out of jasper. The city was made out of pure gold, as pure as glass.
Revelation 21:19 - The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of jewel. The first foundation was made out of jasper. The second was made out of sapphire. The third was made out of agate. The fourth was made out of emerald.
Revelation 21:20 - The fifth was made out of onyx. The sixth was made out of ruby. The seventh was made out of chrysolite. The eighth was made out of beryl. The ninth was made out of topaz. The tenth was made out of turquoise. The eleventh was made out of jacinth. The twelfth was made out of amethyst.
Revelation 21:21 - The 12 gates were made from 12 pearls. Each gate was made out of a single pearl. The main street of the city was made out of gold. It was gold as pure as glass that people can see through clearly.
Revelation 21:22 - I didn’t see a temple in the city. That’s because the Lamb and the Lord God who rules over all are its temple.
Revelation 21:23 - The city does not need the sun or moon to shine on it. God’s glory is its light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Revelation 21:24 - The nations will walk by the light of the city. The kings of the world will bring their glory into it.
Revelation 21:25 - Its gates will never be shut, because there will be no night there.
Revelation 21:26 - The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.
Revelation 21:27 - Only what is pure will enter the city. No one who causes people to believe lies will enter it. No one who does shameful things will enter it either. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life will enter the city.
Isaiah 60:15 - “You have been deserted and hated. No one even travels through you. But I will make you into something to be proud of forever. You will be a place of joy for all time to come.
Isaiah 60:16 - You will get everything you need from kings and nations. You will be like children who are nursing at their mother’s breasts. Then you will know that I am the one who saves you. I am the Lord. I set you free. I am the Mighty One of Jacob.
Isaiah 60:17 - Instead of bronze I will bring you gold. In place of iron I will give you silver. Instead of wood I will bring you bronze. In place of stones I will give you iron. I will make peace govern you. I will make godliness rule over you.
Isaiah 60:18 - People will no longer harm one another in your land. They will not wipe out or destroy anything inside your borders. You will call your walls Salvation. And you will name your gates Praise.
Isaiah 60:19 - You will not need the light of the sun by day anymore. The bright light of the moon will no longer have to shine on you. I will be your light forever. My glory will shine on you. I am the Lord your God.
Isaiah 60:20 - Your sun will never set again. Your moon will never lose its light. I will be your light forever. Your days of sorrow will come to an end.
Hebrews 12:22 - But you have come to Mount Zion. You have come to the city of the living God. This is the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to a joyful gathering of angels. There are thousands and thousands of them.
Hebrews 12:23 - You have come to the church of God’s people. God’s first and only Son is over all things. God’s people share in what belongs to his Son. Their names are written in heaven. You have come to God, who is the Judge of all people. You have come to the spirits of godly people who have been made perfect.
Hebrews 12:24 - You have come to Jesus. He is the go-between of a new covenant. You have come to the sprinkled blood. It promises better things than the blood of Abel.
Jude 1:21 - And by doing these things, remain in God’s love as you wait. You are waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 - God is the God who gives peace. May he make you holy through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept free from blame. May you be without blame from now until our Lord Jesus Christ comes.
Hebrews 9:14 - But Christ offered himself to God without any flaw. He did this through the power of the eternal Holy Spirit. So how much cleaner will the blood of Christ make us! It washes away our feelings of guilt for committing sin. Sin always leads to death. But now we can serve the living God.
Colossians 1:28 - Christ is the one we preach about. With all the wisdom we have, we warn and teach everyone. When we bring them to God, we want them to be like Christ. We want them to be grown up as people who belong to Christ.
Jude 1:24 - Give praise to the God who is able to keep you from falling into sin. He will bring you into his heavenly glory without any fault. He will bring you there with great joy.
2 Corinthians 4:14 - We know that God raised the Lord Jesus from the dead. And he will also raise us up with Jesus. And he will present both you and us to himself.
2 Peter 3:14 - Dear friends, I know you are looking forward to this. So try your best to be found pure and without blame. Be at peace with God.
Ephesians 1:4 - God chose us to belong to Christ before the world was created. He chose us to be holy and without blame in his eyes. He loved us.
Song of Songs 4:7 - Every part of you is so beautiful, my love. There is no flaw in you.
2 Corinthians 11:2 - My jealousy for you comes from God himself. I promised to give you to only one husband. That husband is Christ. I wanted to be able to give you to him as if you were a pure virgin.
1 Peter 1:19 - Instead, you were bought with the priceless blood of Christ. He is a perfect lamb. He doesn’t have any flaws at all.
