2 I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, descending from God out of heaven, prepared like a bride made beautiful for her husband. 3 I heard a loud voice from the throne say, "Now God's home* is with human beings and he will live with them. They will be his people. God himself will be with them as their God.* 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,* and death will never happen again. There will be no mourning or crying or pain ever again for the former world no longer exists."

10 He took me in the Spirit to the top of a very high mountain. There he showed me the holy city Jerusalem descending from God out of heaven, 11 shining with the glory of God's presence. The light sparkled like that from a gemstone, a jasper, clear and bright. 12 The city wall was high and thick, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. On the gates were inscribed the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. 13 There were three gates on the east, three on the north, three on the south, and three on the west. 14 The city wall had twelve foundations, and inscribed on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

22 I did not see a temple there, because the Lord God the All-powerful One, and the Lamb, they are its temple. 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it because the glory of God provides its light—the Lamb is its lamp.

1 The angel showed me the river of water of life, crystal-clear, flowing out of the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2 right in the middle of the main street of the city. On both sides of the river was the tree of life, producing twelve crops of fruit, one every month. The leaves of the tree were used to heal people from all nations. 3 There will no longer be any curse.* The throne of God and of the Lamb will be there in the city, and his servants will worship him. 4 They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 There will be no more night, and they will not need the light of a lamp, or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will give them light. They shall reign for ever and ever.

16 But they're looking for a better country instead, a heavenly country. That is why God isn't disappointed with them, and is happy to be called their God, for he has built a city for them.

22 But you have arrived at Mount Zion, the city of the living God, heavenly Jerusalem, with its thousands and thousands of angels. 23 You have come to the church of the firstborn whose names are written down in heaven, to God, the judge of everyone, and to those good people whose lives are complete. 24 You have come to Jesus, who shares with us the new agreed relationship, to the sprinkled blood that means more than that of Abel.*

26 But the heavenly Jerusalem is free. She is our mother.

1 "Don't be anxious. Trust in God, trust in me as well.* 2 In my Father's house there are many rooms. If this wasn't so I would have told you. I'm going to prepare a place for you. 3 Once I've gone and prepared a place for you, I will come again and take you back with me, so that you can be there with me too.

4 A river flows to bring happiness to those in God's city, the holy place where the Most High lives.

35 The distance around the outside of the city will be 18,000 cubits. From that day on the name of the city will be "The Lord Is There."

10 Sing in celebration, people of Zion, for I am coming to live with you, declares the Lord. 11 Many nations will become believers* in the Lord on that day, and they shall be my people. I will live among you, and you will know the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. 12 The people of Judah will be the Lord's special people in the holy land, and he will once again choose Jerusalem as his special city.

11 I am coming soon! Keep a tight grasp on what you have, so that no one takes your crown. 12 Those who are victorious I will make into pillars in the Temple of my God. They won't ever have to leave. I will write on them the name of my God, the name of the city of my God called New Jerusalem which descends from heaven from my God, and my own new name.

19 If anyone takes away the prophetic words of this book, God will take away their share of the tree of life and of the holy city that are described in this book.