Catholic Public Domain Version
"And he who was speaking with me was holding a golden measuring reed, in order to measure the City, and its gates and wall. "
— Revelation 21:15, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.”
“And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. ”
“He who spoke with me had for a measure, a golden reed, to measure the city, its gates, and its walls.”
“The angel who spoke to me had a golden measuring rod with which to measure the city and its foundation stones and wall.”
“And he that spoke with me had a measure of a reed of gold, to measure the city and the gates thereof and the wall.”
“And he who was talking with me had a gold measuring-rod to take the measure of the town, and of its doors, and its wall.”
“And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.”
And it had a wall, great and high, having twelve gates. And at the gates were twelve Angels. And names were written upon them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.
On the East were three gates, and on the North were three gates, and on the South were three gates, and on the West were three gates.
And the wall of the City had twelve foundations. And upon them were the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
And he who was speaking with me was holding a golden measuring reed, in order to measure the City, and its gates and wall.
And the city is laid out as a square, and so its length is as great as the width. And he measured the city with the golden reed for twelve thousand stadia, and its length and height and breadth were equal.
And he measured its wall as one hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, which is of an Angel.
And the structure of its wall was of jasper stone. Yet truly, the city itself was of pure gold, similar to pure glass.