Colossians 1:22 - But because Christ died, God has brought you back to himself. Christ’s death has made you holy in God’s sight. So now you don’t have any flaw. You are free from blame.

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New International Reader's Version - He did it to bring her to himself as a brightly shining church. He wants a church that has no stain or wrinkle or any other flaw. He wants a church that is holy and without blame.
新标点和合本 - 可以献给自己，作个荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的病，乃是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 好献给自己，作荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的缺陷，而是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 好献给自己，作荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的缺陷，而是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
当代译本 - 以便把圣洁、完美、没有污点和皱纹等瑕疵的荣耀教会献给祂自己。
圣经新译本 - 可以作荣耀的教会归给自己，什么污点皱纹等也没有，而是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
中文标准译本 - 为要给自己预备一个荣耀的教会，没有污渍、皱纹或任何这类的事，却要她成为圣洁、毫无瑕疵。
现代标点和合本 - 可以献给自己，做个荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的病，乃是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
和合本（拼音版） - 可以献给自己，作个荣耀的教会，毫无玷污、皱纹等类的病，乃是圣洁没有瑕疵的。
New International Version - and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.
English Standard Version - so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.
New Living Translation - He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.
Christian Standard Bible - He did this to present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and blameless.
New American Standard Bible - that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.
New King James Version - that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
Amplified Bible - so that [in turn] He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy [set apart for God] and blameless.
American Standard Version - that he might present the church to himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
King James Version - That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
New English Translation - so that he may present the church to himself as glorious – not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
World English Bible - that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without defect.
新標點和合本 - 可以獻給自己，作個榮耀的教會，毫無玷污、皺紋等類的病，乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 好獻給自己，作榮耀的教會，毫無玷污、皺紋等類的缺陷，而是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 好獻給自己，作榮耀的教會，毫無玷污、皺紋等類的缺陷，而是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
當代譯本 - 以便把聖潔、完美、沒有污點和皺紋等瑕疵的榮耀教會獻給祂自己。
聖經新譯本 - 可以作榮耀的教會歸給自己，甚麼污點皺紋等也沒有，而是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
呂振中譯本 - 好把教會獻給自己、滿有光彩、沒有污點皺紋等類、乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
中文標準譯本 - 為要給自己預備一個榮耀的教會，沒有汙漬、皺紋或任何這類的事，卻要她成為聖潔、毫無瑕疵。
現代標點和合本 - 可以獻給自己，做個榮耀的教會，毫無玷汙、皺紋等類的病，乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。
文理和合譯本 - 立之己前、為有榮者、無瑕皺等疵、乃聖而無玷也、
文理委辦譯本 - 會既榮矣、無若瑕垢皺容、必潔而無玷、立於己前、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 俾立於己前為榮耀之教會、無瑕垢縐容等類之疵、乃聖潔純全無玷、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 為己造就光華燦爛之教會、既無瑕疵、又無縐容、惠中秀外、玉潔冰清。
Nueva Versión Internacional - para presentársela a sí mismo como una iglesia radiante, sin mancha ni arruga ni ninguna otra imperfección, sino santa e intachable.
현대인의 성경 - 얼룩이나 주름이나 그 밖의 결점이 없이 거룩하고 흠이 없는 영광스러운 교회로 자기 앞에 세우기 위해서입니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - чтобы Ему поставить ее перед Собой как славную Церковь, не имеющую пятна, или порока, или чего-то подобного, чтобы она была святой и непорочной.
Восточный перевод - чтобы Ему поставить её перед Собой во всей её славе, как невесту, не имеющую пятна, или порока, или чего-то подобного, чтобы она была общиной святой и непорочной.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - чтобы Ему поставить её перед Собой во всей её славе, как невесту, не имеющую пятна, или порока, или чего-то подобного, чтобы она была общиной святой и непорочной.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - чтобы Ему поставить её перед Собой во всей её славе, как невесту, не имеющую пятна, или порока, или чего-то подобного, чтобы она была общиной святой и непорочной.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Il a ainsi voulu se présenter cette Eglise à lui-même, rayonnante de beauté, sans tache, ni ride, ni aucun défaut, mais digne de se tenir devant Dieu et irréprochable.
リビングバイブル - こうして、一点のしみも、しわも、何の傷もない、きよく完全な栄光の教会として迎え入れようとされたのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἵνα παραστήσῃ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον ἢ ῥυτίδα ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων, ἀλλ’ ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἵνα παραστήσῃ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ ἔνδοξον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, μὴ ἔχουσαν σπίλον, ἢ ῥυτίδα, ἤ τι τῶν τοιούτων, ἀλλ’ ἵνα ᾖ ἁγία καὶ ἄμωμος.
Nova Versão Internacional - e para apresentá-la a si mesmo como igreja gloriosa, sem mancha nem ruga ou coisa semelhante, mas santa e inculpável.
Hoffnung für alle - So sorgt er selbst dafür, dass sie zu einer schönen und makellosen Braut für ihn wird, ohne Flecken, Falten oder einen anderen Fehler, weil sie allein Christus gehören soll.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - nhằm trình diện trước mặt Ngài như một Hội Thánh vinh hiển, không vết không nhăn, không một khuyết điểm nào, nhưng thánh khiết trọn vẹn.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และเพื่อพระองค์จะได้มีคริสตจักรอันงามผ่องแผ้วปราศจากมลทินหรือริ้วรอยหรือตำหนิใดๆ แต่บริสุทธิ์และไม่มีที่ติ
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพื่อว่าพระองค์จะได้รับคริสตจักรที่งดงามตระการมาเป็นของพระองค์ ไม่มีด่างพร้อยรอยตำหนิหรือมลทินอื่นใด แต่จะเป็นคริสตจักรที่บริสุทธิ์ปราศจากข้อตำหนิ

Psalm 45:13 - In her room, the princess looks glorious. Her gown has gold threads running through it.
Jeremiah 33:9 - Then this city will bring me fame, joy, praise and honor. All the nations on earth will hear about the good things I do for this city. They will see the great success and peace I give it. Then they will be filled with wonder. And they will tremble with fear.”
Psalm 87:3 - City of God, the Lord says glorious things about you.
Revelation 7:9 - After this I looked, and there in front of me was a huge crowd of people. They stood in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb. There were so many that no one could count them. They came from every nation, tribe and people. That’s true no matter what language they spoke. They were wearing white robes. In their hands they were holding palm branches.
Revelation 7:10 - They cried out in a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne. Salvation also belongs to the Lamb.”
Revelation 7:11 - All the angels were standing around the throne. They were standing around the elders and the four living creatures. They fell down on their faces in front of the throne and worshiped God.
Revelation 7:12 - They said, “Amen! May praise and glory and wisdom be given to our God for ever and ever. Give him thanks and honor and power and strength. Amen!”
Revelation 7:13 - Then one of the elders spoke to me. “Who are these people dressed in white robes?” he asked. “Where did they come from?”
Revelation 7:14 - I answered, “Sir, you know.” He said, “They are the ones who have come out of the time of terrible suffering. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Revelation 7:15 - So “they are in front of the throne of God. They serve him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will be with them to keep them safe.
Revelation 7:16 - ‘Never again will they be hungry. Never again will they be thirsty. The sun will not beat down on them.’ ( Isaiah 49:10 ) The heat of the desert will not harm them.
Revelation 7:17 - The Lamb, who is at the center of the area around the throne, will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water.’ ( Isaiah 49:10 ) ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’ ” ( Isaiah 25:8 )
Isaiah 62:3 - You will be like a glorious crown in my strong hand. You will be like a royal crown in my powerful hand.
Revelation 21:10 - Then he carried me away in a vision. The Spirit took me to a huge, high mountain. He showed me Jerusalem, the Holy City. It was coming down out of heaven from God.
Revelation 21:11 - It shone with the glory of God. It gleamed like a very valuable jewel. It was like a jasper, as clear as crystal.
Revelation 21:12 - The city had a huge, high wall with 12 gates. Twelve angels were at the gates, one at each of them. On the gates were written the names of the 12 tribes of Israel.
Revelation 21:13 - There were three gates on the east and three on the north. There were three gates on the south and three on the west.
Revelation 21:14 - The wall of the city had 12 foundations. Written on them were the names of the 12 apostles of the Lamb.
Revelation 21:15 - The angel who talked with me had a gold measuring rod. He used it to measure the city, its gates and its walls.
Revelation 21:16 - The city was laid out like a square. It was as long as it was wide. The angel measured the city with the rod. It was 1,400 miles long. It was as wide and high as it was long.
Revelation 21:17 - The angel measured the wall as human beings measure things. It was 200 feet thick.
Revelation 21:18 - The wall was made out of jasper. The city was made out of pure gold, as pure as glass.
Revelation 21:19 - The foundations of the city walls were decorated with every kind of jewel. The first foundation was made out of jasper. The second was made out of sapphire. The third was made out of agate. The fourth was made out of emerald.
Revelation 21:20 - The fifth was made out of onyx. The sixth was made out of ruby. The seventh was made out of chrysolite. The eighth was made out of beryl. The ninth was made out of topaz. The tenth was made out of turquoise. The eleventh was made out of jacinth. The twelfth was made out of amethyst.
Revelation 21:21 - The 12 gates were made from 12 pearls. Each gate was made out of a single pearl. The main street of the city was made out of gold. It was gold as pure as glass that people can see through clearly.
Revelation 21:22 - I didn’t see a temple in the city. That’s because the Lamb and the Lord God who rules over all are its temple.
Revelation 21:23 - The city does not need the sun or moon to shine on it. God’s glory is its light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
Revelation 21:24 - The nations will walk by the light of the city. The kings of the world will bring their glory into it.
Revelation 21:25 - Its gates will never be shut, because there will be no night there.
Revelation 21:26 - The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.
Revelation 21:27 - Only what is pure will enter the city. No one who causes people to believe lies will enter it. No one who does shameful things will enter it either. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life will enter the city.
Isaiah 60:15 - “You have been deserted and hated. No one even travels through you. But I will make you into something to be proud of forever. You will be a place of joy for all time to come.
Isaiah 60:16 - You will get everything you need from kings and nations. You will be like children who are nursing at their mother’s breasts. Then you will know that I am the one who saves you. I am the Lord. I set you free. I am the Mighty One of Jacob.
Isaiah 60:17 - Instead of bronze I will bring you gold. In place of iron I will give you silver. Instead of wood I will bring you bronze. In place of stones I will give you iron. I will make peace govern you. I will make godliness rule over you.
Isaiah 60:18 - People will no longer harm one another in your land. They will not wipe out or destroy anything inside your borders. You will call your walls Salvation. And you will name your gates Praise.
Isaiah 60:19 - You will not need the light of the sun by day anymore. The bright light of the moon will no longer have to shine on you. I will be your light forever. My glory will shine on you. I am the Lord your God.
Isaiah 60:20 - Your sun will never set again. Your moon will never lose its light. I will be your light forever. Your days of sorrow will come to an end.
Hebrews 12:22 - But you have come to Mount Zion. You have come to the city of the living God. This is the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to a joyful gathering of angels. There are thousands and thousands of them.
Hebrews 12:23 - You have come to the church of God’s people. God’s first and only Son is over all things. God’s people share in what belongs to his Son. Their names are written in heaven. You have come to God, who is the Judge of all people. You have come to the spirits of godly people who have been made perfect.
Hebrews 12:24 - You have come to Jesus. He is the go-between of a new covenant. You have come to the sprinkled blood. It promises better things than the blood of Abel.
Jude 1:21 - And by doing these things, remain in God’s love as you wait. You are waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 - God is the God who gives peace. May he make you holy through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept free from blame. May you be without blame from now until our Lord Jesus Christ comes.
Hebrews 9:14 - But Christ offered himself to God without any flaw. He did this through the power of the eternal Holy Spirit. So how much cleaner will the blood of Christ make us! It washes away our feelings of guilt for committing sin. Sin always leads to death. But now we can serve the living God.
Colossians 1:28 - Christ is the one we preach about. With all the wisdom we have, we warn and teach everyone. When we bring them to God, we want them to be like Christ. We want them to be grown up as people who belong to Christ.
Jude 1:24 - Give praise to the God who is able to keep you from falling into sin. He will bring you into his heavenly glory without any fault. He will bring you there with great joy.
2 Corinthians 4:14 - We know that God raised the Lord Jesus from the dead. And he will also raise us up with Jesus. And he will present both you and us to himself.
2 Peter 3:14 - Dear friends, I know you are looking forward to this. So try your best to be found pure and without blame. Be at peace with God.
Ephesians 1:4 - God chose us to belong to Christ before the world was created. He chose us to be holy and without blame in his eyes. He loved us.
Song of Songs 4:7 - Every part of you is so beautiful, my love. There is no flaw in you.
2 Corinthians 11:2 - My jealousy for you comes from God himself. I promised to give you to only one husband. That husband is Christ. I wanted to be able to give you to him as if you were a pure virgin.
1 Peter 1:19 - Instead, you were bought with the priceless blood of Christ. He is a perfect lamb. He doesn’t have any flaws at all.
Colossians 1:22 - But because Christ died, God has brought you back to himself. Christ’s death has made you holy in God’s sight. So now you don’t have any flaw. You are free from blame.